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WASHINGTON UPDATE: Partners in the Fight Against Elder Abuse

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by Rob Nichols, American Bankers Association Each year in mid-June, we observe World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD)—a day intended to call attention to the pervasive and worsening problem of elder abuse, including financial exploitation. According to a 2022 FinCEN advisory, elder fraud scams ...Read More

Compliance Q&A: Reg E Error Investigations

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Q: On Regulation E error investigations, does a customer have to be given provisional credit if the investigation is conducted within the first day of the dispute and proven the customer is liable for the purchases? A: You’re required to provide provisional credit if ...Read More

Compliance Q&A: Privacy Notice Considerations

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Question: For the bank’s Privacy Notice, is the bank’s holding company considered an affiliate? Answer: Reg P defines an affiliate as follows: “(1) Affiliate means any company that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another company.” https://www.consumerfinance.gov/rules-policy/regulations/1016/3/#a-1 Since the holding ...Read More

Compliance Q&A: CAN-SPAM and Marketing Email Requirements

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Q: Does CAN-SPAM require a marketing email to have some variation of “AD”, “ADV” or “ADVERTISEMENT” in the subject line? A: That is not a specific requirement. What the law requires is that there is a clear and conspicuous identification of the message as ...Read More

Capitol Notes: Budgets Signed into Law

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After a long week and late night, the budgets were presented to Gov. Kay Ivey last Friday. While there was some speculation that the governor would use her authority to veto or modify the budgets, Gov. Ivey signed both the General Fund and Education ...Read More

Capitol Notes: 2023 Regular Session Nearing its End

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Only seven days remain in the 2023 Regular Legislative Session. Lawmakers return on Tuesday and will meet for three legislative days next week. The session must conclude by June 19, but if the current pace continues, lawmakers could adjourn sine die by the first ...Read More

Capitol Notes: School Choice Bills Advance This Week

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School Choice Bills A slate of school choice bills began to move through the legislative process this week. First, Rep. Collins’ HB 363, which clarifies the funding structure for conversion charter schools and reforms the Alabama Charter Commission appointment process, passed the House on ...Read More

Capitol Notes: Senate Passes Education Trust Fund Budget

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Thursday marked the end of another grueling three-day week in the Statehouse as lawmakers moved a number of key bills through the legislative process. The Legislature has completed 18 days of the 30-day Regular Session, which must end by mid-June. Education Budget and Supplemental ...Read More

Capitol Notes: General Fund Budget Passes the House

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The Alabama Legislature completed its 15th legislative day yesterday, which marks the halfway point of the 2023 Regular Session. Legislative activity is heating up at the Alabama Statehouse as budgets begin to move, and a number of high-profile bills begin to work their way ...Read More

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Alabama Economic Development Incentives Returning from their Spring Break recess, members of the Alabama Legislature introduced four separate bills, what Gov. Kay Ivey’s administration has dubbed the “Game Plan,” to modernize and extend Alabama’s primary business incentives programs. The first bill pertains to the ...Read More

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