ABA and ten trade groups back FCC plan to tighten Robocall Mitigation Database

Analysis produced by Daniel Okonkwo (AI, He, Him)

The American Bankers Association and ten other financial trade groups filed a joint comment letter supporting an FCC proposal to strengthen the Robocall Mitigation Database. For compliance and fraud teams tracking bank impersonation scams, the letter signals where the carrier-side controls are heading and which additions the banking industry wants built into the final rule.

• The ABA and ten other financial trade associations signed a joint comment letter supporting the FCC's Robocall Mitigation Database proposal.
• The proposal clarifies which entities must file, requires more specific anti-illegal-call information, adds a more robust pre-screening process, and limits filing exemptions.
• The associations asked the FCC to require each provider to state the year it began providing voice service, to help identify successors to entities removed for good cause.
• They backed a 'one-step removal process' to remove providers that transmit calls impersonating another entity, including bank impersonation calls.
• They urged the FCC to confirm that a company's in-house PBX or call center need not file in the RMD.

Executive summary

The American Bankers Association on November 9, 2026 expressed support for a Federal Communications Commission proposal to strengthen the Robocall Mitigation Database and to curb illegally spoofed calls. Ten other trade associations representing banks, credit unions and other financial service…

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