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4/3/2013	SEC allows key announcements via social media
5/2/2012	TBA submits credit union op-ed to Texas newspapers
6/3/2011	89 House Democrats urge Obama to appoint Warren CFPB director
6/2/2011	Banks interested in State Small Business Credit Initiative should contact TBA today
6/1/2011	FDIC encourages electronic filing of securities disclosure documents
5/31/2011	State legislature adjourns sine die
5/27/2011	Bair: Regulators must use powers to avoid future crisis
5/26/2011	Texas Bankers Association, American Bankers Association to build Habitat home
5/25/2011	Industry earned $29 billion in First Quarter
5/19/2011	CFPB unveils two draft mortgage disclosure forms
5/18/2011	Housing starts fall 10.6 percent in April
5/16/2011	Financial Services panel approves three CFPB bills
5/11/2011	National Grange asks lawmakers to support interchange stop-and-study bills
5/10/2011	Senate Banking Committee Republicans seek economic analysis of Dodd-Frank rules
5/9/2011	Republican senators to block CFPB nominee absent structural changes
5/6/2011	May online edition of Texas Banking magazine now available
5/5/2011	House panel approves three bills to restructure CFPB
5/4/2011	Thrifts, savings associations receive filing extension
5/3/2011	ABA marks 100th anniversary of first routing transit number
5/2/2011	Treasury proposes exemption for foreign exchange swaps, forwards
4/29/2011	Sen. Durbin urges ABA to �stand down� opposition to interchange proposal
4/28/2011	U.S. Supreme Court rules to limit class-action lawsuits
4/27/2011	Bernanke to hold first-ever press briefing today
4/27/2011	TBA releases whitepaper on garnishments, comment letters due May 24
4/26/2011	ABA lays out interchange facts in letter to Sen. Durbin
4/25/2011	J.D. Power and Associates study shows improved satisfaction with retail banks
4/22/2011	American Bankers Association urges Congress to ensure regulators revise proposed risk-retention rule
4/21/2011	Twitter users encouraged to participate in �Save My Debit Card� campaign today
4/20/2011	Federal Reserve proposes minimum mortgage underwriting standards
4/19/2011	House panel to consider CFPB, Flood Insurance bills next month
4/18/2011	FHA confirms small-bank waiver of audit requirements in email notice
4/15/2011	Bankers urged to oppose credit union expansion bill
4/14/2011	Regulators require mortgage servicers to overhaul operations
4/13/2011	Good news for the industry: FHA approves small-bank waiver of audit requirements
4/12/2011	Bankers visiting classrooms today for 15th Annual Teach Children to Save Day
4/11/2011	SEC to examine 500-shareholder threshold
4/8/2011	Reps. Royce, McCarthy introduce bill to raise credit union business-lending cap
4/7/2011	House panel approves bill to reauthorize National Flood Insurance Program
4/5/2011	VeriSign chosen as registry operator for potential '.bank' Internet domain names
4/4/2011	Loan originator compensation rule delayed
4/1/2011	Remaining agencies issue Risk-Retention proposal
3/31/2011	ABA shoots down retailer myth on debit fraud costs
3/30/2011	Fed to miss interchange rule�s April 21 deadline
3/29/2011	Regulators to issue Risk Retention proposal with stringent Qualified Residential Mortgages test
3/28/2011	Number of Senate co-sponsors of interchange bill climbs to 15
3/25/2011	U.S. Reps. Moore, Schultz ask colleagues to support interchange bill
3/24/2011	Bernanke: Fed working on interchange, smooth transition ahead for thrift holding companies
3/23/2011	Bair: FDIC monitoring Dodd-Frank�s impact on community banks
3/22/2011	Fed to release details on crisis lending
3/21/2011	Fed approves final rule to clarify credit card regulations
3/18/2011	Dodd-Frank Reg CC change effective July 21
3/17/2011	ABA: Letters urgently needed to support anti-interchange bills
3/16/2011	Reps. Capito, Wasserman Schultz introduce House Bill to stop interchange rule
3/15/2011	ABA Government Relations Summit starts today
3/14/2011	FDIC expresses concern about Fed Interchange Proposal
3/11/2011	Chairman Bachus concerned about volume, pace of Dodd-Frank rulemaking
3/10/2011	Senate bill introduced to raise credit union business-lending cap
3/9/2011	Consumer Federation of America expresses concern about Fed interchange proposal
3/8/2011	OCC urges Fed to reconsider Interchange rate caps
3/7/2011	Texas legislature update: Bill filing deadline week
3/4/2011	Free comprehensive Deposit Insurance Coverage training seminars for bank officers and employees
3/3/2011	FinCEN reorganizes BSA Regs under new Chapter X
3/2/2011	Banking regulators reach deal on risk retention, servicing standards
3/1/2011	Consumer spending, personal income rise in January
2/28/2011	Texas state legislature begins eighth week of session
2/25/2011	House panel to consider bills to end foreclosure-prevention programs
2/24/2011	Industry earned $21.7 billion in Fourth Quarter
2/23/2011	U.S. House passes FY 2011 spending bill; Would limit CFPB funding
2/22/2011	Comments due today on interchange price-control proposal
2/18/2011	Regulators, Members of Congress Echo Bankers� Concerns on Interchange
2/16/2011	Bankers asked to urge subcommittee members to oppose interchange proposal
2/15/2011	Obama budget proposal again includes large-bank tax
2/14/2011	Obama administration releases housing-finance market reform report
2/10/2011	Bernanke: Jobless rate likely to remain high
2/9/2011	State associations band together to urge Congress to stop Interchange Rule
2/8/2011	New FDIC assessment rules to take effect in the 2nd Quarter
2/7/2011	Final rules on new assessment base, large-bank pricing model considered today
2/4/2011	TBA office closed Friday, Feb. 4 due to inclement weather
2/3/2011	FASB responds to feedback, reverses proposal to record all financial instruments at fair value
2/2/2011	Industry victory: Fed opts not to finalize three pending Reg Z proposals
2/1/2011	Mortgage loan originators registration begins
1/31/2011	Bill to repeal Home Affordable Modification Program introduced in U.S. House
1/28/2011	Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission: Crisis the result of �human action, inaction�
1/27/2011	U.S. House Financial Services Panel releases tentative hearing schedule
1/26/2011	President places emphasis on business, economic issues in State of the Union Address
1/25/2011	State of the Union address to focus on economy
1/24/2011	ABA: President Obama�s Regulatory Review has potential
1/21/2011	TBA launches Compliance Alliance: A brand-new member service
1/20/2011	Neugebauer seeks details on CFPB operations
1/19/2011	FDIC board approves final rule on IOLTAs
1/18/2011	Bank economists predict sustained expansion
1/14/2011	Texas' U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison to retire
1/12/2011	Bachus: Congress must address mixed messages from regulators, overzealous examiners
1/11/2011	Consumer credit delinquencies unchanged in 3Q
1/10/2011	Obama taps Sperling as National Economic Council director
1/7/2011	Rep. Bachmann introduces bill to repeal Dodd-Frank
1/6/2011	House adopts new budget rules
1/5/2011	112th U.S. Congress to convene today
12/21/2010	Treasury unveils details of small business lending fund
12/20/2010	Sen. Shelby blocks bill to raise credit union lending cap
12/20/2010	President signs tax cut bill into law
12/17/2010	U.S. House passes tax cut bill
12/17/2010	Fed proposes �Reg II� to implement debit-card interchange price controls
12/16/2010	Federal lawmakers are strangling community banks with regulation
12/15/2010	Senate to vote today on tax cut bill
12/14/2010	Senate advances tax cut bill in procedural vote
12/13/2010	Senate slated to hold vote today on tax cut bill
12/10/2010	Senate unveils tax cut bill
12/9/2010	Texas banker George Bradford honored as Tarrant County Banker of the Year
12/8/2010	Bachus selected as House Financial Services Panel chair
12/7/2010	President Obama announces tentative agreement on tax cuts
12/6/2010	Deficit reduction plan falls short of needed votes
12/3/2010	Agencies issue final appraisal and evaluation guidelines
12/2/2010	TBA's Donny Palmer speaks out against identity theft
12/1/2010	ABA posts 'Tips for writing effective comment letters'
11/30/2010	Senate fails to repeal Form 1099 requirement
11/29/2010	FDIC finalizes Overdraft Payment Program guidance
11/24/2010	ABA taps former Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating as new CEO
11/23/2010	NABE survey: Sluggish economic growth to continue
11/22/2010	FICO payments will be calculated on the new assessment base
11/19/2010	Leading economic indicators rise
11/18/2010	Republicans elect Rep. Boehner as House speaker
11/17/2010	Senate leadership to remain unchanged in 112th Congress
11/3/2010	Mid-term elections yield game-changing results
10/13/2010	Final Community Reinvestment Act revisions published
9/22/2010	CRITICAL ALERT: Overdraft Protection comment letters needed by Sept. 27
6/25/2010	Conferees finish work on sweeping Reg Reform Bill
6/18/2010	Conferees fail to reach agreement on changes to Collins Amendment
4/26/2010	Sen. Hutchison argues against Reg Reform bill
10/19/2009	Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst participates in 7th Annual Get Smart About Credit Day
9/29/2009	Texas banks ready to help replenish Depositor�s Insurance Fund
7/22/2009	Congressional leaders agreed with Texas bankers in move that could protect Texas bank customers and the state banking industry
5/18/2009	Wes Hoskins named Chairman of the Texas Bankers Association
5/18/2009	Jeff Austin III named Chairman-elect of the Texas Bankers Association
5/18/2009	Barry Orr named Treasurer of the Texas Bankers Association