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Jul. 09, 2025

ThinkTECH Accelerator Showcase returns to Graduate School of Banking next week
ICBA announced that the ThinkTECH Accelerator program showcase will once again take place at the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado.

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Jul. 09, 2025

OCC updates info on notices, posters
The OCC announced updates for certain notices and posters required by the Community Reinvestment Act, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and Fair Housing Act.

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Jul. 09, 2025

Report: Community banker optimism holds steady
Community bankers’ optimism on the future economy is holding steady, according to the Conference of State Bank Supervisors’ second-quarter Community Bank Sentiment Index.

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Jul. 09, 2025

New York Community Banker Joins TCM Bank Board
TCM Bank, N.A., the credit card bank of ICBA Payments, announced the election of Jill Sung, president and CEO of Abacus Federal Savings Bank, to the TCM Bank Board of Directors. Jack Hartings, chairman of the Peoples Bank Co., continues as TCM Bank’s chairman.

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Jul. 08, 2025

Independent Banker: Community banks step up after California wildfires
The latest Independent Banker magazine details how community banks stepped up to help employees, customers, and neighbors after wildfires devastated areas of Southern California.

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Jul. 08, 2025

OCC: Texas banks affected by flooding can close
The OCC issued a proclamation allowing national banks, federal savings associations, and federal branches and agencies of foreign banks to close offices in areas of Texas affected by flooding.

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