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• The American Bankers Association and America's Community Bankers, the nation's two leading advocates for banks of all charter types and sizes

  - 2007-07-01

  The American Bankers Association and America's Community Bankers, the nation's two leading advocates for banks of all charter types and sizes, announce their respective boards have approved pursuing a merger with the intention of finalizing it during the fourth quarter of 2007.

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• Rabobank proposal sparks debate on role of FCS in farm & rural lending

  - 2004-11-01

  Editor's Note: in late October, FCSAmerica announced that it was breaking off negotiations to sell to Rabobank (see page 35). However, the issues raised during the Congressional hearing about the future of FCS in rural America remain of great importance. A Congressional hearing Sept. 29 in Washington, D.C., examined...

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• ABA, UBA to challenge NCUA actions

  - 2003-08-01

  A joint lawsuit is planned by the American Bankers Association ABA and the Utah Bankers Association UBA to challenge the recent approval by the National Credit Union Administration NCUA of a six-county community common bond. The suit will also challenge the conversion of two large state credit unions to federal...

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• Utah Bankers Fight Credit Unions' Federal Status.

  - 2003-06-26

  By Lesley Mitchell, The Salt Lake Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 26--Utah bankers, with the assistance of the American Bankers Association, are taking their fight against America First Credit Union to the federal level. America First, along with...

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• Federal charter option for insurers pushed.(by American Bankers Association's Insurance Association)

  - 1998-03-09

  The board of directors of the American Bankers Association's Insurance Association is lobbying for a federal charter option for insurance companies. Currently, insurance companies are chartered and regulated solely by states. Insurance Association Managing Dir Larry LaRocca say that a federal charter would create a unified regulatory environment for insurance...

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