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  • June 13, 2017
    Washington, D.C. (June 12, 2017) – Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) President and CEO Richard Hunt today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Treasury’s first report on Core Principles of Financial Regulation. “The Treasury Department’s report is an important first step in recognizing how a duplicative and onerous regulatory environment harms banks, the economy,...
  • June 8, 2017
    Washington, D.C. (June 8, 2017) – Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) President and CEO Richard Hunt today issued the following statement in response to the House of Representatives’ vote on the Financial CHOICE Act, H.R. 10, which passed 233-186. “ We appreciate the House of Representatives’ effort to provide regulatory reform via the Financial CHOICE Act and thank House Financial Services...
  • May 22, 2017
    Washington, D.C. (May 22, 2017) – Fifty-eight percent of registered voters in key battleground states say the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) should be run by a bipartisan commission, according to a Morning Consult poll commissioned by the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA), the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), and the American Land Title Association (ALTA). The poll,...
  • May 5, 2017
    Washington, D.C.– The Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) today released the following statement commending Representatives Randy Hultgren (R-IL) and Andy Barr (R-KY) for introducing the Homeowners Information Privacy Protection Act , H.R. 2204. This legislation would require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study the privacy risks associated with CFPB’s final Home Mortgage Disclosure...
  • May 4, 2017
    Washington, D.C. – Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) President and CEO Richard Hunt issued the following statement today in response to the House Financial Services Committee’s passage of the Financial CHOICE Act 2.0 by a vote of 34 to 26. “ Since Dodd-Frank’s passage, banks have been working diligently to comply with the sometimes onerous and duplicative requests of regulators,” says CBA...
  • May 2, 2017
    Washington, D.C. (May 2, 2017) – Richard Hunt, president and CEO of the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA), today issued a statement following the announcement from Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) president and CEO Cam Fine that he is retiring. “For nearly 15 years, Cam provided ICBA with strong, effective and passionate leadership. Thanks to our conversations about the banking...
  • May 2, 2017
    Washington, D.C. (May 1, 2017) – Today, Consumer Bankers Association’s (CBA) president and CEO Richard Hunt sent a letter to House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) Chairman Jeb Hensarling, encouraging the committee to keep Section 735, which repeals the anti-consumer Durbin Amendment, in the Financial CHOICE Act 2.0, as well as weigh the importance of a five-person bipartisan commission at the...
  • April 5, 2017
    PNC receives accolade for its community resource center, which supports digital access to financial services for local citizens. #BankingForACause Dallas, Texas (April 5, 2017) – Yesterday, the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) presented PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. with the seventh annual Joe Belew Award. This year, CBA honored its member bank with the most innovative and impactful...
  • March 28, 2017
    Retail Banking’s Premier Event Returns for its Eighth Year #WhereBankingBegins Washington, D.C. – More than 1,400 representatives from across the financial services industry will be at the Gaylord Texan in Dallas from April 3-5 to attend the premier annual gathering of retail banking leaders: CBA LIVE: Where [ it ] Begins . Now in its eighth year, CBA LIVE anticipates a record number of attendees...
  • March 23, 2017
    Washington, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Bankers Association issued the following statement in honor of one of its longest-serving board members, Mary Navarro of Huntington Bancshares, Inc., in response to the company’s announcement she will be retiring. “Mary has been an indefatigable asset to our organization since she first joined our board in 2004 and served as Chair in 2011. There are very few...

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