Comment Letters
July 14, 2014Dear Ms. Jackson: The American Bankers Association (ABA), the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA), the Financial Services Roundtable (FSR),3 the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) (collectively, “the Associations”) appreciate the opportunity to comment on the notice issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
June 30, 2014Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Attention: PRA Office Re: Docket No. CFPB-2014-0011 Office of Management and Budget Control Number 3170 XXXX: Telephone Survey Exploring Consumer Awareness of and Perceptions Regarding Dispute Resolution Provisions in Credit Card Agreements. Ladies and Gentlemen: The American Bankers Association, the Consumer Bankers Association, and the Financial Services...
June 10, 2014June 10, 2014 Dear Chairman Hensarling and Ranking Member Waters: The Consumer Bankers Association (CBA)1 commends you for your work on a number of legislative proposals that will make the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) more accessible, and ultimately better for consumers. Increased transparency from the Bureau and greater opportunities for public input are laudable goals. The bills...
May 21, 2014Dear Mr. Secretary: Members of the undersigned associations (“the Associations”) engaged in student lending share the goal of assuring that every servicemember entitled to benefits under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (“SCRA”) receives them, without having to surmount unnecessarily burdensome documentation or other barriers that could preclude or delay their receipt. Unfortunately,...
May 13, 2014RE: Amendment to the Annual Privacy Notice Requirement under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (Regulation P) – Docket No. CFPB-2014-0010/RIN 3170-AA39 Dear Ms. Jackson: The undersigned trade associations (the American Bankers Association, the Consumer Bankers Association, the Financial Services Roundtable and the Independent Community Bankers of America) are working with our members to comment on the...
May 7, 2014RE: Information Collection – Debt Collection Survey from the Consumer Credit Panel, OMB Control Number: 3170-XXXX, [Docket No: CFPB-2014-0005] Dear Mr. Vasan: The Consumer Bankers Association (“CBA”) appreciates the opportunity to respond to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) request for comments on its proposed “mail survey of consumers to learn about their...
April 8, 2014Chairman Hensarling, Ranking Member Waters and Members of the Committee, CBA, CUNA, EFTA, ETA, ICBA, NAFCU, and TPPPA appreciates the opportunity to submit this statement for the record for the Committee’s hearing, “Who’s In Your Wallet: Examining How Washington Red Tape Impairs Economic Freedom.” We write to express our concerns with the Financial Fraud Taskforce’s initiative “Operation Choke...
April 8, 2014Dear Chairman Hensarling and Ranking Member Waters: The Consumer Bankers Association (CBA)1 commends you for calling today’s hearing to examine the current regulatory landscape of our financial services industry and appreciates your continued oversight of the rules and regulations governing financial institutions. Even as the U.S. banking industry faces an unprecedented regulatory environment,...
April 2, 2014RE: Title IV Program Integrity and Improvement – Negotiated Rulemaking Dear Ms. Moran: The Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) and the American Bankers Association (ABA) (collectively, the Associations) appreciate the opportunity to submit our comments on the Department of Education’s (DOE) current draft regulation, issued pursuant to a negotiated rule making process that addresses matters related...
Joint Trades Request re: Extension to Comment Period on CFPB Complaint Narratives Proposal