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Join us Nov. 10 for a 45-minute live demo and discover how the Professional Development Planner can make employee development planning more consistent, strategic and efficient.


Support for Reg O Modernization

ICBA sent a letter to the Federal Reserve in support of its proposed rulemaking to update and modernize Regulation O, which governs extensions of credit by member banks to their insiders and insiders of their affiliates. ICBA said it strongly supports the proposal and offered several targeted suggestions to further the agency’s goals of reducing unnecessary burdens on community banks.


Opposition to Gurufin National Trust Bank’s Charter Application

ICBA sent a letter to the OCC objecting to the application filed by Gurufin Inc. to organize Gurufin National Trust Bank. ICBA urged the OCC to deny the application or defer action until the applicant provides sufficient public disclosure to permit meaningful review, followed by an additional public comment period. ICBA also said the OCC should address and resolve legal and public-record concerns before acting on the application.


Explore How Community Banks are Navigating Innovation Through Real-World Success Stories

Explore real-world examples of innovation in action across the community banking industry. These case studies highlight how banks and technology providers are addressing key challenges, improving efficiency, enhancing customer experiences, and driving growth. 

 

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Focus on AI and Crypto

The industry is at a pivotal moment, with rapidly evolving crypto policy proposals and advances in AI technologies reshaping the landscape. ICBA is amplifying the voice of community banks and providing the tools and resources needed to navigate change, shape policy, and ensure continued success.

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ICBA Events

Building Your Story: Crafting an Effective CRA Performance Context Seminar

Your CRA performance context is your opportunity to tell your institution’s story. In this session, you’ll learn how to develop a compelling, well-supported performance context that highlights your market conditions, community needs, and strategic approach. We’ll cover what regulators look for, how to gather and organize data, and techniques for presenting your narrative in a way that strengthens your CRA exam results.
Nov 10, 2026  | 
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  • Compliance Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)

    ThinkTECH x CAFE Fintech Showcase: Advancing Financial Equity Through Innovation Webinar

    Join us for an exclusive showcase event presented by ICBA Innovation in conjunction with the Center for Accelerating Financial Equity (CAFE) Fintech Accelerator. CAFE, a valued member of our accelerator network, whose dedicated focus is on advancing financial health and wellness, particularly for low- to moderate-income (LMI) communities. Unlike our broader accelerator programs, CAFE’s mission centers on this important and specific topic. This event is an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in how innovative technology can help better serve these important customer segments. Discover how fintech is transforming financial wellness for LMI communities and learn from leaders at the forefront of inclusive financial innovation. What to Expect: Meet Innovative Fintech Founders: Engage directly with entrepreneurs who are developing technologies aimed at expanding access to capital, enhancing financial literacy, and promoting economic mobility. Discover Practical Solutions: Explore fintech innovations that can be integrated into your bank's operations to better serve underserved populations and drive community growth. Presenting Companies: BOSS.Tech: Helps banks increase small business deposits with branded, build-free modern fintech that enables businesses to organize fragmented income, expenses, and operations, and better manage their businesses. Helps low- to moderate- income (LMI) owned small businesses demonstrate financial health, access capital, and other services.  Free Money Meister: A college-affordability platform that helps students find and manage best-fit external scholarships while enabling financial institutions to support customers and communities with education-funding solutions. By helping close college funding gaps, Free Money Meister expands access to financial resources for LMI students and families.  Heka: Prevents AI-driven consumer fraud losses for financial institutions. By distinguishing fraudsters from legitimate applicants, Heka provides consumers with safer, more equitable access to financial services.  Linker Finance: Streamlines business onboarding, launches modern digital banking for commercial and retail customers, and helps banks grow deposits, all without requiring a core conversion. Offers technology for a critical part of the financial ecosystem: the community institutions that support local businesses and families across the country.  McCarthy Hatch FSAI: Analyzes consumer complaint narratives and regulatory signals to help financial institutions identify emerging patterns of consumer harm, from overdraft spirals to credit reporting errors to unauthorized charges, faster. By surfacing these risk patterns earlier, institutions can remediate problems before they cascade, reducing financial damage to LMI consumers who are often first and hardest hit by compliance failures.  SilverShield: Helps financial institutions stop scams before money is lost by giving members instant, 24/7 guidance through text and email while equipping internal teams with real-time scam intelligence. Designed for accessibility and ease of use, SilverShield helps people at greatest risk recognize threats, avoid losses, and protect their financial well-being.  Voyager AI: Precision AI that helps community financial institutions say yes to more commercial loans and grow through relationships. When communities have healthy financial systems, they go beyond!  WealthMeUp: Embed investing products directly into digital banking experiences, enabling people to start investing with as little as $1 and grow their accounts through everyday shopping rewards. We advance financial wellness by turning financial education into action and make wealth building accessible from the first dollar, using everyday shopping rewards to help members invest even when disposable income is limited. Duration: 60-minutes Presented live and recorded on 11/12/26. 
    Nov 12, 2026  | 
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    BSA Hot Topics 2026 Webinar

    Explore the latest BSA/AML hot topics affecting community banks, including emerging risks, enforcement action trends, and recent regulatory developments. This timely session will provide practical insights to help your bank stay informed, strengthen compliance efforts, and respond effectively to an evolving regulatory environment.  Learning Objectives:   Identify emerging BSA/AML risks affecting community banks.  Examine recent enforcement trends and regulatory developments.  Apply practical insights to strengthen compliance efforts and respond to the evolving regulatory environment.  Duration: 60-minutes  Presented live and recorded on 11/17/2026.  
    Nov 17, 2026  | 
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  • Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Act (BSA/AML) Compliance

    Modern Financial Services Simplified Webinar

    New technologies and concepts are impacting community banks, and many bankers do not have a working knowledge of the evolving financial products and services. Artificial intelligence. Bitcoin. Blockchain. Stablecoins. Crypto. Decentralized finance. Disintermediation. These are critical components of the modern financial services system, and they differ from traditional community banking. Given their growth and expectations for continued prevalence, and impact on community banking, every community banker should have a fundamental understanding of these items and what they mean for the community banking industry. This session gives a straightforward and simple explanation of modern financial services and how they are currently and may continue to impact community banks. Learning Objectives: Understand key modern financial services concepts. Differentiate modern and traditional banking models. Assess emerging technologies’ impact on community banks. Identify key opportunities, risks, and strategic implications. Duration: 60-minutes Presented live and recorded on 11/18/27.
    Nov 18, 2026  | 
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  • Automated Clearing House (ACH) Compliance

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    Discover the leading topics in community banking, highlighted by data on what matters most to bankers and expert insights from ICBA’s executives on emerging industry trends.

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    Artificial Intelligence

    “The nation’s community banks are leveraging AI to strengthen operations and resilience while they work to address key AI risks and implementation challenges that warrant further attention.”

    - ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey

    About the Independent Community Bankers of America

    ICBA powers the potential of the nation’s community banks through effective advocacy, education, and innovation so that community banks can continue to strengthen, invest, and provide opportunities for the people and families in the communities they serve.

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    Amplifying Advocacy

    We champion community bank advocacy in Washington to ensure your voice is heard. 

    By working with our affiliated state banking associations and the nation’s community bankers, we have a proven track record of advancing and achieving pro-community bank policies and regulatory reform.

     

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    Elevating Education

    We provide high-caliber courses, live events, webinars, resources, certifications, and programs that power the potential of community bankers at all levels.

    By making learning personal, practical, fun, and community bank specific, we fuel individual, team, bank, and community prosperity.

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    Infusing Innovation

    We understand the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead for community banks. 

    Our innovation programming designed for community banks helps you navigate your innovation journey and remain profitable, efficient, and competitive. 

     

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