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E-News 3-20-26 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Second court rules against administration in legal fight over CFPB funding A federal judge in California has ruled that the Trump administration must continue funding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The decision follows a similar ruling by federal judge in D.C. in a separate case.  Read more OFAC lifts Russia oil sanctions for one month The Office of Foreign Assets Control has authorized Russian oil exports through April 11 to ease pressure on rising fuel prices following the start of military operations in Iran.  Read more...
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E-News 3-13-26 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Senate passes bipartisan housing package The Senate passed a bipartisan bill seeking to boost housing supply by removing regulatory barriers and creating incentives for communities that build more homes. It now heads to the House.  Read more Fed’s Bowman outlines proposed bank capital rules Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman previewed a series of proposed bank capital reforms she said would reduce capital requirements for large banks by a small amount and result in “slightly larger” reductions for smaller banks....
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E-News 3-6-26 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Banking agencies release FAQ on capital treatment of tokenized securities Financial institutions should treat an eligible tokenized security in the same manner as the non-tokenized form of the security under the capital rule, according to a new FAQ released by the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Read more Bankers urge House lawmakers to take steps to combat fraud, scams Warning that banks cannot fight scams alone, bankers told House lawmakers that federal agencies need to better...
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E-News 2-27-26 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Indiana session expected to conclude shortly The Indiana General Assembly is expected to conclude the 2026 legislative session by the end of Friday or early Saturday. Lawmakers are in the final stages of negotiations on a handful of remaining bills. The IBA GR team has been monitoring legislation closely throughout this week. Senate Bill 256 – Foreign agent registration, foreign terrorist organizations, and foreign adversaries Senate Bill 243 – Various tax matters (includes penny phaseout language) House Bill 1210 – Department of...
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