AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION et al v. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION et al

  1. February 12, 2014

    Banking Group To Withdraw Suits Over Volcker Rule

    The American Bankers Association and four banks told a Washington, D.C., federal court Wednesday that they will voluntarily withdraw litigation seeking to block the so-called Volcker Rule from applying to certain "trust-preferred" collateralized debt obligations, after federal regulators changed the provisions-at-issue.

  2. January 02, 2014

    Bank Watchdogs To Explore Volcker Exemption After ABA Suit

    Federal financial regulators announced last week that they will consider exempting certain "trust-preferred" collateralized debt obligations from the so-called Volcker Rule, the Dodd-Frank Act's ban on proprietary trading by banks, after the industry sued over the CDOs' inclusion in the rule.