Congressional Testimonies, Letters, and Advocacy Efforts

November 21, 2024 ​

 

NBA Comment Letter to FDIC on Brokered Deposits

November 18, 2024 ​

 

Joint Letter to Congress on New Credit Card Mandates

November 18, 2024 ​

 

Joint Letter to Federal Reserve on Interchange

November 13, 2024 ​

 

Joint Letter Urging New Members of Congress to Hire Diverse Staff

October 18, 2024 ​

 

An Open Letter from Business Associations and Organizations on Support for a Safe and

Secure Election Process

September 13, 2024 ​

 

NBA Comment Letter on ECIP Disposition

 July 31, 2024 ​

 

NBA Letter to Treasury on ECIP Disposition

July 23, 2024 ​

 

Joint Statement for the Record on "Instant Payments, Instant Losses: Zelle and the Big Banks Fail to Protect Consumers from Fraud

May 10, 2024 ​

 

Joint Trades Letter re: Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing

May 21, 2024 ​

 

Joint Statement for the Record: "Fraud Alert: Shedding Light on Zelle"

May 9, 2024 ​

 

Testimony Before CFPB and DOT Joint Hearing on Airline and Credit Card Rewards Programs

May 2, 2024 ​

 

Joint Statement Before Senate Subcommittee on Zelle

March 14, 2024 ​

 

Open Letter to Friends and Allies of Equity in Climate Finance

April 2, 2024 ​

 

Joint Trades Letter to Appropriations Committee FY 2025

April 2, 2024 ​

 

Joint Trades Letter to Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee FY 2025

January 10, 2024 ​

 

Public Comment on Regulatory Capital Rule: Large Banking Organizations and Banking Organizations With Significant Trading Activity 

November 11, 2023 ​

 

Joint Trades NPRM on Debit Card Interchange and Routing

October 25, 2023 ​

 

CRA Rule MDI/CDFI Key Takeaways

October 20, 2023 ​

 

Joint Trades Letter to Federal Reserve Board on Financial Sector Opposition to Reopening Regulation II

September 27, 2023 ​

 

NBA Letter to Leadership on Digitization

July 11, 2023 ​

 

NBA and CDBA Joint Letter to Senate CDFI Caucus on Credit Card Competition Act

May 9, 2023 ​

 

CDBA and NBA Joint Comment Letter to EPA on GHGRF

May 9, 2023 ​

 

NBA and CDBA Joint Comment Letter to EPA on Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

April 26, 2023 ​

 

Letter to the Senate on Credit Repair Organizations

April 18, 2023 ​

 

NBA Letter to FHFA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Title Insurance

April 14, 2023 ​

 

Letter to the House on Credit Repair Organizations

March 24, 2023 ​

 

Joint Trades Letter to Congressional Leadership of the Appropriations Subcommittee for Financial Services and General Government

March 24, 2023 ​

 

Joint Trades Letter to Congressional Leadership of the Full Appropriations Committee

February 28, 2023 ​

 

Joint Trades Letter to CFPB Requesting an Extension of Comment Period on the NPRM on Credit Card Penalty Fees

January 20, 2023

 

Joint Trades Letter to CFPB on SBREFA Credit Card Late Fee Rulemaking

January 13, 2023

 

Community Builders of Color Coalition Urges EPA to Ensure Minority Communities Benefit Equally from Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

January 5, 2023

 

National Bankers Association (NBA) 2023 Policy Agenda: Charting a Path to Prosperity and Inclusion for Minority Depository Institutions: 2023 Legislative and Regulatory Agenda

December 20, 2022

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Finalization of Emergency Capital Investment Program (ECIP) Draft QSR

August 5, 2022 ​

 

Public Comment on Joint Proposed Rulemaking for Regulations Under the Community Reinvestment Act

May 4, 2022 ​

 

Statement for the Record for Senate Judiciary Committee on “Excessive Swipe Fees and Barriers to Competition in the Credit and...

May 3, 2022 ​

 

NBA Letter Supporting Fair Hiring in Banking Act

March 4, 2022 ​

 

NBA Letter to Treasury Secretary Yellen Responding to MDI and CDFI Emergency Capital Investment Program Legal...

February 16, 2022

 

Testimony before the House Financial Services Committee on “How Federal Support for MDIs and CDFIs Have Launched a...

February 15, 2022

 

Joint Letter on the Release of Emergency Capital Investment Program Legal Documents and Rate Reduction Report and...

February 10, 2022

 

Joint Trade Letter to Appropriations Committee on Community Development Financial Institutions Fund FY22...

February 10, 2022

 

Joint Letter Supporting Federal Housing Financing Agency Director Nomination

February 9, 2022

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Testimony before the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection on "The...

February 1, 2022

 

Joint Letter Supporting Confirmation of Diverse Federal Board Nominees

January 31, 2022

 

NBA Letter Supporting Confirmation of Diverse Federal Board Nominees

January 26, 2022

 

Joint Trades Statement on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Request for Information on Fees

January 21, 2022

 

VIDEO: FDIC and NBA Advancing Diversity and Inclusion Across Financial Services

January 13, 2022

 

Joint Trade Letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Overdraft Research

January 7, 2022

 

NBA Letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on MDI and CDFI Emergency Capital Investment Program

December 9, 2021

 

Testimony before the House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth on "America's Unbanked and...

November 16, 2021

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NBA and CDBA Letter on SBA Direct Lending Proposal

November 1, 2021

 

Joint Letter Calling on Diverse Appointments to Federal Reserve

October 25, 2021

 

Joint Trades Letter to President Biden on Tax Information Reporting Proposal

October 18, 2021

 

NBA Letter on Fair Hiring in Banking Act

October 14, 2021

 

NBA Letter on Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Recommendation

October 14, 2021

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Joint Trades Letter on Tax Information Reporting Proposal

October 13, 2021

 

NBA Letter to OCC on CRA Reform

October 13, 2021

 

NBA Letter to FDIC on CRA Reform

October 13, 2021

 

NBA Letter to Federal Reserve on CRA Reform

October 12, 2021

 

NBA Letter to House Small Business Committee on Small Business Administration Programmatic Changes

October 12, 2021

 

NBA Letter to Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on OCC Nominations

October 11, 2021

 

NBA Letter on Climate and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

September 28, 2021

 

Letter to the Congressional Black Caucus on Treasury's Green Book Reporting Requirements

September 22, 2021

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Letter to Warner, Supporting the Low-Income First Time Homebuyers Act

September 20, 2021

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NBA IRS Reporting Letter

July 23, 2021

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​ Joint Trades Letter on Rate Cap

May 18, 2021

 

Examining the Role of Community Development Financial Institutions and Minority Depository Institutions in Small Business...

April 15, 2021

 

Support of H. R. 2516

March 23, 2021

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White House Bank Regulator Letter

March 11, 2021

 

Slipping through the Cracks: Policy Options to Help America's Consumers during the Pandemic

March 10, 2021

 

Justice for All: Achieving Racial Equity Through Fair Access to Housing and Financial Services

March 1, 2021

 

Comments on the CY2021 NMTC Allocation

February 16, 2021

 

Public Comment on Proposed Rulemaking for Regulations Under the Community Reinvestment Act; Docket No. R-1723; RIN 7100-AF94

January 9, 2021

 

Paycheck Protection Program

January 8, 2021

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CDFI and MDI Emergency Capital Investment Fund

January 5, 2021

 

CDFI and MDI Emergency Capital Investment Fund

 December 7, 2020  

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Letter to Schumer

 December 7, 2020

 

Letter to McCarthy

 December 7, 2020

 

Letter to Pelosi

July 8, 2020

 

Access Denied: Challenges for Women and Minority Owned Businesses Accessing Capital and Financial Services During the...

June 4, 2020

 

Charting a Path for Inclusion of the Country's Minority Depository Institutions: 2020 COVID-19 Legislative and Regulatory Agenda

April 17, 2020

 

Letter to McCarthy

April 17, 2020

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Letter to McConnell

April 17, 2020

 

Letter to Pelosi

April 17, 2020

 

Letter to Schumer

April 7, 2020

 

COVID-19 Letter: Waters & Velázquez

April 7, 2020

 

Charting a Path for Inclusion of the Country's Minority Depository Institutions: 2020 COVID-19 Legislative and Regulatory Agenda

April 9, 2019

 

The Community Reinvestment Act: Assessing the Law's Impact on Discrimination and Redlining

December 21, 2018

 

FSSG Letter

November 16, 2018

 

Reform the Community Reinvestment Act