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E-News 7-2-26 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Agencies release 2026 list of CRA-eligible communities The federal banking agencies released the 2026 list of certain geographies where certain bank activities are eligible for Community Reinvestment Act credit.  Read more House committee advances bills on fair credit liability, check fraud The House Financial Services Committee advanced legislation that would align Fair Credit Reporting Act liability with other financial consumer protection laws, reform the Securities and Exchange Commission and give banks more time to verify suspicious...
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E-News 6-26-26 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Statewide election matchups set as Indiana parties finalize nominees Indiana's major political parties have finalized their nominees for statewide offices ahead of the November election. At the Indiana Democratic Convention on June 6, delegates selected Beau Bayh as the party's nominee for Secretary of State, while Jessica Bailey was nominated for State Comptroller and Coumba Kebe for State Treasurer. At the Indiana Republican Convention on June 20, delegates nominated Max Engling for Secretary of State following a multi-candidate contest that included...
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E-News 6-18-26 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Government watchdog agency suggests changes to FDIC supervision, HUD disaster recovery The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. should take further steps to strengthen its bank supervision, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development should take steps to mitigate fraud in federal disaster recovery and improve manufactured housing financing, the Government Accountability Office concluded in separate reports.  Read more Senate, House committee leaders reach agreement on housing bill The leaders of the House and Senate banking committees...
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E-News 6-12-26 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Proposed bill seeks to establish federal regulation of AI Two lawmakers have released a draft bipartisan bill to establish a national regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, including increased penalties for AI-enabled fraud and temporary preemption of state laws regulating AI models.  Read more Trump nominates Johnson to lead CFPB President Trump nominated Brian Johnson to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which has been without a full-time leader since the firing of Rohit Chopra last year.  Read more The...
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