ABA’s annual Washington Summit and several related programs began Monday, with more than 1,300 attendees, including bankers from South Dakota. The formal Summit program opened Tuesday morning with keynote presentations by House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers Kevin Hassett and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho).
Tuesday's agenda also included a session with senior personnel from the FDIC, OCC and Federal Reserve, as well as an advocacy update from a panel of ABA leaders. Tuesday afternoon, Summit attendees visited their representatives on the Hill to advocate for meaningful changes that grow the economy and give bank customers more choices.
On Wednesday, attendees heard from Federal Reserve Bank Presidents Tom Barkin (Richmond), Raphael Bostic (Atlanta) and Esther George (Kansas City), as well as Donna Brazile, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and Mike Murphy, political analyst for NBC News. Meanwhile, ABA Sunday night kicked off its Mutual Community Bank Forum, which continued Monday, along with ABA's Emerging Leaders Forum. On Wednesday, ABA held its annual Women's Leadership Forum.
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