Media Releases
March 21, 2013Washington, D.C. (March 21, 2013) – “CBA and our members have a deep and abiding commitment to fulfilling the financial needs of consumers and have zero tolerance for discrimination. This is a bedrock principle throughout the banking industry across all products. We look forward to working with the CFPB and all our regulators to ensure every consumer is protected. Unfortunately, Congress dealt...
March 12, 2013Phoenix, AZ (March 12, 2013) – The Consumer Bankers Association today announced First Niagara Financial Group (Buffalo, N.Y., NASDAQ: FNFG) as the winner of the third annual Joe Belew Award at CBA LIVE: The Future of Money in Phoenix, Ariz. Incoming CBA Chair Andy Harmening, senior executive vice president at Bank of the West, presented the award in recognition of First Niagara’s Affordable...
March 11, 2013Phoenix, AZ (March 11, 2013) – In front of 1,100 attendees at the Consumer Bankers Association’s (CBA) annual conference CBA LIVE today, TRU, the leader in youth insights and research, presented exploratory research about the Millennial generation’s relationship with retail banking. Katie Sacksteder , vice president at TRU, shared data from the 2013 TRU Study and insights and video from four...
March 11, 2013Phoenix, AZ (March 11, 2013) – Please attribute this statement to CBA President and CEO, Richard Hunt: "CBA continues to call for changes to the CFPB structure, including from a sole director to a commission, so it endures the test of time, not just the next election. This is the preferred leadership structure at independent regulatory agencies since the OCC was created in 1863, as it provides...
March 7, 2013Washington, D.C. (March 7, 2013) – The Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) will host more than 1,000 attendees from 71 national and regional banks in Phoenix, Ariz. March 11-13, 2013 for CBA LIVE: The Future of Money, the largest annual conference for retail banking industry leaders. From an Oxford style debate on the future of the bank branch, to original research about millennial customers, and...
March 7, 2013Washington, D.C. (March 7, 2013) – CBA President and CEO, Richard Hunt released the following statement regarding today’s stress test results: “The results of the Federal Reserve stress test reaffirm our position that retail banks are in a significantly better position today than in the past two decades. The capital increases over the past few years are not temporary, but permanent changes in our...
February 13, 2013Washington, D.C. (February 13, 2013) – Maria C. Coyne , KeyBank Executive Vice President, Branch Network, testified today before a hearing of the U.S. House Committee on Small Business on “The State of American Small Businesses.” Ms. Coyne spoke on behalf of The Financial Services Roundtable and the Consumer Bankers Association. In her testimony, Coyne stated KeyBank’s commitment to women-owned...
February 12, 2013Washington, D.C. (February 12, 2013) – Tonight, President Obama delivers his State of the Union address before the United States Congress. Richard Hunt, President and CEO of the Consumer Bankers Association released this statement in advance: The American Dream and the health of our economy are dependent on meeting the financial needs of individuals and small businesses. CBA’s members are devoted...
January 24, 2013Washington, D.C. (January 24, 2013) – On the same day the President is nominating a chair for a commission (the SEC), he also is nominating a sole director for the most powerful U.S. regulator ever created, the CFPB. For the past two years, the CFPB has been a political football in part due to its flawed structure. This is the perfect opportunity for Congress to replace a sole director with a...
January 17, 2013Washington, D.C. (January 17, 2013) – CBA is pleased to announce our premier sponsors for 2013: Equifax, Lender Processing Services (LPS) and Novantas. These leading industry solution providers are trusted partners of America’s retail banks and provide unparalleled value to CBA’s corporate members. “Equifax, LPS and Novantas are leaders in our industry and important members of the CBA family,"...
