Advocacy Report Archive

• January 30, 2006:
  •   Rep. Polidori Listens to Bankers’ Concerns, Michigan’s Weak Economy Not Rebounding Soon, MBA Opposes FCS Rule Amendment – Action Needed, Help Restore the Traditional Separation of Banking and Commerce, Legislators and Lenders Day, 2007 MBA Washington Delegation, ICNB Hosts Grassroots Meeting with Sen. Alan Cropsey, Bankers Meet Congressman Bart Stupak to Discuss Credit Unions, GAO Study, OSB Community Bank Hosts Meeting With Rep. Mike Simpson, February and March MBA Grassroots Meetings (Download PDF)
  • December 21, 2006:
    •   New Tax Proposal Demands Analysis, Credit Union Tool Guide Underway (Download PDF)
    • November 16, 2006:
      •   Washington Delegation Calls on Congressional Reps (Download PDF)
    • November 8, 2006:
      • Incumbents Overwhelmingly re-elected in Michigan; MIBankPAC Statistics (Download PDF)
    • November 6, 2006:
      • Election Day is November 7 - Your Vote Counts (Download PDF)
    • October 20, 2006:
      • MBA Election Support(Download PDF)
    • September 28, 2006:
      • SBT Replacement Bill in the Works; Washington Delegation calls on Congressional Reps; House Unanimously Passes Regulatory Relief Bill; HMDA Information Released; CURIA Gets Additional Sponsor in Congress; MBA Pushes Trust Fix; Bills Combat Mortgage Fraud; Contact Congress - Help Prevent the Mixing of Banking and Commerce (Download PDF)
    • August 4, 2006:
      • MBA Primary Election Support (Download PDF)
    • July 27, 2006:
      • State Budget Woes Could Impact Industry with a Backdore Tax Increase; MBA Pushes Trust Fix; Bills Combat Mortgage Fraud; (Download PDF)
    • May 26, 2006:
      • Governor's Race Getting Underway; MBA Policy Committee Report: Sinking Funds Legislation Being Considered - Tweaking Proposal A??; MiBankPAC Update; Capital Access Program is Active, Interest Bearing Accounts Now Allowed for Seized Funds; OFIS Revokes Loan Giant Lending License (Download PDF)
    • April 28, 2006:
      • Wal-Mart Takes Center Stage, Credit Union News, Capital Access Program Off to Good Start, ABA Compares Data Security Bills, MiBankPAC Receipts Lag Behind Last Year, Update on Minimum Wage Bill, SBT Phasing Out, Group Meetings Coming Soon. (Download PDF)
    • March 24, 2006:
      • House Introduces Bill to Prevent Wal-Mart Branching, Wal-Mart Drops Proposed CRA Exemption, FDIC Releases Agenda for Wal-Mart Hearing, Data Breach Legislation Approved, Bill to Kill SBT Moving Through Legislature, Minimum Wage Likely to Rise, New Poll Shows DeVos, Granholm in Dead Heat, FDIC Increases Retirement Account Coverage, (Download PDF)
    • March 1, 2006:
      • Governor Vetoes Tax Bills, FDIC Announces Hearings on Wal-Mart ILC, Numerous Grassroots Meetings Held, Elder Abuse Task Force Meeting, CAP Rollout Meetings Well-attended, Cunningham Hearing Scheduled, President Supports Mortgage Interest Deduction, Attack on Lansing Scheduled for March ’07, MBA Advocacy Committee potlight-MBA Grassroots Advocacy Committee – Chairman Dennis Angner, IBT Bancorp, Inc(Download PDF)
    • January 31, 2006:
      • Reinvent Michigan Coalition, OFIS Announces Reorganization, Deposit Insurance Vote Scheduled, FDIC Will Hold Hearing on Wal-Mart Application, OFIS Announces Penalties on Ameriquest, NCUA Proposes to Amend Expansion Policy, Farm Credit System Looks to Expand Lending Authority, FDIC State Profile Released, MBA Advocacy Committee Spotlight-MBA Trust Counsel Committee – Chairman Ward Wilson, River Place Trust (Download PDF)
    • December 21, 2005:
      • Governor Signs Business Tax Relief Bills, Advocacy Roundup, MBA Advocacy Committee Spotlight-MBA Policy Committee – Chairman David Ramaker, Happy Holidays!!(Download PDF)
    • November 11, 2005:
      • Agreement Reached on Business Tax Restructuring ??, Credit Union News, FDIC Reform Bills Under Consideration, MBA Trust Division Annual Report Released, Rep. Oxley Announces Retirement (Download PDF)
    • September 19, 2005:
      • State Leaders to Meet on Tax Proposals, HMDA Data Released, Data Breach Action Expected Soon in DC, New Faces in MBA Advocacy (Download PDF)
      
      
    • May 4, 2005:
      • Michigan Bankers Active Opponents to Governor’s SBT Proposal, Michigan House Passes UCC Bills, Bankruptcy Reform Signed by President, MI Banker Testifies in D.C. on GSE Reform, Michigan Supreme Court Agrees with MBA on Embezzlement Standard, SEC Hosts Roundtable Discussion; Regulators Vow to Ease 404, Federal Regulators Clarify BSA Exam Standards, Congress Votes to Permanently Eliminate Federal Estate Tax, Committee Acts on Deposit Insurance Reform, and Interest on Business Checking, House Allows CUs to Offer Money Services to Non-members, Study Examines Effects of CU Tax Exemption, ABA Comments to Congress on CU Exemption(Download PDF)
    
    
    • April 8, 2005:
      • Business Tax Proposal Affects Banks, Town Halls to Discuss Governor’s Economic Plan, More Tax Changes Offered as Budget Fix, And Now, Some Good Tax News, House Set to Act on Bankruptcy Reform, OCC Guidance on Predatory Lending, Federal Agencies Seek Comment on CRA Proposal, OTS Also Proposes CRA Changes, Federal Agencies Advise on Data Security Breaches, Know of Any Unnecessary Regulations?, HMDA Data FAQs Available, SEC Delays Action on Bank Broker Rules, Bill to Expand Criminal Record Concealment Moves, Fingerprints Allowed as Signature Under Bill, Spyware Bills Pass Senate, Bill Would Increase Agricultural Apprenticeship Tax Credit, House Passes Payroll Outsourcing Bill(Download PDF)
    
    
    • January 21, 2005:
      • Your Comments Needed on CRA Threshold, 2004 Public Acts Available, Governor Vetoes Motorcycle Dealer Bill, Property Tax Foreclosure Notices Published, Michigan House Establishes Banking Committee, OFIS Names New Securities Manager, OFIS Cracks Down on Securities Fraud, Look for MiBankPAC soon! (Download PDF)

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