Legislative Highlights N.Y. Fed: U.S. Household Debt Increased 1 Percent in Q1 2025; Student Loan Delinquencies Rise Sharply The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic Data on May 13 1 issued its Quarterly Report on Hou…
Legislative Highlights Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Employees When Businesses File for Bankruptcy U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley…
President’s Column I could not be more honored to be stepping into the role of ABI’s President on the heels of a long line of dedicated and talented past Presidents, most recently Christopher A. Ward of Polsinelli (Wilmington, Del.). I’ve s…
President’s Column I still cannot believe it has been a year already since the 2024 Annual Spring Meeting (ASM). As we once again get ready to descend on Washington, D.C., for our annual event later this month, I want to take this time to r…
Legislative Highlights Trump Administration Removes Tara Twomey as EOUST Director The Justice Department removed multiple senior career officials on March 7, 1 including Tara Twomey, the head of the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees (EOUST…
Legislative Highlights President Trump Places 25 Percent Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum President Donald J. Trump on Feb. 10 signed two official proclamations 1 that would impose a 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminum from all countries. …
President’s Column In my penultimate column as ABI President, I wanted to take the opportunity to introduce the ABI Family to our ABI President-Elect, Hon. Bruce A. Harwood (ret.), who has been an ABI member since 1989. Over the past year, …
President’s Column ABI Conferences, Start Your Engines! Like the race car season, ABI takes a short hiatus from its conference schedule after the annual Winter Leadership Conference in December. It is much-earned down time for the ABI staff…
Legislative Highlights 119th Congress Convenes: Listing of Key Committee Leadership The 119th Congress convened on Jan. 3 at noon, with both the Senate and House of Representatives under the control of Republicans following the 2024 electio…
President’s Column As you can see by the cover of this month’s Journal, ABI has announced its eighth “40 Under 40” class. They were honored at the Winter Leadership Conference last month in Arizona with high production and a lot of standing…