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September 20, 2006 ACB Announces Addition of Lobbyist to Government Relations Department
September 20, 2006 America’s Community Bankers Announces Alliance with Center for Financial Training-Atlantic States
September 19, 2006 ACB Urges Regulators To Rescind ‘Red Flags’ Proposal, Issue Alternative With Only Fact Act Requirements
September 19, 2006 ACB Urges FDIC To Reconsider Several Provisions Of Proposed Deposit Insurance Assessment System
September 18, 2006 ACB Supports Delay in SEC Filings for Non-Accelerated Filers
September 14, 2006 ACB Urges Changes to Basel Rulemaking, Proposed Commercial Real Estate Lending Guidance
September 6, 2006 ACB Announces Two Staff Appointments to Government Relations Department
September 5, 2006 ACB Applauds Regulators’ Decision to Seek Comments On Use of Basel II Standardized Approach, Timetable on Basel IA
August 31, 2006 ACB Names Edentify a Preferred Solution Provider to Help Community Banks Combat Identity Theft
August 29, 2006 ACB Says NCUA Conversion Proposal Contrary to Law, Urges Withdrawal and Reproposal
August 28, 2006 America’s Community Bankers, Western Independent Bankers to Co-Sponsor Real Estate Lending Conference
August 17, 2006 ACB Generally Supports FDIC Deposit Insurance Proposals On Assessment Credits, Assessment Timing, Dividends
August 16, 2006 ACB Supports Modernizing Mortgage Disclosures But Urges That Amendments Apply to All Lenders
August 8, 2006 ACB Objects to HUD Proposal on Fannie, Freddie Loans
August 7, 2006 ACB Urges Accounting Group to Reconsider Split-Dollar Life Insurance Decision
July 19, 2006 ACB Opposes Government Regulation of Credit/Debit Cards
July 18, 2006 ACB Nominates Officers, Directors for 2007
July 12, 2006 ACB Opposes Finance Board’s Proposed Capital Rule, Urges Finance Board to Reissue for Further Comment
July 11, 2006 ACB Statement on FDIC Deposit Insurance Proposal
July 7, 2006 ACB NASDAQ Index Beats the Broader Market
Jun 22, 2006 ACB Expresses Dismay at NCUA’s Proposal to Modify Its Conversion Rules
Jun 20, 2006 ACB Staff Member Featured on Treasury Webcast
Jun 16, 2006 ACB, ABA, CBA, Housing Policy Council, ICBA, MBA, and FSR Urge Federal Housing Finance Board to Withdraw Proposed Capital Rule
Jun 12, 2006 ACB Expands Partnership with Fiserv to Meet Members’ Technical, Operational Needs
May 31, 2006 15 Community Banks Added to ACB NASDAQ Index
May 26, 2006 ACB Statement on Senate Passage of Regulatory Relief Legislation
May 25, 2006 ACB Strongly Supports OTS as Federal Regulator of Institutions Providing Consumer Financial Services
May 18, 2006 ACB Urges Congress to Provide Relief For Community Banks From Currency Transaction Report Filings
May 11, 2006 ACB Urges Congress To Pass Credit Union Charter Choice Bill
May 5, 2006 Innovative Marketing Book Features 29 Community Banks
May 4, 2006 ACB Statement on the Senate Regulatory Relief Bill
May 3, 2006 ACB Provides Plan To Involve Banks in SBA Disaster Loans
May 2, 2006 ACB Urges Relief for Community Banks from Sarbanes-Oxley Requirements
April 20, 2006 ACB Receives Award for Bankers-Helping-Bankers Program
April 17, 2006 ACB Statement on DFCU Financial Federal Credit Union
April 10, 2006 ACB Urges FDIC to Disapprove Wal-Mart Application
April 3, 2006 ACB Selects Banker’s Toolbox for Anti-Money Laundering Detection and Reporting System
March 28, 2006 Joint Association Letter on Regulatory Relief
March 28, 2006 ACB Calls On NCUA To Clarify, Modify Credit Union Expansion Proposal
March 28, 2006 ACB Urges Regulators To Revise Guidance On Alternative Mortgages
March 8, 2006 ACB Statement on House Passage of Regulatory Relief Legislation
March 1, 2006 ACB Cites Urgent Need for Regulatory Relief, Lists Priorities
March 1, 2006 Joint News Release — Banking Trade Groups Call on Congress to Reject Credit Union’s Latest Expansion of Powers
February 23, 2006 Joint News Release — ACB, ABA, ICBA
February 17, 2006 Accounting Policy Expert Joins ACB Staff, Lobbyist Promoted
February 16, 2006 Diane Casey-Landry Honored as 2006 Enterprising Woman of Washington
February 9, 2006 ACB Enters Into Strategic Alliance with Barlow Research Associates
February 7, 2006 ACB Real Estate Lending Survey Finds Mortgage Lenders Optimistic About 2006
February 1, 2006 ACB Applauds Passage of Deposit Insurance Reform Legislation
January 23, 2006 ACB Assists in Building of New Orleans Habitat Homes
January 17, 2006 ACB Comments on Proposed Basel Framework
January 10, 2006 ACB Urges Longer Time Frame for CRA Credit in Hurricane Areas
January 10, 2006 ACB Supports Public Comment On Agency Guidance, Seeks Expansion to Independent Regulatory Agencies
January 10, 2006 ACB Statement on Proposed Guidance on Commercial Real Estate Loan Concentrations
December 30, 2005 ACB Announces Executive MBA Program Scholarship Award Winners, Graduates
December 14, 2005 ACB Asks for GAO Study of NCUA’s Treatment of Conversion Applications
December 5, 2005 ACB Announces Exclusive Agreement with Stifel Nicolaus
December 1, 2005 29 Community Banks Added To America’s Community Bankers Nasdaq Index
November 23, 2005 Two Members of ACB Promote Need for Changes to Basel Capital in Speeches Abroad
November 18, 2005 ACB Offers Legislative Language on Credit Union Transparency, Tax Fairness Issues
November 10, 2005 ACB Submits Statement on Development of New Basel Capital Accords
November 9, 2005 ACB Strongly Endorses Data Security Legislation
November 3, 2005 ACB Urges Congress to Repeal Conglomerate Credit Unions’ Tax Exemption
November 3, 2005 Treasury Veteran Joins America’s Community Bankers Regulatory Staff
November 1, 2005 ACB Statement on the Resignation of FDIC Chairman Donald Powell
November 1, 2005 ACB Statement on Oxley’s Retirement
October 27, 2005 ACB Statement on Hurricane-Related Legislation
October 26, 2005 ACB Statement on House Passage of GSE Legislation
October 19, 2005 ACB Presents Inaugural Community Bank Awards
October 19, 2005 ACB Elects Bankers To Lead Trade Group in 2006
October 19, 2005 ACB Elects 6 New Directors, Reelects 9 Others For 2006
October 15, 2005 ACB, Habitat for Humanity Build Home in Orlando
October 11, 2005 ACB Urges FASB to Revise Implementation Guidance on Sale Treatment of Loan Participations
October 6, 2005 America’s Community Bankers Nominates Bankers to Lead Trade Group in 2006
October 6, 2005 ACB Statement on Basel Ia Proposal
October 5, 2005 Six Women Members of America’s Community Bankers and ACB’s President and CEO Honored by U.S. Banker Magazine
September 28, 2005 ACB Urges Creation of Basel Ia Accord Simultaneously With Basel II
September 27, 2005 ACB Survey Finds Increase in Compensation Among Employees at Community Banks
September 26, 2005 ACB Strongly Supports Hurricane Check Indemnification Bill
September 21, 2005 ACB Urges Caution in Evaluating Past Due Loan Data Related to Reporting Change for FHA, VA Loans
September 19, 2005 ACB Strongly Urges FDIC to Relieve Certain FDICIA Reporting Burdens
September 14, 2005 ACB Gives Recommendations to Congress
on Responses to Hurricane Katrina
September 13, 2005 ACB Statement on Release of HMDA Data
September 12, 2005 ACB Announces ‘Bankers-Helping-Bankers’ Program To Assist Employees, Families and Banks In Gulf Coast Region
September 12, 2005 ACB Partners With The First American Corporation To Offer Members Web Access For Settlement Services
August 31, 2005 Credit Unions and Their Members Score Victory in Court Case on Conversions to Mutual Savings Bank Charters
August 22, 2005 America’s Community Bankers Publishes
Bank Marketing Survey
August 17, 2005 America’s Community Bankers Hails Magistrate’s Decision to Recommend Requiring NCUA to Validate Texas Credit Union’s Conversion to Mutual Savings Banks Charter
August 10, 2005 America’s Community Bankers,
Independent Community Bankers of America
Support Community Credit Union Suit Against NCUA
August 9, 2005 ACB Suggests Ways to Reduce Burden on Smaller Community Banks
August 8, 2005 ACB Publishes Effective Bank Board Committees
August 3, 2005 ACB Partners With IndyMac To Expand Homeownership Opportunities
August 1, 2005 Wachovia Named Preferred Foreign Exchange Provider to Members of ACB
August 1, 2005 ACB Statement on the Confirmation of Banking Agency Officials
July 28, 2005 ACB Statement on the Regulatory Relief Bill Introduced in the House
July 28, 2005 ACB Statement on the GSE Bill Reported by the Senate Banking Committee
July 26, 2005 ACB Applauds Inclusion of BOLI Provisions in Senate Finance Bill
July 26, 2005 ACB Statement on Chairman Shelby’s GSE Bill
July 19, 2005 ACB Cites Cost of Data Breaches to Community Banks, Customers
July 19, 2005 ACB Applauds Increase in CRA Small Bank Exam Thresholds
July 19, 2005 ACB Commends FDIC for Proposing to Increase FDICIA Threshold
July 14, 2005 ACB Applauds FEC Payroll Deduction Decision
July 12, 2005 ACB Strongly Supports Credit Union Choice Act
Jun 29, 2005 ACB Requests Withdrawal of Commercial Loan Classification Proposal
Jun 28, 2005 ACB Statement on Junk Fax Prevention Act
Jun 23, 2005 ACB Urges Congress to Create Community Bank Option For Social Security Personal Retirement Accounts
Jun 21, 2005 ACB Urges Congress to Reduce Regulatory Burden on Banks
Jun 14, 2005 ACB Urges Support for Real Estate Brokerage Bill
Jun 13, 2005 ACB Business Partners Forms Alliance with SNL Financial
Jun 13, 2005 ACB Comments on Engagement Letter Guidance
Jun 9, 2005 ACB Urges Congress To Scrutinize NCUA Conversion Policy
Jun 6, 2005 ACB Designates Pentegra as Preferred Solutions Provider
Jun 1, 2005 26 Community Banks Added To ACB-NASDAQ Index
May 26, 2005 ACB Names Robert Schmermund EVP For Corporate Communications And Member Relations
May 25, 2005 ACB Statement on Passage of Business Checking Bill
May 25, 2005 ACB Statement on GSE Bill Reported by House Financial Services Committee
May 19, 2005 ACB Urges Congress To Reduce Regulatory Burden
May 17, 2005 ACB Urges Federal Election Commission To Approve Payroll Deductions
May 16, 2005 ACB Commends PCAOB Policy Statement
May 11, 2005 ACB Strongly Supports CRA Proposal
May 11, 2005 ACB Says Basel II Study Raises More Concerns About Competitive Impact on Community Banks
May 6, 2005 ACB Calls for Consistency in BSA Exams
May 5, 2005 ACB Appoints West Coast Representative
May 4, 2005 ACB Statement on Deposit Insurance Reform
April 27, 2005 ACB Statement on Deposit Insurance Bill
April 27, 2005 ACB Statement on Business Checking Bill
April 27, 2005 ACB Statement on OTS Nomination
April 20, 2005 ACB Says Complex Credit Unions Should Pay Taxes
April 20, 2005 ACB Pledges To Work with Congress To Address Check 21 Concerns
April 19, 2005 ACB Strongly Supports Improved Regulatory System for GSEs
April 18, 2005 ACB Statement on the Resignation of OTS Director James Gilleran
April 14, 2005 ACB Comments on House Passage of Bankruptcy Reform
April 13, 2005 Community Banker Testifies At SEC Roundtable
April 12, 2005 ACB Applauds Community Bank Resolution
April 1, 2005 ACB Offers SEC Ways to Cut Sarbanes-Oxley Costs
March 23, 2005 ACB Urges President’s Tax Panel to Recommend Ending Credit Union Tax Exemption, Providing Relief on Interest
March 21, 2005 ACB Urges FDIC to Raise FDICIA Limit to $1 Billion
March 10, 2005 ACB Endorses Inmatrix Software
March 10, 2005 ACB Strongly Supports Bankruptcy Bill Passed by Senate
March 10, 2005 ACB Applauds Social Security Community Bank Option
March 9, 2005 Media Advisory – Treasury, HUD Secretaries, Other Key Government Officials To Address ACB’s Government Affairs Conference
February 28, 2005 ACB Applauds OTS CRA Rule
February 22, 2005 ACB Comments on FDIC-OCC CRA Proposal
February 10, 2005 ACB Applauds Senate Passage of Class Action Reform Bill
February 8, 2005 ACB Issues Annual Real Estate Lending Survey
February 3, 2005 ACB Comments On President Bush’s Social Security Proposal
January 24, 2005 ACB Strongly Supports Added Flexibility To CRA Requirements
December 8, 2004 ACB NASDAQ Index Celebrates First Anniversary With Outstanding Performance
December 1, 2004 17 Community Banks Added
To America’s Community Bankers NASDAQ Index
November 2, 2004 ACB Media Advisory — Community Bank Investor Conference
October 20, 2004 ACB Elects or Reelects 16 Directors for 2005
October 20, 2004 ACB Elects Bankers to Lead Trade Group in 2005
October 19, 2004 ACB Business Partners Announces Agreement With Citimortgage
October 18, 2004 Genworth Financial To Help ACB Reach Hispanic Homebuyers
October 18, 2004 Banking Groups Representing FHLBank Stockholders Seek Answers From Finance Board On SEC Registration
October 16, 2004 ACB, Habitat For Humanity Volunteers Help ‘Raise The Wall’ On House In Northeast Washington
October 15, 2004 Greenspan, Federal Regulators Headline ACB’s 2004 Annual Convention in Washington
October 15, 2004 ACB Supports Increase in CRA Small Bank Limit
October 14, 2004 ACB’s Diane Casey-Landry Discusses Need To Keep The Door Open For Women In Banking
October 13, 2004 America’s Community Bankers, Habitat for Humanity Volunteers to Build Home in Northeast Washington on Saturday, Oct. 16
October 11, 2004 ACB Applauds Passage of Subchapter S Reforms
October 7, 2004 ACB Endorses Fiserv As Preferred Provider Of Check-Processing Services
September 29, 2004 Greenspan, Federal Regulators Headline ACB’s 2004 Annual Convention In Washington
September 23, 2004 ACB Urges Congress To Encourage Small Business Growth And Access To Capital
September 20, 2004 ACB Partners With Allpoint To Offer Nationwide Surcharge-Free ATMs
September 9, 2004 ACB Statement On Hawke Retirement
September 1, 2004 ACB Survey Finds Increase In Compensation Among Employees At Community Banks
August 30, 2004 America’s Community Bankers – SN Servicing Corporation Announce Alliance to Manage Real Estate Assets
August 27, 2004 ACB Criticizes SEC’s Proposal Implementing GLB Law
August 25, 2004 ACB Urges NCUA To Withdraw Rule On SBA Guaranteed Loans
August 16, 2004 ACB Applauds FDIC’s New CRA Proposal
August 10, 2004 Introducing ACBQ: Intraday Price Quotes Go Live for ACB NASDAQ Index
July 29, 2004 ACB Outraged By Latest NCUA Decision
July 28, 2004 ACB Partners With Omega Performance To Help Members Boost Profits
July 22, 2004 ACB Statement On NCUA Proposal
July 20, 2004 ACB To Congress: ‘If Credit Unions Want To Play Like Banks They Should Pay Like Banks’
July 13, 2004 ACB Urges Revisions To Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
Jun 22, 2004 ACB Calls For Changes To Basel I Capital Requirements To Be Made Concurrent With Basel II Implementation
Jun 22, 2004 ACB Urges Congress To Reduce Regulatory Burden On Banks
Jun 21, 2004 ACB Hails Passage of Flood Insurance Reform Legislation
Jun 16, 2004 ACB Applauds Senate Passage of Flood Insurance Bill
Jun 14, 2004 ACB Announces Two Staff Appointments To Government Relations Department
Jun 3, 2004 America’s Community Bankers Promotes Lobbyist
to a Director of Government Relations
Jun 2, 2004 Banking Trade Groups Form Credit Union Coordinating Council
May 27, 2004 18 Community Banks Added
To America’s Community Bankers NASDAQ Index
May 27, 2004 ACB Launches Early Celebration Of National Homeownership Month Activities With Nationwide Radio Tour
May 13, 2004 America’s Community Bankers Names Veteran Lobbyist to Government Relations Staff
May 12, 2004 America’s Community Bankers Urges Congress To Provide Further Regulatory Relief
May 12, 2004 America’s Community Bankers, RMA Form Alliance To Help Community Banks Compete In Commercial Banking
May 3, 2004 America’s Community Bankers, GE Mortgage Insurance Announce Exclusive Suite Of Mortgage Insurance Products
April 7, 2004 America’s Community Bankers NASDAQ Index Outperforms Market In First Quarter
April 6, 2004 Veteran Community Banker Named To FASB Small Business Advisory Board
April 1, 2004 ACB Names VP For Payments And Technology Policy
March 31, 2004 America’s Community Bankers Endorses Johnson-Thomas Lifetime Savings Account Bills
March 29, 2004 ACB Congratulates Chairman Shelby on GSE Bill
March 29, 2004 ACB Urges OTS To Reconsider Holding Company Assessments
March 25, 2004 America’s Community Bankers Participates in Habitat for Humanity’s ‘Congress Building America’
March 24, 2004 America’s Community Bankers Recipient of Corporate Responsibility Awards
March 22, 2004 ACB Comments on RESPA
March 18, 2004 ACB Endorses Consumer Counseling as
Critical First Step to Homeownership
March 18, 2004 ACB Applauds House Passage of
Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act
March 11, 2004 ACB, Others Issue Check 21 Guide
March 2, 2004 ACB Statement on Examination of Credit Union Tax Exemption
February 26, 2004 America’s Community Bankers Defends Mutuals from Raiders in Forced Conversions
February 19, 2004 Statement on NCUA Conversion Rule
February 4, 2004 ACB Statement on Credit Union Tax Exemption
February 2, 2004 America’s Community Bankers Announces Renewal of Partnerships with Fannie, Freddie, Countrywide
January 30, 2004 ACB Defends Federal Preemption in U.S. Supreme Court Brief
January 29, 2004 ACB Real Estate Lending Survey Shows Increase in Loan Sales to Secondary Market
January 23, 2004 ACB Suggests Enhancements to Governance of FHLBANKS
January 20, 2004 ACB Comments on CRA Proposal
January 15, 2004 ACB Requests Finance Board to Withdraw Proposal to Force FHLBANK Registration with SEC
January 6, 2004 ACB Names Commercial Banker as President of Subsidiary Operations
December 16, 2003 American Dream Downpayment Act Signing
December 8, 2003 America’s Community Bankers, NASDAQ
Launch Community Bank Index
November 12, 2003 ACB Tells Congress FASB Interpretation Undermines Capital Raising by Community Banks
November 4, 2003 America’s Community Bankers Urges Regulators to Consider Basel II’s Competitive Effects on Community Banks
October 30, 2003 America’s Community Bankers’ Magazine Does Double Take with Spanish Language Cover
October 23, 2003 America’s Community Bankers Urges Congress to Create Agency with Independence to Regulate Housing GSEs
October 22, 2003 America’s Community Bankers Elects 10 New Directors for 2004
October 22, 2003 America’s Community Bankers Elects Bankers to Lead Trade Group in 2004
October 20, 2003 America’s Community Bankers, NASDAQ Unveil Community Bank Index
October 20, 2003 America’s Community Bankers, Habitat for Humanity Agree to Cooperate on National, State, Local Levels
October 18, 2003 Congressmen, America’s Community Bankers, Habitat for Humanity Volunteers Raise the Roof in Henderson, Nevada
October 16, 2003 America’s Community Bankers Strongly Supports Efforts to Improve Regulatory System for Housing GSEs
October 3, 2003 America’s Community Bankers Adopts New Policy Position On Regulator of The Federal Home Loan Bank System
October 2, 2003 Six Women Members of America’s Community Bankers Honored by U.S. Banker Magazine
October 1, 2003 America’s Community Bankers Expands Its Staff in Commercial Banking, Mortgage Lending Areas
September 25, 2003 America’s Community Bankers Calls for Regulator of Housing GSEs to be Strong, Independent
September 15, 2003 ACB Forms GSE Regulatory Reform Task Force
September 12, 2003 America’s Community Bankers Nominates 10 New Directors for 2004
September 12, 2003 ACB Survey Finds Increases in Compensation Among Employees at Community Banks
September 12, 2003 America’s Community Bankers Nominates Bankers to Lead Trade Group in 2004
September 2, 2003 America’s Community Bankers, Citigroup Partner to Offer Pooled Trust Preferred Securities Program
August 29, 2003 America’s Community Bankers Petitions FEC to Allow Payroll Deductions of Campaign Contributions
August 29, 2003 ACB Member Community Banks Express Most Interest in Debit Card, Online Banking Programs
August 27, 2003 ACB Announces Three Appointments to Government Relations Department
August 25, 2003 America’s Community Bankers Expands Corporate Governance Package for Community Banks
August 25, 2003 ‘Shaping Our Future’ is Theme of ACB’s 2003 Annual Convention
August 21, 2003 New Senior Vice President to Lead ACB’s Nationwide Membership Program
August 4, 2003 America’s Community Bankers Announces Newly Enhanced Executive MBA Program for Community Bankers
August 1, 2003 ACB Opposes Changing Customer ID Rule
August 1, 2003 ACB Expresses Concerns Over Basel II Proposal
July 30, 2003 America’s Community Bankers Endorses Bank Owned Life Insurance Program for Community Banks
July 25, 2003 ACB’s Statement On July 24th Treasury Letter
July 9, 2003 America’s Community Bankers Supports Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Bill
Jun 24, 2003 America’s Community Bankers Seeks Protection for Mutual Savings Banks from Pressure to Convert
Jun 12, 2003 ACB Urges Congress to Make FCRA Preemptions Permanent
Jun 3, 2003 ACB is National Underwriter of Habitat for Humanity’s Congress Building America
Jun 3, 2003 ACB Pledges Support To Agencies’ Project To Eliminate Unnecessary Regulations
May 29, 2003 ACB Express Concerns Over OTS Data Proposal
May 12, 2003 ACB Comments on Deposit Insurance Reform Proposal
April 28, 2003 ACB'S Mortgage Solutions Programs Serve More than 450 Community Bank Participants
April 8, 2003 ACB, ICBA Join in Supporting Principles of Electronic Check Clearing Legislation
April 3, 2003 Banking Industry Supports Principles of Electronic Check Clearing Legislation
April 2, 2003 ACB Supports House Passage of Deposit Insurance Reform Bill
April 1, 2003 America’s Community Bankers Urges Congress to Reauthorize National Flood Insurance Program
April 1, 2003 ACB Applauds Passage of Business Checking Bill
March 31, 2003 Community Banks Mobilize to Assist Military Service Personnel Through ‘United We Stand’
March 28, 2003 ACB Critical of Credit Union Expansion Rule
March 28, 2003 America’s Community Bankers Publishes Investor Relations Handbook for Banks
March 25, 2003 America’s Community Bankers, FDIC Join Forces to Promote Use of Money Smart Program
March 6, 2003 America’s Community Bankers is Founding Member of Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council
March 3, 2003 ACB Urges Congress to Give Community Banks Option to Pay Interest to Business Customers
February 25, 2003 America’s Community Bankers Urges Immediate Implementation of Mortgage Broker Disclosures
February 14, 2003 ACB Applauds Introduction of Responsible Lending Act
February 13, 2003 ACB Strongly Supports Bill to Allow Banks to Pay Interest on Business Checking
February 5, 2003 ACB Strongly Opposes Credit Union Membership Expansion Proposal
February 5, 2003 ACB Real Estate Lending Survey Shows More Community Banks Using Secondary Market
February 5, 2003 ACB Strongly Supports ID Theft Legislation
January 17, 2003 Key Industry Officials Headline ACB’s National Real Estate Lending Conference
January 14, 2003 ACB Seeks Clarifications of Auditor Independence Proposal
January 8, 2003 ACB Urges FASB to Consider Principles-Based Accounting A Long-Term Project
January 8, 2003 Statement by America's Community Bankers and the Independent Community Bankers of America urging interest income tax relief to further enhance the President's stimulus package
January 6, 2003 ACB, ICBA Form Privacy Working Group to Advance Interests of Community Bank Customers
December 6, 2002 America’s Community Bankers Officials to Open NASDAQ Stock Market
December 4, 2002 Key Government, Industry Officials to Address ACB’s Winter Management Conference
December 2, 2002 Banking Trade Groups Urge Federal Housing Finance Board to Retain Authority Over FHLBank Securities Disclosures
November 27, 2002 ACB Urges SEC to Take into Account Limited Staff Resources of Community Banks
November 25, 2002 ACB Opposes Reporting of Interest to NonResident Aliens
November 25, 2002 ACB Partners Names Two Senior Business Solutions Specialists
November 22, 2002 ACB Urges Clarification of Blackout Period Rules
November 6, 2002 America’s Community Bankers Elects Bankers to Lead Trade Group in 2003
November 6, 2002 America’s Community Bankers Elects 14 Directors for 2003
November 5, 2002 Community Bankers Predict Status Quo for Both Houses of Congress
November 4, 2002 America’s Community Bankers Announces Sponsorship of Operation Hope Programs
November 3, 2002 Spot Poll Shows Bankers Take Communities to Heart
November 2, 2002 America’s Community Bankers Helps Build Tallest Habitat For Humanity House During Annual Convention
October 29, 2002 America’s Community Bankers Generally Supports Proposed Changes to RESPA Regulation
October 10, 2002 San Francisco is Site for Large Gathering
of Community Bankers at ACB’s 2002 Annual Convention
October 3, 2002 America’s Community Bankers Applauds
New Initiatives on Financial Education Campaign
September 30, 2002 America’s Community Bankers Publishes Federal Guide on Internet
September 25, 2002 Banking, Financial Services Trade Groups Support Principles of Check Clearing Legislation
September 18, 2002 America’s Community Bankers, George Washington University Sponsor Symposium on Government Sponsored Enterprise Policy
September 16, 2002 Hispanic Banker Cites Need
To Overcome Financial Illiteracy
September 16, 2002 America’s Community Bankers Launches
Nationwide Consumer Financial Literacy Campaign
September 13, 2002 ACB Presents Financial Literacy Program
To Congressional Black Caucus
September 12, 2002 ACB Cites Continued Threat of BIF Premiums
September 9, 2002 America’s Community Bankers Nominates
Bankers to Lead Trade Group in 2003
September 9, 2002 America’s Community Bankers
Nominates 14 Directors For 2003
August 28, 2002 ACB Survey Finds Increases in Compensation, Good Corporate Governance at Community Banks
August 8, 2002 ACB Strongly Supports OTS Conversion Regulation
July 30, 2002 ACB Welcomes New Corporate Accounting Law
July 12, 2002 ACB On Fannie/Freddie Voluntary Disclosures
Jun 27, 2002 ACB Comments on Accounting for Branch Acquisitions
Jun 26, 2002 ACB Welcomes RESPA Reform
Jun 25, 2002 ACB on Community Banks’ Commitment to Homeownership
Jun 25, 2002 ACB Urges OTS to Reconsider Parity Act Proposal
Jun 12, 2002 ACB Urges Congress To Address Free Rider Issue
May 22, 2002 ACB Commends Passage of Deposit Insurance Bill
May 13, 2002 ACB Names Michael Briggs Senior Counsel For Corporate And Regulatory Affairs
May 7, 2002 ACB Comments on FDIC Premium Decision
April 25, 2002 ACB Supports Many Provisions Of Regulatory Relief Bill, Recommends Additions, Opposes Credit Union Expansion
April 23, 2002 Freddie Mac And Cenlar FSB Announce New Private Label Servicing Options For America’s Community Bankers Initiative Enhances Strategic Alliance With Community Bankers
April 17, 2002 ACB on Deposit Insurance Bill
April 11, 2002 ACB Comments on OTS Reorganization Plan
April 9, 2002 ACB Applauds Passage of Business Checking Bill
March 27, 2002 ACB Announces Alliance With NACD To Expand Educational Opportunities For Community Bank Directors
March 19, 2002 ACB Applauds President’s Support of Interest on Business Checking
March 13, 2002 ACB Supports the Efforts of Rep. Spencer Bachus to Produce Regulatory Relief Legislation
March 12, 2002 America’s Community Bankers Urges Treasury Department To Address Retail Investment Instruments Of Fannie, Freddie
March 11, 2002 ACB Announces Business Solution To Help Community Banks Offer Credit Card Programs Without Portfolio Risk
March 8, 2002 America’s Community Bankers, 17 State Groups Urge Activity-Based FHLBank Stock
March 6, 2002 America’s Community Bankers Supports Deposit Insurance Reform Substitute Amendment
March 1, 2002 America’s Community Bankers Offers Conditional Support for Multi-District FHLBank Memberships
March 1, 2002 America’s Community Bankers Blames “Free-Riders” For Causing Possible Increase In Insurance Premiums
February 25, 2002 ACB Real Estate Lending Survey Shows Sales To Secondary Mortgage Market Nearly Doubling In 2001�
February 20, 2002 ACB Urges No Change in FASB Guidance
February 11, 2002 ACB, Fannie Mae Cite Overwhelming Success Of Affinity Partnership 
February 11, 2002 America’s Community Bankers, Freddie Mac Announce Alliance To Expand Homeownership 
February 11, 2002 America’s Community Bankers, Countrywide Announce Mortgage Market Alliance�
February 11, 2002 America’s Community Bankers Forms Alliance With Principal Residential Mortgage, Inc.�
January 18, 2002 America’s Community Bankers Urges OFHEO To Modify Proposed Fannie, Freddie Capital Charges�
January 14, 2002 Falcon, Weicher, Brendsel, Mudd Headline ACB’s National Real Estate Lending Conference�
January 9, 2002 ACB Applauds Withdrawal of Holding Company Proposal
January 9, 2002 America’s Community Bankers To Discuss Deliberations Of Roundtable on Federal Home Loan Bank Multi-District Membership�
January 7, 2002 America’s Community Bankers Petitions Supreme Court To Overturn Yield Spread Premium Decision�
December 19, 2001 America’s Community Bankers Forms MBank Council
December 3, 2001 Americas’s Community Bankers Chairman To Open Nasdaq Stock Market
November 29, 2001 ACB Welcomes Confirmation of James Gilleran as OTS director
November 28, 2001 ACB Suggests Appropriate Accounting For Mergers Of Mutual Savings Institutions�
November 20, 2001 Key Government, Industry Officials To Address ACB’s Winter Management Conference
November 19, 2001 Survey Shows Costs Of Providing Privacy Notices Considerably Higher At Community Banks
November 19, 2001 Industry Groups To Hold Roundtable Forum On Federal Home Loan Bank Multi-District Membership Issues�
November 15, 2001 ACB Names Leading Banking Consultant President Of Subsidiary Operations
November 7, 2001 America’s Community Bankers Elects Hage, Taylor, Zuppe To Top Posts�
November 5, 2001 President Bush Applauds Community Bankers For “Getting Back To Business”
November 1, 2001 America’s Community Bankers Urges Congress To Increase Deposit Insurance On Retirement Accounts�
October 31, 2001 America’s Community Bankers Forms Alliance To Test, Monitor Community Banks’ Internet Security
October 25, 2001 Visiting Community Bankers Participate In New Orleans Habitat For Humanity Build; Habitat International Director Jack Kemp To Speak�
October 24, 2001 America’s Community Bankers Forms Alliance To Help Seniors Obtain Reverse Mortgages From Their Local Bank
October 22, 2001 Terrorism, Money Laundering Experts, Key Government Officials, Headline ACB’s Annual Convention In New Orleans�
October 18, 2001 America’s Community Bankers Names Debra Cope As Director Of Publishing
October 17, 2001 ACB Commends FDIC Chairman on Recommending Increase in Deposit Insurance Coverage for Retirement Accounts
October 16, 2001 America’s Community Bankers Announces Promotions, Additions To Government Affairs Department�
October 16, 2001 ACB Survey Finds Increases In Compensation At Community Banks�
October 9, 2001 ACB Names Donald Glass As New England Membership Representative�
October 4, 2001 Terrorism, Money Laundering Experts, Key Government Officials, Headline ACB’s Annual Convention In New Orleans�
October 3, 2001 ACB Urges President Bush To Include In Stimulus Plan Repeal Of Ban On Banks Paying Interest On Business Checking�
October 3, 2001 Community Bankers Pledge Support In Fight Against Terrorism�
October 2, 2001 America’s Community Bankers Enters Strategic Alliance With RMA To Expand Education Programs
October 1, 2001 America’s Community Bankers Expands Alliance With Compliance Coach On Regulatory Compliance
September 20, 2001 Community Bankers Stand Ready To Assist Military Personnel Called Up In Wake Of Terrorist Attacks�
September 20, 2001 America’s Community Bankers Launches “United We Stand” Fund
September 19, 2001 ACB, Fannie Mae Expand Affinity Partnership By Adding Private Label Loan Servicing Option
September 13, 2001 U.S. Banking Executive Calls For Increase In Deposit Insurance Coverage Of Retirement Accounts�
September 5, 2001 ACB Expands Financial Management And Technology Services, Names Major Consulting Firm Adviser To Staff
September 4, 2001 ACB Lauds Sen. Gramm’s Service in Government
August 20, 2001 Let’s Play, ‘Who Wants To Be a Millionaire’
August 2, 2001 ACB Calls For Passage Of Legislation To Strengthen Deposit Insurance Funds�
August 1, 2001 ACB Urges SEC To Exempt Thrifts From Investment Advisers Act
July 31, 2001 Patients’ Bill Of Rights Carries High Costs For Community Banks, Their Employees, Trade Group Tells Congress �
July 26, 2001 ACB Cautions Congress Against Overreaching�In Predatory Lending Fix
July 23, 2001 GAO report on the Federal Home Loan Bank
July 3, 2001 ACB Strongly Opposes Requiring Banks To Apply Fair Value Treatment
July 3, 2001 ACB Comments on Resignation of OTS Director, Nomination of Replacement
Jun 18, 2001 Statement by Diane M. Casey, President, America’s Community Bankers, on the President’s Intention to Designate J. Timothy O’Neill as Chairman of the Federal Housing Finance Board
Jun 12, 2001 Statement by Diane M. Casey, President, America’s Community Bankers, on the Resignation of Donna Tanoue as Chairman of the FDIC
Jun 1, 2001 ACB Urges Banking Regulators To Revise Proposed New Basel Capital Accord
May 31, 2001 ACB Urges Withdrawal of Reporting Requirement
May 16, 2001 ACB Urges Congress To Fix ‘Free-Rider’ Problem As First Step In Comprehensive Deposit Insurance Reform
May 16, 2001 ACB Supports Reduction In Capital Requirements For Certain Mortgage Loans
May 2, 2001 Allowing Banks To Offer Real Estate Brokerage Services Means More Competition, More Consumer Choice
May 2, 2001 ACB Applauds Passage of Retirement Savings Bill
April 27, 2001 ACB, State Groups Support Objectives Of Baker Bill
April 19, 2001 ACB Partners Expands Staff To Support Community Banks With New, Enhanced Products
April 18, 2001 ACB Applauds White House Nomination of Powell For FDIC Post
April 17, 2001 ACB Urges Exemptions from Merchant Banking Capital Charges
April 16, 2001 ACB Urges Changes in FHFB Capital Rule
April 5, 2001 ACB Commends FDIC For Comprehensive Report On Deposit Insurance, Questions New Premiums On Healthy, Well-Managed Banks
April 3, 2001 ACB Applauds House Passage of Business Checking Bill
March 30, 2001 America’s Community Bankers Supports Deposit Insurance Stabilization Bill
March 28, 2001 ACB Supports Business Checking, Interest on Reserves Bill Reported by House Financial Services Committee
March 20, 2001 America’s Community Bankers Urges Withdrawal Of Farm Credit National Charter Proposal
March 16, 2001 ACB Supports Senate Bankruptcy Bill
March 14, 2001 ACB Applauds Introduction of Portman-Cardin Bill
March 13, 2001 ACB Urges Congress To Allow Banks To Pay Interest On Business Checking Accounts
March 13, 2001 ACB Urges Federal Reserve To Eliminate, Revise Proposed Changes To HMDA Reporting Requirements
March 13, 2001 ACB Urges Caution In Revising Regulations To Attack Predatory Lending
March 7, 2001 FDIC’s Deposit Insurance Plan Closely Tracks ACB’s Recommendations
March 5, 2001 Internet Opportunities, Privacy Requirements, Bank Security Headline ACB Operations, Technology Conference
March 1, 2001 ACB Applauds Passage of Bankruptcy Bill
February 28, 2001 America’s Community Bankers Supports Tax Proposals, Social Security Commission
February 23, 2001 ACB Urges NCUA To Withdraw Proposal To Expand Incidental Powers
February 14, 2001 ACB, State Groups Urge FHFB To Modify FHLBank System Capital Rule
February 7, 2001 ACB Urges President to Back Tax Incentives for Savings
February 6, 2001 America’s Community Bankers Strongly Urges OTS To Withdraw ‘Fatally Flawed’ Holding Company Prior Approval Proposal
February 1, 2001 Community Banks Pursued Portfolio Strategy As Rates Rose In 2000, According To ACB Survey
February 1, 2001 ACB Expresses Concern Over Capital Proposal
January 31, 2001 ACB Urges FDIC To Streamline Predatory Guidance
January 24, 2001 America’s Community Bankers Urges Review Of Several Burdensome Regulations
January 18, 2001 America’s Community Bankers, Fannie Mae Join To Expand Homeownership Lending Opportunities
January 16, 2001 America’s Community Bankers and Fannie Mae to Announce Nationwide Cooperative Relationship to Expand Homeownership Opportunities
January 12, 2001 Falcon, Brendsel, Gorelick Headline ACB’s National Real Estate Lending Conference
January 10, 2001 Bank Security, Privacy Requirements, Internet Opportunities Headline ACB Operations, Technology Conference
January 3, 2001 ACB Commends Federal Reserve Board on Rate Cuts
December 21, 2000 ACB Deeply Disappointed in CRA Sunshine Final Rule
December 20, 2000 ACB Commends the FHFB for FHLBank capital rule
December 18, 2000 ACB on Expansion of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
December 14, 2000 ACB Calls On FDIC To Deal Quickly With Excessive Deposit Growth And Merger Of The Funds
December 8, 2000 Helfer Says Doubling Deposit Insurance Coverage Puts Taxpayers At Risk
December 7, 2000 ACB Applauds Passage of Bankruptcy Bill
December 5, 2000 ACB Asks Regulators To Modify Fair Credit Reporting Act Privacy Proposal
December 5, 2000 ACB Lauds Greenspan’s Support Of Interest On Business Checking, Urges Congress To Act
December 1, 2000 Greenspan To Keynote ACB’s Winter Management Conference
November 21, 2000 America’s Community Bankers Strongly Supports Exceptions To Loans-To-One-Borrower Limits
November 20, 2000 America’s Community Bankers Seeks Revisions To Federal Housing Finance Board Capital Proposal
November 16, 2000 Greenspan To Keynote ACB’s Winter Management Conference
November 10, 2000 America’s Community Bankers Forms Alliance With Compliance Coach On Privacy Education
November 10, 2000 ACB Survey Finds Increases In Compensation At Community Banks
November 9, 2000 ACB Seeks Significant Changes To OTS’s Mutual Thrift Proposal
November 7, 2000 ACB Opposes Bank Regulators’ Loan-Loss Methodology
October 31, 2000 Ricki Helfer To Advise ACB On Deposit Insurance Options
October 31, 2000 America’s Community Bankers Elects Bochnowski, Hage, Taylor To Top Posts
October 31, 2000 Community Bankers’ Foundation Presents $75,000 Gift To Seattle Children’s Home
October 31, 2000 America’s Community Bankers Selects Bush In Presidential Straw Poll
October 26, 2000 ACB Redesigns Website, Goes Live With AmericasCommunityBankers.com, Offers Convention Cybercast
October 24, 2000 ACB Urges Preemption Of Rhode Island Insurance Law
October 24, 2000 ACB Applauds House Passage Of Housing, Banking Bill
October 23, 2000 ACB Housing Partners Foundation Conducts Major Fund Drive For Seattle Children’s Home
October 23, 2000 Banking Regulators, Secondary Market Officials Headline America’s Community Bankers’ Annual Convention
October 20, 2000 America’s Community Bankers Nominates Slate Of New Officers, Directors
October 17, 2000 America’s Community Bankers Urges District Of Columbia Council To Remove Predatory Lending Features Of Proposed Bill
October 12, 2000 ACB Strongly Supports Bankruptcy Bill
October 10, 2000 ACB Comments On FTC Privacy Proposal
October 5, 2000 America’s Community Bankers Urges OTS To Revise, Eliminate New Reporting Requirements
September 20, 2000 ACB Welcomes FHFB’S Decision To Extend Capital Rule Comment Period
September 19, 2000 ACB, Others Join In Urging Enactment Of Community Renewal Legislation
September 14, 2000 Michael Briggs Joins ACB From Bank Of America
September 13, 2000 ACB, Others Oppose Cap on Mortgage Partnership Programs
September 12, 2000 America’s Community Bankers Supports Baker Initiative To Improve Oversight Of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
September 7, 2000 Statement by Diane M. Casey, President, America’s Community Bankers, on the Response by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight to ACB’s Request for Review of Freddie Mac’s Involvement with
September 6, 2000 America’s Community Bankers Urges Members of the Senate Finance Committee to Unanimously Report the Chairman’s “Mark” of the Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2000
August 25, 2000 ACB’S Comment On Interagency Guidelines Establishing Standards For Safeguarding Customer Information
August 23, 2000 Community Bankers Urge Presidential Candidates To Revisit Their Positions On Credit Unions
August 22, 2000 Privacy, CRA, Fair Lending, Technology Highlight America’s Community Bankers’ Compliance Conference
August 22, 2000 ACB Supports Preemption of Massachusetts Law, ATM Disclosures
August 22, 2000 ACB Urges FHFB To Extend Comment Period For Federal Home Loan Bank Capital Rule
August 16, 2000 Community Bankers Support More Access To Mainstream Banking, Education And Counseling As Ways To Combat Predatory Lenders
August 16, 2000 ACB Submits Comprehensive Reform Program to Reduce Tax Burdens on Community Banks
August 9, 2000 Statement by Diane M. Casey, president, America’s Community Bankers, on the deposit insurance reform options issued by the FDIC today:
August 8, 2000 ACB Opposes Requiring Banks To Report on Subprime Lending
August 4, 2000 Community Bankers Call On Government To Target Unsupervised Predatory Lenders
July 27, 2000 Robert Drozdowski Joins ACB From FDIC As Specialist In Technology, Privacy, E-Banking
July 27, 2000 Elevate Housing As A National Priority, Five Trade Groups Urge Bush And Gore
July 26, 2000 America’s Community Bankers, Fairfield University Launch First Executive MBA Program for Community Banking
July 24, 2000 ACB Tells Fed It Supports Enhanced APR Disclosures
July 21, 2000 ACB Opposes CRA Sunshine Proposal, Urges Regulators to Develop New Rule
July 20, 2000 ACB Says Role of Fannie, Freddie is Secondary Market Not Primary Market
July 17, 2000 ACB Asks Congress to Extend Deadline for Federal Home Loan Bank System Capital Plan Regulation
July 17, 2000 Major Banking, Housing Finance Trade Groups Urge Congress to Oppose Limits on FHLBank Mortgage Program
July 11, 2000 Statement by Charlotte M. Bahin, director of regulatory affairs and senior regulatory counsel, America’s Community Bankers, on the OTS issuance today of mutual conversion and mutual holding company re
July 6, 2000 ACB Pledges to Work to Eliminate Predatory Lending, While Cautioning Against New Rules Stigmatizing Legitimate Loans
Jun 29, 2000 Statement by Diane M. Casey, President, ACB, on Today’s Action by the FHFB Removing Proposed Limitations on Federal Home Loan Bank System Investments and Expanding Eligible Collateral for Community In
Jun 28, 2000 ACB Supports Expansion of CRA Credit
Jun 20, 2000 Statement by Diane M. Casey, President, America’s Community Bankers, on the Recommendations of the HUD-Treasury Predatory Lending Task Force Issued Today
Jun 14, 2000 ACB Applauds House Passage of E-Signature Measure
Jun 14, 2000 America’s Community Bankers Supports ‘Valuation’ Approach to Accounting for Goodwill in Business Combinations
Jun 14, 2000 ACB Supports Opt-In Before Financial Institutions Use Consumers’ Private Medical Information
Jun 13, 2000 ACB Generally Supports New Risk-Based Capital Standards
Jun 13, 2000 America’s Community Bankers Strongly Urges FHFB to Withdraw or Defer Mission-Related Asset Proprosal
Jun 12, 2000 ACB Asks Agencies to Review Freddie, Microsoft Alliance
Jun 8, 2000 ACB Generally Supports FHFB Collateral Proposal
Jun 7, 2000 Statement by Diane M. Casey, President, America’s Community Bankers, on Today’s OTS Earnings Report
Jun 5, 2000 Privacy Guidelines Do Not Address Community Banks’ Information Sharing Activities
Jun 1, 2000 America’s Community Bankers Names Outside General Counsel
Jun 1, 2000 ACB Urges FASB to Further Analyze Fair Value Issues
Jun 1, 2000 ACB Expresses Concerns Over Changes in FHA Insurance Programs
May 24, 2000 ACB Condemns Predatory Lending, But Cautions Against Legislative Remedies
May 23, 2000 ACB Urges Clarification of Merchant Banking Proposal
May 16, 2000 Editors, Reporters (OTS Acts on ACB’s Recommendation to Allow Savings Associations to be More Competitive by Eliminating Restrictions on Repurchase Obligations)
May 16, 2000 ACB Urges House Banking Committee to Report ‘Clean’ Interest on Reserves Bill
May 15, 2000 Editors, Reporters (ACB urges IRS to make changes to its proposed regulations on real estate mortgage investment conduits and financial asset securitization investment trusts)
May 12, 2000 ACB Reports ‘Misgivings’ to Gramm on Implementation of Community Reinvestment Act
May 10, 2000 Statement by Diane M. Casey, president, America’s Community Bankers, on the final privacy rules adopted by the federal financial agencies
May 10, 2000 America’s Community Bankers Urges HUD to Finalize Affordable Housing Goals at Proposed Levels
May 8, 2000 ACB Says Freddie-HTI Internet Deal Won’t Help Community Banks
May 3, 2000 America’s Community Bankers Urges Passage of Bill Allowing Payment of Interest on Sterile Reserves
May 3, 2000 Editors, Reporters (ACB Urges FHFB to Clarify Its Proposed Regulation Governing the Election of FHLB Directors)
May 3, 2000 Editors, Reporters (ACB Objects to SEC Proposal That Would Impose New Burdens on Banks)
April 28, 2000 Editors, Reporters (FHFB Proposal on the Mission of the Federal Home Loan Bank System)
April 27, 2000 Editors, Reporters (OTS Initiative on Repurchase Obligations)
April 25, 2000 America’s Community Bankers Urges More Study of Deposit Insurance Issues
April 13, 2000 America’s Community Bankers Urges Support for Natural Disaster Insurance Legislation
April 12, 2000 Statement by Diane M. Casey, President, America’s Community Bankers, on the Mission-Achievement Proposal Issued Today by the Federal Housing Finance Board:
April 11, 2000 Statement by William A. Fitzgerald, Chairman, America’s Community Bankers, On Passage of H.R. 4067, Which Repeals the Ban on Banks Paying Interest on Business Checking Accounts:
April 10, 2000 Federal Housing Finance Board Urged to Defer Rulemaking on Bank System Mission
April 7, 2000 America’s Community Bankers Names Alex Maroulis-Cronmiller Director of Membership
April 6, 2000 Major Banking and Housing Industry Trade Groups Announce Support for H.R. 1776
April 4, 2000 America’s Community Bankers Urges OCC To Refrain From Regulating Electronic Banking Activities
April 4, 2000 Statement by Diane M. Casey, President, America’s Community Bankers, on the OTS Announcement Today of its Predatory Lending Initiative
April 3, 2000 ACB Urges Basle Committee To Modify Capital Framework
March 31, 2000 America’s Community Bankers Supports Proposed Privacy Rule, Suggests Improvements
March 30, 2000 America’s Community Bankers and Fairfield University Offer Unique Executive MBA Degree
March 29, 2000 America’s Community Bankers Supports Bill Allowing Banks To Pay Interest On Business Checking Accounts
March 28, 2000 Senate Leaders Strongly Urged To Appoint Conferees On E-signature Bill
March 28, 2000 ACB Supports Allowing Use Of Excess Funds For FICO
March 27, 2000 Editors, Reporters: America’s Community Bankers has filed comment letters on debt cancellation contracts and financial holding companies.
March 24, 2000 ACB Strongly Supports Bill to Allow Banks to Pay Interest on Business Checking
March 23, 2000 ACB Urges Senate to Increase Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
March 21, 2000 House Conferees Strongly Urged to Reconcile Differences in E-Signature Bills
March 20, 2000 BankSITE Offers Low-cost Online Banking, Bill Payment Exclusively to ACB Members
March 16, 2000 Statement by Diane M. Casey, president, America’s Community Bankers, on the 1999 earnings report for banks and savings institutions issued today by the FDIC:
March 16, 2000 Statement by Diane M. Casey, President, America’s Community Bankers, on the Announcement of Freddie Mac’s Alliance with Microsoft
March 14, 2000 Key Housing and Lender Groups Pledge Support to Help Pass Homeownership Bill
March 13, 2000 America’s Community Bankers ‘Generally Supports’ OFHEO Risk-Based Rule
March 10, 2000 Statement by Diane M. Casey, president, America’s Community Bankers, on the inclusion in the House tax bill of an expansion of the low-income housing tax credit:
March 10, 2000 Statement by Diane M. Casey, president, America’s Community Bankers, on the introduction of a bill by Reps. Marge Roukema (R-N.J.) with John LaFalce (D-N.Y.) to merge the deposit insurance funds:
March 9, 2000 Community Bankers Caution FDIC Against Penalizing New Charters
March 8, 2000 Statement by Diane M. Casey, president, America’s Community Bankers, on the 1999 earnings report issued by the Office of Thrift Supervision.
March 7, 2000 Community Bankers Urge Congress to Expand Opportunities to Help Communities Grow
March 6, 2000 America’s Community Bankers Names Monique Hanis Managing Director for Marketing and Business Development
March 2, 2000 Microsoft’s Jim Kinsella Addresses ACB Operations, Technology Conference
February 22, 2000 Gramm, Daschle, DeLay, LaFalce, Gramlich, Seidman, Tanoue to Address ACB�S Government Affairs Conference, March 7-8
February 16, 2000 America’s Community Bankers Urges Congress to Merge the Deposit Insurance Funds
February 15, 2000 Editors, Reporters (OCC)
February 15, 2000 ACB Endorses Bill Promoting Homeownership by Removing Barriers to Affordable Housing
February 11, 2000 ACB Questions Treatment of Mutual Institutions in FASB Proposal to Eliminate Pool Accounting
February 8, 2000 ACB Commends Budget Proposals On Affordable Housing, Retirement Savings
February 8, 2000 ACB Expresses Concern Over The Continued Tax Exemption for Credit Unions
February 3, 2000 ACB Applauds Proposal Implementing New Privacy Requirements
February 3, 2000 Editors, Reporters (responsibilities of Federal Home Loan Bank directors)
February 2, 2000 ACB Hosts Infopipelines on FHLBank Modernization, Privacy
February 2, 2000 ACB supports Senate Bankruptcy Bill As Win-Win For Consumers, Community Bankers
January 31, 2000 Editors, Reporters (S. 625, the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1999)
January 27, 2000 Editors, Reporters (IRS)
January 24, 2000 Private Conduits’ Increase Share of Community Bank Sales To Secondary Market
January 19, 2000 Media Advisory: ACB To Release Annual Secondary Market Survey
January 18, 2000 ACB Provides Members With Interim Model For Privacy Policy Disclosures WITH INTERIM MODEL FOR PRIVACY POLICY DISCLOSURES
January 12, 2000 ACB Supports Federal Reserve: Payday Loans Are Subject To Truth-In-Lending Disclosures
January 6, 2000 ACB Redesigns Community Banker Magazine for New Year
January 5, 2000 ACB Requests That IRS Eliminate Penalties On Reporting Requirements
December 16, 1999 America’s Community Banker Magazine Defines Future of Banking In New Century
December 14, 1999 Morrison, Falcon, Regalia Address ACB’s 2000 Real Estate Lending Conference
December 14, 1999 ACB Supports FASB Proposal To Require Use Of Purchase Accounting
December 13, 1999 Statement by Paul A. Schosberg, president, America’s Community Bankers, on the announcement by federal and state regulators on the banking industry’s Y2K readiness:
December 2, 1999 ACB Asks OTS To Repeal Burdensome Business Sweep Account Rule
November 10, 1999 Editors, Reporters (Federal Reserve Board)
November 9, 1999 ACB Commends Introduction of Bill To Eliminate FICO Assessment
November 5, 1999 ACB Pleased With Congressional Approval of Financial Modernization Bill
November 3, 1999 ACB Elects Fitzgerald, Bochnowski, Hage To Top Posts
November 2, 1999 Visiting Community Bankers Present Record $170,000 Gift To Edgewood Children’s Ranch
November 2, 1999 Survey Finds Community Banks Ready For Y2K Withdrawals
November 1, 1999 ACB Names Diane M. Casey As President and CEO
October 18, 1999 Editors, Reporters (Financial Modernization legislation)
October 14, 1999 Editors, Reporters (Low-Income Housing Tax Credit)
October 1, 1999 Editors, Reporters (transferability of unitary thrift holding companies)
September 28, 1999 Greenspan, Gingrich, Tanoue, Seidman Highlight ACB’s 1999 Annual Convention In Orlando
September 27, 1999 Editors, Reporters (Federal Housing Finance Board)
September 21, 1999 Editors, Reporters (S. 625, the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1999)
September 20, 1999 Statement by Robert R. Davis, director of government relations, America’s Community Bankers, on today’s FDIC report on the second quarter earnings of savings institutions
September 16, 1999 ACB Applauds Regulators For Fleet/BankBoston Branch Sales To Community Banks
September 15, 1999 Editors, Reporters (“federalism” bills)
September 15, 1999 ACB Adds �We�re OK on Y2K� Message To Year 2000 Consumer Education Program
September 15, 1999 Massachusetts Community Banker Elected To ACB Board
September 10, 1999 Editors, Reporters (ACB To Remain Independent)
September 8, 1999 ACB, ABA End Joint Study
September 8, 1999 Editors, Reporters (FEMA and flood insurance)
August 24, 1999 Editors, Reporters (payment of gross proceeds to attorneys)
August 23, 1999 Editors, Reporters (credit union membership rules)
August 23, 1999 Editors, Reporters (large credit unions should be taxed)
August 3, 1999 Morgulec Named ACB Marketing Manager
July 29, 1999 Community Bankers Warn Public To Beware of Public Y2K Scams
July 28, 1999 Statement by Robert R. Davis, director of government relations, America’s Community Bankers, on the FHFB’s financial management and mission achievement proposal:
July 20, 1999 ACB Urges New Law, Bank Policies To Ensure Customers’ Financial Privacy
July 19, 1999 ACB Seeks Balance In Mortgage Market Roles
July 13, 1999 New PMI Cancellation Guide Prepares Lenders For New Law
July 9, 1999 Florida, Ohio Community Bankers Named Directors of ACB
July 9, 1999 Editors, Reporters: Year 2000 preparedness
July 9, 1999 Editors, Reporters: Community Reinvestment Act regulation and examination procedures
July 7, 1999 Editors, Reporters: BankBoston / Fleet Financial Group, Inc Merger
July 6, 1999 Editors, Reporters: Community credit union chartering activities
July 1, 1999 Statement by Paul A. Schosberg, president, America’s Community Bankers, on passage by the House today of H.R. 10:
Jun 22, 1999 Editors, Reporters (House Banking Committee version of H.R. 10)
Jun 22, 1999 Editors, Reporters (financial privacy proposals for H.R. 10)
Jun 21, 1999 Greenspan, Gingrich, Seidman Highlight ACB’s 1999 Annual Convention In Orlando
Jun 16, 1999 ACB Urges Congress To Halt Loan Loss Accounting Dispute
Jun 15, 1999 Statement by Paul A. Schosberg, president, America’s Community Bankers, on Senate passage today of S. 96, a bill to limit liability for Year 2000 computer problems
May 27, 1999 Statement by Robert R. Davis, director of government relations, America’s Community Bankers, on the action by the House Commerce Committee’s Finance Subcommittee to limit the sale of unitary thrift ho
May 26, 1999 Editors, Reporters:
May 18, 1999 Guide To PMI Cancellation Law Published By ACB, MBA
May 12, 1999 ACB Urges Increase In Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
May 12, 1999 ACB Supports Regulatory Burden Relief Bill
May 12, 1999 Editors, Reporters (joint letter to the Federal Reserve Board)
May 12, 1999 Statement by America’s Community Bankers on passage today of Year 2000 legislation by the House:
May 10, 1999 Editors, Reporters (joint letter on housing)
May 10, 1999 Editors, Reporters (comment letter to FHFB)
May 6, 1999 Statement by America’s Community Bankers on the Senate votes on FICO and the transferability of unitary thrift holding companies:
May 6, 1999 Editors, Reporters (S. 900)
May 5, 1999 Community Bank, Housing Partner Receive Social Compact Award
May 4, 1999 Editors, Reporters (H.R. 833, the bankruptcy reform bill)
May 4, 1999 Editors, Reporters (financial modernization bill)
May 4, 1999 Statement by Paul A. Schosberg, president, America’s Community Bankers, on the Clinton-Gore plan for consumer protection and privacy
May 3, 1999 ACB Forms Search Committee, Selects Executive Search Firm
April 30, 1999 Community Banker Calls On Consumers To Be Part of Banks’ Y2K Effortts
April 29, 1999 ACB Applauds Introduction of Regulatory Relief Bill
April 27, 1999 Editors, Reporters (ACB and the NAHB Joint Letter)
April 15, 1999 ACB Says Paying Interest on Business Checking Accounts A “Win-Win” For Community Banks, Small Businesses
April 13, 1999 Editors, Reporters (ETA regulations)
April 8, 1999 ACB Advocates Increase in Low Income Housing Tax Credit
April 5, 1999 ACB Publications Available Online Nine Months Ahead of Schedule
March 29, 1999 Editors, Reporters: (on Financial Modernization)
March 24, 1999 Boosting Public Confidence Aim of Nationwide Community Bank “Ask Us About Y2K” Program
March 23, 1999 Statement by Paul A. Schosberg, president, America’s Community Bankers, on the decisions of the federal banking regulators to withdraw the “Know Your Customer” proposal today
March 18, 1999 CRA Oversight, Regulators’ Review Urged By Community Bankers Exec
March 11, 1999 Statement by Paul A. Schosberg on the two votes by the House Banking Committee on unitary thrift holding companies in H.R. 10
March 9, 1999 Editors, Reporters (markup of H.R. 10 by the House Banking Committee)
March 2, 1999 Expanding Competitive Opportunities For Banks Promoted By Conference Delegates to Congress
March 2, 1999 Schosberg To Leave ACB At End of Year
March 2, 1999 Community Banks Launch “Ask Us About Y2K” Program To Boost Consumer Confidence
March 1, 1999 Editors, Reporters (Know Your Customer)
March 1, 1999 Editors, Reporters (Financing Corporation assessment)
February 25, 1999 ACB Endorses Senate Committee’s Draft Banking Bill
February 24, 1999 ACB Strongly Supports “Needs-Based” Bankruptcy Bill
February 24, 1999 Editors, Reporters (on Year 2000 lawsuits)
February 24, 1999 Gramm, Nickles, Dreier, Gekas, Nadler Address ACB’s Government Affairs Conference
February 24, 1999 ACB, Others Endorse FHLB System Bills
February 18, 1999 Editors, Reporters (Thrift Charter Coalition Letter)
February 18, 1999 Retail Banking, Operations, Technology & Security Management Conference, March 14-17
February 11, 1999 ACB Says Paying Interest on Business Checking Accounts is a “Win-Win” For Community Banks, Small Businesses
February 10, 1999 ACB Urges Congress To Provide Banks, Thrifts with New Competitive Options
February 10, 1999 Editors, Reporters (regulatory burden relief)
February 10, 1999 Editors, Reporters (financial modernization)
February 10, 1999 Editors, Reporters (Federal Housing Finance Board)
February 9, 1999 ACB Endorses LaFalce Financial Modernization Bill
February 8, 1999 Editors, Reporters (on ACB Letter to Chairman Gramm)
February 4, 1999 ACB Applauds Introduction of Bill To Repeal SAIF Special Reserve
February 3, 1999 ACB Urges Congress To Reject ‘Rogue Regulator’ Expansion of Credit Union Membership
February 2, 1999 Statement by Paul A. Schosberg, president, on the administration’s fiscal year 2000 revenue proposals
February 2, 1999 ACB Survey Shows Rise In Wholesale Servicing and Private Secondary Market Sales
January 29, 1999 Editors, Reporters (on NCUA’s interim rule on business lending)
January 28, 1999 Editors, Reporters (on a system of prompt corrective action for credit unions)
January 27, 1999 Statement by Paul A. Schosberg, president on the announcement by the Department of Housing and Urban Development that the national homeownership rate has reached an all-time annual high of 66.3 percen
January 20, 1999 Statement by Paul A. Schosberg, president on President Clinton’s initiatives on saving for retirement
January 19, 1999 Statement by Brian Smith, director of policy development, on Fannie Mae’s reduced-private mortgage insurance program
January 13, 1999 Editors, Reporters: “Know Your Customer” proposals
January 12, 1999 Statement by Paul A. Schosberg, president, on the remarks today by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Phil Gramm (R-Texas) on the savings association charter and unitary thrift holding company, and oth
January 7, 1999 Statement by Paul A. Schosberg, president, on the introduction of legislation to protect the privacy of financial information

 

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