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4/14/2021

Readout: Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo’s Meeting with the Executive Committee of the American Bankers Associa…

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Readout: Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo’s Meeting with the
Executive Committee of the American Bankers Association (ABA)
April 13, 2021

Today, Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo met with members of the American Bankers
Association (ABA) Executive Committee to discuss economic issues and priorities. Deputy
Secretary Adeyemo started the call by thanking the participants from across the country for
their partnership with Treasury to deliver much needed relief to the American people,
including 3.6 million Paycheck Protection Program loans totaling more than $210 billion for
businesses, and 150 million economic impact payments worth more than $370 billion.
Deputy Secretary Adeyemo also pointed out that financial institutions play an important role
in financial inclusion and he and the participants discussed ways to partner to ensure that all
families and businesses, especially those that are underserved, are able to get relief that will
put them on stronger footing.
ABA members o ered their perspective on the American Jobs Plan and noted how
infrastructure investments are critical to their communities, including not only roads and
bridges but also broadband and clean drinking water.
Deputy Secretary Adeyemo also mentioned the top-to-bottom review he is conducting of
U.S. economic and financial sanctions programs and noted the important role financial
institutions play in implementing those policies. Deputy Secretary Adeyemo said his hope
was to identify ways to streamline our use of economic and financial sanctions in advance of
their application, once they are in place, and as we consider adapting them to ensure they
are impactful and e ective. Participants agreed to give feedback to Treasury in support of this
review to inform the findings.
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