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• Joint Trade Letter to the House Opposing the Miller/LaTourette Amendment to be offered during House consideration of the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 (May 6, 2008)
  



• CBA Statement on Proposed Rules for Credit Cards and Deposit Accounts (May 2, 2008)
  



• Final Joint Trade Appraisal Letter to OFHEO Director Lockhart (May 1, 2008)
  



• Joint Trade Letter to Congress Voicing Opposition to Anti-Arbitration Bills (May 1, 2008)
  



• STUDENT LOAN BILL PASSES; CBA URGES NEXT STEPS (May 1, 2008)
  Government Urged To Act Quickly, Consider Additional Steps to Bolster Loan System



• Tracey Mills Joins CBA as Director of Communications and Media Relations (April 30, 2008)
  



• CBA SAYS HOUSE PASSAGE OF STUDENT LOAN BILL IS PARTIAL SOLUTION TO STUDENT LOAN PROBLEM (April 17, 2008)
  



• House Passes Student Lending Liquidity Bill (April 17, 2008)
  



• CBA Letter to Senate Banking Commitee Clarifying our Position with regard to Liquidity and Student Loans after the Senate Dodd Hearing (April 15, 2008)
  



• CBA SAYS FEDERAL ACTION IS NEEDED NOW TO AVERT LOAN ACCESS PROBLEM (April 15, 2008)
  



• CBA Submits Testimony on Financial Literacy Initiatives (April 15, 2008)
  For today’s House Financial Services Committee hearing on financial literacy, the Consumer Bankers Association submitted written testimony highlighting its recent initiatives to help consumers understand the complexities of consumer financial services.



• CBA says Federal Action is Needed Now to Avert Loan Access Problem (April 15, 2008)
  



• CBA Comments to Chairman Miller on Student Lending Market Liquidity (April 9, 2008)
  



• CBA comments on FTC Behavorial Advertising Guideline (April 9, 2008)
  



• CBA Comments on Fed HOEPA Proposal (April 8, 2008)
  



• Joint Trade Association Letter to Senate in Opposition to the Sanders Amendment (April 7, 2008)
  



• CBA - FSR Letter in Opposition to Proposed Changes to TILA in Senate Housing Proposal (April 2, 2008)
  



• CBA PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL LOAN PRINCIPLES SEND IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO CONSUMERS (April 1, 2008)
  



• Consumer Bankers Association Private Educational Lending Principles (April 1, 2008)
  



• Joint Trade Association Letter Opposing Legislation to Change Treatment of Mortgages during Bankruptcy (March 31, 2008)
  



• CBA Launches National Media Campaign on How to Improve Your Credit Score (March 24, 2008)
  



• CBA SAYS "HIT THE BOOKS RUNNING...The More You Know, the Less You'll Owe!" (March 24, 2008)
  



• CBA Opposes HR 5244 But Supports Fed Initiatives With Regard to Credit Cards (March 13, 2008)
  



• Joint Trade Association Letter Requesting Extension of Comment Period re RESPA Ruling (March 13, 2008)
  



• CBA SENDS MESSAGE TO FINANCIAL AID ADMINISTRATORS: Lenders are Committed to Student Financial Aid (March 10, 2008)
  



• Joint Trade Association Letter Opposing Bankruptcy Bills in the Senate (S. 2136 and S. 2133) (March 5, 2008)
  



• CBA Comments on Private Student Loan Issues for Conferees on the Higher Education Act Reauthorization (March 3, 2008)
  



• FFEL Community Comments on Student Loan Issues for Conferees on the Higher Education Act Reauthorization (March 3, 2008)
  



• Letter from Dept of Ed Sec. Margaret Spellings to College/University Presidents on State of Student Loan Markets (February 27, 2008)
  



• CBA Letter Opposing the Title IV Bankruptcy Language Provision to S. 2636 (February 26, 2008)
  



• Joint Trade Letter to the Social Security Administration Asking for Extension of Open Enrollment for the CBSV Program (February 26, 2008)
  



• Questions Attachment to Joint Trade Letter to the Social Security Administration Asking for Extension of Open Enrollment for the CBSV Program (February 26, 2008)
  



• CBA Board Resolution Praises Consumer Savings Campaign (February 21, 2008)
  



• Coalition Letter Opposing S. 2636 (February 15, 2008)
  



• Rep. McKeon Warns DOE Re: Access to Student Loans (February 15, 2008)
  



• Twenty-one House Members Ask for Student Lending Relief (February 15, 2008)
  



• Proposed Credit Card Legislation (February 12, 2008)
  



• Contact House Members Today to Vote "No" On the David Bankruptcy Amendment (February 6, 2008)
  



• Letter from CBA to House Committees re: H.R. 4137 (February 6, 2008)
  



• Letter from CBA to House of Representatives - Vote No on These Amendments; Re: H.R. 4137 & Re: College Opportunity and Affordability Act (February 6, 2008)
  



• Amendments submitted to the Rules Committee for HR 4137 - College Opportunity and Affordability Act (February 5, 2008)
  



• Higher Education Reauthorization Goes to House Floor: Problematic Amendments to be Offered (February 5, 2008)
  



• HOPE NOW Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Project (January 27, 2008)
  



• Joint Industry Letter to House in Opposition of H.R. 3609 (January 23, 2008)
  



• Joint Industry Letter to Congress in Support of HOPE NOW (December 19, 2007)
  



• Fed's Mortgage Proposal Includes Broker Disclosures (December 18, 2007)
  CBA Bank Alert regarding a proposal to amend Regulation Z, applying its authority under the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (HOEPA) to regulate unfair and abusive mortgage lending practices.



• CBA Letter to NGA on Proposed Definition of "Private Education Loan" (December 17, 2007)
  



• Joint Industry Trade Letter to House Judiciary Committee re: Opposition to HR 3609 (December 11, 2007)
  



• House Passes Expansion of UDAP Authority (December 6, 2007)
  



• Joint Industry SSN Letter to House Leadership re: HR 948 and HR 3046 (December 6, 2007)
  



• Chae, et al. v. Sallie Mae - Amicus Brief (December 3, 2007)
  



• Chae, et al. v. Sallie Mae - Amicus Brief (November 26, 2007)
  



• House Passes Mortgage Reform Bill (November 16, 2007)
  



• CBA Views Revisions to Data Access in HR 4137 as Positive for Borrowers' Privacy Rights (November 15, 2007)
  



• Higher Education Markup is Now Posted to Education & Labor Website (November 15, 2007)
  



• CBA - NCHELP Letter Expressing Concern with Petri SLAM Act Amendment to HR 4137 (November 14, 2007)
  



• CBA Letter to House Education Committee Raising Concern with Student Loan Information Amendment to HR 4137, the "College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007" (November 12, 2007)
  



• House Higher Education Bill Lacks Safeguards for Borrowers; Higher Identity Thefts Possible (November 12, 2007)
  



• CBA Letter to Chairman Barney Frank concerning HR 3915, the "Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act" (November 7, 2007)
  



• House Committee Adopts Mortgage Reform Bill (November 7, 2007)
  



• Joint Industry Trade Association Letter to Chairman Miller with Suggestions for Consideration re: HEA Reauthorization Legislation (November 7, 2007)
  



• Joint Industry Trade Association Letter to the House Judiciary Committee Opposing HR 3609, the Emergency Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act of 2007 (November 7, 2007)
  



• Joint Trade Association Letter to Chairman George Miller re: Opposition to a "Student Loan Information Amendment" to HEA Reauthorization Legislation (November 6, 2007)
  



• Federal Reserve Board Governor Randall S. Kroszner speaks at CBA Fair Lending Conference on The Challenges Facing Subprime Mortgage Borrowers (November 5, 2007)
  



• Joint Trade Association Letter to Department of Education Secretary Spellings on Negotiated Rulemaking Representatives (November 1, 2007)
  



• CBA Letter to Secretary Spellings Promoting Competition between the Federal Family Education Loan and Direct Loan Programs (October 25, 2007)
  



• CBA Letter to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) (October 24, 2007)
  



• Chairman Frank Co-Sponsors Mortgage Reform Bill (October 23, 2007)
  



• Joint Industry Letter to the House Judiciary Committee Opposing HR 3609 (October 23, 2007)
  



• HSBC Finance CEO Brendan McDonagh Elected Chair of CBA (October 22, 2007)
  



• Miller, Watt, Frank Mortgage Lending Bill (HR 3915 - introduced October 22, 2007) (October 22, 2007)
  



• FACT ACT FINAL RULES: Affiliate Marketing/Identity Theft/Red Flags/Address Discrepancy (October 16, 2007)
  



• Joint Industry Letter Opposing HR 3609 (October 3, 2007)
  



• Financial Services to Benefit from Combined Organizations' Strength in Executive Education (October 2, 2007)
  



• Federal Reserve Releases HMDA Analysis and Credit Scores Report (September 27, 2007)
  



• Joint Industry Trade Letter to the Department of Education with regard to Supporting a Uniform National Set of Marketing Regulations (September 24, 2007)
  



• Joint Trade Association Letter to the House Judiciary Committee with regard to a Hearing on Mortgage Bankruptcy Issues in the Consumer and Administrative Law Subcommittee on HR 3609 (September 24, 2007)
  



• SEC Votes for Final Rules Defining How Banks Can Be Securities Brokers (September 20, 2007)
  



• Joint Industry letters to the Senate Judiciary Committee Opposing Bankrutpcy Reform with Regard to Mortgages (September 19, 2007)
  



• Federal Reserve Board Report to the Congress on Credit Scoring and its Effects on the Availability and Affordability of Credit (September 12, 2007)
  



• CBA Welcomes Good News on Student Loan Cohort Default Rates (September 11, 2007)
  



• CBA Warns of Problems Ahead for Students and Parents Under Conference Agreement (September 5, 2007)
  



• "Does Access to Higher Education Belong in the Hands of the Lowest Bidder?" (August 30, 2007)
  



• CBA Urges Families to Shop Wisely When Looking at Student Loan Options (August 30, 2007)
  



• Summary of Private Student Loan Transparency Act (August 2, 2007)
  



• Private Student Loan Transparency and Improvement Act of 2007 (July 31, 2007)
  



• Senate Passes Massive Student Loan Budget Cuts (July 19, 2007)
  



• Senate Budget Bill Will Hurt Middle-Income Students (July 18, 2007)
  



• House Approves $18 Billion in Student Loan Budget Cuts; Loan Costs to Rise for Middle-Income Borrowers (July 11, 2007)
  



• CBA Releases Public Opinion Poll of Financial Aid Administrator (June 20, 2007)
  



• Senate Student Loan Budget Cuts Greatly Concern CBA (June 20, 2007)
  



• CBA Urges House Education and Labor Committee to Reconsider Unsound Legislation Package (June 13, 2007)
  



• House Student Loan Budget Cuts Are Risky, Says CBA (June 12, 2007)
  



• CBA Education Loan Customer Commitment (May 30, 2007)
  The Consumer Bankers Association commits to its customers, the student and parent borrowers who receive loans, to operate with the highest ethical standards.



• Consumer Bankers Association Releases Education Loan Commitment to Customers (May 30, 2007)
  



• Budget Cuts in Student Loans a Step Backwards for College Opportunity (May 17, 2007)
  



• CBA Statement on Passage of Student Loan Sunshine Act (May 9, 2007)
  Major lenders saluted the House of Representatives' passage today of a bill requiring more disclosures of marketing practices in student lending.



• CBA Launches New Financial Literacy Web Site (May 4, 2007)
  



• CBA Sponsors Deposits Workshop May 15 - 16 (May 4, 2007)
  



• CBA Applauds Chairman Hinojosa for Hearing on "Paying for College: Problems and Solutions" (May 1, 2007)
  



• CBA Statement on Senate Democrats’ Student Loan Proposals (April 13, 2007)
  



• Consumer Bankers Association Responds to NPR Marketplace Commentary (April 11, 2007)
  



• Bank Advisory: CBA Files Comment Letter on Fed & SEC Proposed Regulation R (March 30, 2007)
  



• CBA Written Statement On Education Funding to Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee (February 16, 2007)
  



• Low Cost Student Loans and Critical Support Services Jeopardized (February 16, 2007)
  



• The Student Aid Reward Program: A Path to Fiscal Failure (February 13, 2007)
  



• CBA Says FY08 Budget Strikes Debilitating Blow fo FFELP (February 5, 2007)
  



• Pell Grant Increase Lauded by Consumer Bankers Association (February 1, 2007)
  



• CBA Position Statement on Student Debt Relief Act (January 29, 2007)
  



• CBA Position Statement on the College Student Relief Act of 2007 (January 19, 2007)
  



• CBA Cautions Against Additional Student Lending Cuts (January 17, 2007)
  



• Response of CBA and other associations representing FFEL loan providers to the August 9, 2006 interim final regulations (September 8, 2006)
  



• 2006 Student Loan Fact Book Released (August 16, 2006)
  



• McKenna, et al., vs. First Horizon (August 6, 2006)
  



• Political Analyst Charlie Cook Will Explain the Meaning of the Election at CBA Student Lending Conference November 29 (June 19, 2006)
  



• CBA Joins Groups in Amicus Brief in First Horizon Mortgage Case: Amicus, McKenna, et al., vs. First Horizon (April 26, 2006)
  



• CBA Joins Groups in Amicus Brief in First Horizon Mortgage Case: Motion to File Amicus (April 26, 2006)
  



• CBA Joins Amicus in Support of Federal Preemption in Smith vs. Wells Fargo (April 3, 2006)
  



• CBA Joins Amicus in Support of Federal Preemption in Smith vs. Wells Fargo (April 3, 2006)
  



• CBA Applauds Passage of College Access & Opportunity Act: Press Release (March 30, 2006)
  



• Consumer Bankers Association Applauds Passage of the College Access and Opportunity Act: CBA Bank Alert (March 30, 2006)
  



• Consumer Bankers Association Applauds Passage of the College Access and Opportunity Act: CBA Press Release (March 30, 2006)
  



• Perry vs. First National Bank (March 10, 2006)
  



• Fed Issues Final Regulation DD Disclosures on 'Overdraft Protection' (May 20, 2005)
  



• Fed Updates Reg DD, 'Overdraft Protection' (May 19, 2005)
  



• CBA’s Financial Literacy Survey Shows Efforts Aimed at Explaining Credit Scores and Underwriting Process (April 28, 2005)
  Bank financial literacy programs continue to reach more consumers, with an emphasis on mortgage lending and teaching consumers about credit scores and the underwriting process, according to preliminary findings of CBA’s 2005 Financial Literacy Survey.



• The new Responsible Lending Act, introduced by Congressmen Bob Ney (R-OH) and Paul E. Kanjorski (D-PA) in the 109th Congress (March 16, 2005)
  



• CBA Urges Close Review of Bush Budget Proposal (February 8, 2005)
  



• Amicus Brief Filed by Clearinghouse (August 9, 2004)
  



• Amicus Brief Filed by ICI, et al (August 9, 2004)
  



• CBA, ABA File Appeal in California's SB1 Ruling: Amicus brief filed by Citizens for Sound Economy (August 9, 2004)
  



• Amicus Brief Filed by ACB (August 6, 2004)
  



• CBA’s Financial Literacy Study Shows Increased Bank Support for Public School and College Programs (April 19, 2004)
  



• Rep. Ney Proposes Responsible Lending Act (February 13, 2003)
  



• Marcia Sullivan Speaks at December 11 Chamber of Commerce Forum on Fair Credit Reporting Act (December 12, 2002)
  



• www.safeborrowing.org (October 31, 2002)
  has been developed by CBA Senior Counsel, Steve Zeisel, and other members of the Predatory Lending Task Force of the American Bar Association, as a tool to be used by those who wish to improve financial literacy and teach people how to navigate safely in the financial marketplace.



• GMAC Wins Class Action Appeal in Fair Lending Case (July 26, 2002)
  



• Federal Reserve postpones effective date of HMDA changes for one year, following CBA-led industry effort (May 3, 2002)
  



• Fed Likely to Consider Proposal to Permit Race and Gender Data Collection (March 6, 2002)
  



• FRB Release on Amendments to Regulation C (HMDA) (January 23, 2002)
  



• Fed Expands HMDA Rule - Drops APR Proposal (January 23, 2002)
  



• Memoranda to the Federal Reserve Board Recommending Changes to Regulation C (January 23, 2002)
  



• Fed Proposed Regulation Z Commentary Changes (December 21, 2001)
  



• CBA President Joe Belew's statement on Fed's amendments to HOEPA rule (December 12, 2001)
  



• CBA Submits Testimony for the Record on Predatory Lending (July 27, 2001)
  



• CBA Files Amicus Brief in Smith v. Chrysler (April 17, 2001)