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Banker involvement is key to the success of our government relations program. That is why the
ABA
has developed a system that makes it very easy for our members to communicate with our Congressional Delegation.
Below you will see sample letters, memos and talking points regarding various issues that impact banking. Please feel free to modify and/or reproduce these documents for your signature and send them to your Senator or Representative.
To begin and continue your involvement with the
ABA
Grassroots
Action
Center
, view the current issues below and Get Involved.
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| June 11, 2010 |
CONTACT YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TODAY… Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) and Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-CT) have announced that they want to complete the work of the financial regulatory restructuring conference committee before July 4. That gives us less than two weeks to address critical issues such as the Durbin interchange amendment, the Collins amendment regarding Tier 1 capital, thrift charter, derivatives and risk retention and other issues. If you have not communicated with your Members of Congress on the issues that are important to your bank, we encourage you to do that today.
ABA
has put together talking points (below) to assist you in this effort.
Click here for talking points Interchange.
Click here for additional information on how this amendment will harm lower income people.
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May 28, 2010
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AmBA
Urges Bankers to Send Letters Expressing Reg Reform Concerns
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m
BA
is urging bankers to use its automated system to send customized letters to their members of Congress to express their concerns about the increased burdens that the House- and Senate-passed financial regulatory reform bills could impose on traditional community banks. While there will be a limited number of members participating in the Senate-House conference to resolve the differences between the two bills, AmBA believes it’s crucial that bankers communicate to all members of Congress the deep concerns they have.
There are many critical differences between the House and Senate measures that will negatively affect traditional community banks. They include the regulation of interchange fees on debit cards, exclusion of trust preferred securities from consolidated Tier 1 capital for bank holding companies, elimination of new thrift charters, and restrictions on the use of derivatives even for hedging interest-rate risk.
AmBA
has provided customizable talking points to help bankers compose effective, individualized letters that best describe their top concerns. Please send a letter. For more information, contact
AmBA
's James Ballentine.
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| May 28, 2010 |
Letters Needed to Remove Durbin Interchange Amendment
AmBA
also is asking bankers to use its automated system to send customized letters to their congressional lawmakers to urge them to remove from the final regulatory reform bill Sen. Richard Durbin’s (D-Ill.) amendment that would direct the Federal Reserve Board to set prices on debit-card interchange fees.
The amendment would harm banks of all sizes, but it would particularly hurt traditional community banks and their ability to serve local communities. Interchange fees allow banks to provide numerous services to their customers. If the retailer-backed Durbin amendment becomes law, banks’ ability to provide a variety of financial services to customers at low or no cost will be eliminated.
AmBA
has provided customizable talking points to help bankers compose effective, individualized letters on why the Durbin amendment should be struck from the final reg reform bill. Please send a letter. For more information, contact
AmBA
's James Ballentine. |
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