The Independent Community Bankers of America® creates and promotes an environment where community banks flourish. With more than 50,000 locations nationwide, community banks constitute 99 percent of all banks, employ nearly 750,000 Americans and are the only physical banking presence in one in three U.S. counties. Holding more than $5 trillion in assets, nearly $4 trillion in deposits, and more than $3.4 trillion in loans to consumers, small businesses and the agricultural community, community banks channel local deposits into the Main Streets and neighborhoods they serve, spurring job creation, fostering innovation and fueling their customers’ dreams in communities throughout America.
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ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today’s Federal Housing Finance Agency announcement that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be allowed to retain a combined $45 billion in capital.
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Aug 29: New front opens in fight over Fed's real-time payments network - American Banker
Aug 28: How Fintech Changes the Game for Community Banks and Their Customers – CFO Tech Outlook
Aug 28: CEO DATELINE – ICBA invests in financial software startup - CEO Update
Aug 28: ICBA: Invests in Teslar Software for community banks - FinTech InShorts
Aug 28: ICBA invests in US-based fintech firm Teslar Software - IBS Intelligence
Aug 28: ICBA invests in Teslar Software for community banks - FinTech Futures
Aug 28: Not all small banks willing to wait for Fed's real-time payments launch date - S&P Global Market Intelligence
Aug 27: Teslar Software by 3E Touts ICBA Investment - Arkansas Business
Aug 27: ICBA joins list of banking trade groups backing fintechs - American Banker
Aug 26: 6 banking issues to watch when Congress reconvenes - American Banker
Aug 26: Community banks feel the pressure as credit unions grow - S&P Global
Aug 24: ICBA names CFSB as National Award Recipient for ‘19 National Community Bank Service Awards - Murray Ledger & Times
Aug 23: Long-awaited Volcker Rule changes finalized - Dodd Frank Update
Aug 23: FDIC's deposit rate cap fix gets mixed reviews - Banking Dive
Aug 23: Advocates seek 'unified voice' from regulators on small-dollar loans - Banking Dive
Aug 23: ICBA doubles down urging ILC charter denial - Dodd Frank Update
Aug 22: Simpler national rate cap could help undercapitalized banks compete - S&P Global
Aug 22: Venture Center named finalist for first-ever Finovate Awards to showcase fintech sector - Talk Business & Politics
Aug 20: Lukewarm reception for FDIC plan to ease deposit rate limits - American Banker
Aug 19: Community Bankers’ Fintech Program Sees Accelerating Momentum - Associations Now
Aug 18: Business Glance 8-18-19, 1st Bank Yuma receives national awards - Yuma Sun
Aug 18: Baton Rouge, New Orleans area Business Honors for Aug. 18, 2019 - New Orleans Advocate
Aug 13: Venture Center, LR Chamber launch ‘free office space’ mentoring initiative for local startups - Talk Business & Politics
Aug 13: United States: The Fed's Jump Into Real Time Payments Appears To Be Good News For Community Banks and FinTechs - Mondaq
Aug 13: Morning Money - Politico
Aug 12: Nation’s top community bank trade group to sponsor second fintech accelerator in Little Rock - Talk Business & Politics
Aug 11: CFSB Named National Award Recipient - West Kentucky Star
Aug 10: The Fed says it will build a real-time interbank payments system - The Economist
Aug 9: Fed developing real-time payments system - Dodd Frank Update
Aug 7: Fed to develop faster payments infrastructure – BankBeat
Aug 7: JPMorgan Chase provides first details of NC expansion, and opens its first branch - Charlotte Observer
Aug 6: The Fed Debuts FedNow - PYMNTS
Aug 5: UPDATE: Fed developing faster payments service to rival big banks' network – S&P Global
Aug 5: Fed to Create Payments System to Speed Money Transfers – The Wall Street Journal
Aug 5: And now, the hard part of the Fed’s path to real-time payments - American Banker
Aug 5: Fed says it will develop faster digital banking system. But Wall Street fears tech incursion - The Washington Post
Aug 5: Fed to offer faster payments system, setting up clash with big banks - Politico
Aug 1: With Community Banks Embracing Tech, Consumers Reap the Benefits - Tech Bullion
Aug 1: New Risks and a New Direction for Real-Time Payments - Remote Deposit Capture
Jul 31: The future of fintech - Crypto Commentary
Jul 30: NCUA Shirking Its Responsibility in Proposed RBC Delay: Bankers - Credit Union Times
Jul 30: OCC's innovation pilot gets little love from banks - American Banker
Jul 30: Bank Groups Raise Objections to Industrial Loan Co. App Filed by E-Commerce Giant - CU Today
Jul 30: Bankers oppose ILC application by ‘Amazon of Japan’ - Dodd Frank Update
Jul 30: ICBA: CFPB on right track to fixing QM – Dodd Frank Update
Jul 29: A GSE plan before the election has risks — but so does doing nothing - American Banker
Jul 29: U.S. tech giants urge Fed to develop real-time payments network; big banks resist – Thomson Reuters
Jul 29: Japanese online merchant Rakuten files for Utah bank charter - Banking Dive
Jul 29: Proposed CECL delay brings relief to some small banks, disappointment for others - S&P Global
Jul 29: SAFE Banking Act Would Protect CRE In Cannabis Deals – BisNow
Jul 29: Opinion: Community banks are standing up for rural America - Eastern Area Courier
Jul 26: Grant Thornton queries auditor attestation on ICFR proposal - Corporate Secretary
Jul 25: More on the Fed and payments - Morning Money
Jul 25: Fiserv-First Data Deal Will Close Monday and other Digital Transactions News briefs form 7/25/19 - Digital Transactions
Jul 25: Lawmakers press Fed on faster payments - Green Sheet
Jul 22 - California's public bank debate pits taxpayer savings against government interference - Banking Dive
Jul 19: Big banks prepare to battle the Fed on faster payments - Politico
Jul 12: Story title: Regulators' effort to ease reporting falls short, small banks say – Banking Dive
Jul 1: Invest Sou Sou Aims to Modernize the Way We Save and Build Credit - Arkansas Money and Politics
Jun 28: ICBA: Streamlined call report rule misses the mark - Dodd Frank Update
Jun 27: Stearns Bank Recognized as One of the Nation’s Top Performing Banks - St. Cloud Times
Jun 26: How Community Banks Are Different, In Maine And Beyond - Forbes
Jun 24: Trump’s trade wars thrust farmers into desperation loans - Politico
Jun 24: A ‘Runaway Freight Train:’ Bankers’ Group Urging Grassroots Action To Stop CUs - CU Today
Jun 24: FEEDD Act would offer relief to livestock producers - Ag Week
Jun 17: ICBA: Agencies required to do more to simplify reporting requirements - Politico Pro (Paywall)
Jun 17: Regulators finalize rule streamlining call reports for smaller banks - American Banker
Jun 11: Mortgages for Seniors: Everything You Need to Know - U.S. News & World Report
Jun 11: Legalizing pot may be only way to lift cloud over pot banking - American Banker
Jun 11: CECL: Finding the silver lining - Dodd Frank Update
Jun 6: Community Bankers Want Congressional Probe of Credit Union Taxi Debacle - Credit Union Times
Jun 5: Rising Ag financial risk prompts calls for higher bankruptcy cap - Agri-Pulse
May 31: Community banks step up tech to compete with big banks, benefiting consumers - Bankrate
May 30: Arkansas ICBA accelerator participant earns ‘Best of Show’ award at Finovate conference - Talk Business & Politics
May 30: CFPB commission goes from idea to afterthought - American Banker
May 30: What is Postal Banking? Progressive Bank System - Newsweek
May 28: Why small towns matter for U.S. contactless adoption - Payments Source
May 24: Time to finish reg relief for community banks - BankThink
May 20: Credit union group wins special purpose bank charter in Michigan - American Banker
May 15: Feds, states may find common ground on cannabis industry banking, experts say - North Bay Business Journal
Apr 1: ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator - Arkansas Money and Politics
Jan. 25: ICBA to FSC: Investigate PenFed merger approval- Dodd Frank Update
Jan. 25: ICBA applauds Treasury’s final rule on S Corps- Financial Regulation News
Jan 25: TSB President nominated as vice chairman of Independent Community Bankers of America- Morning Times
Jan. 24: Giving Community Banks The Contactless Card Boost - PYMNTS
Jan. 22: Fintech Companies, Community Banks Just Want a ‘Level Playing Field’-InsideSources
Jan. 21: Are fintechs better off taking the ILC route to banking? - American Banker
Jan. 18: Trump Administration Sets Final Rules for New Business Tax Deduction -Wall Street Journal
Jan. 18: Private Equity Investors Get IRS Rules on 20 Percent Tax Break - Bloomberg
Jan. 15: Are fintech firms a risk to financial infrastructure? - TechHQ
Jan. 14: Banks Need to Fight for a Level Playing Field with Fintech Competitors-Banking Exchange
Jan. 14: Fintech firms want to shake up banking, and that worries the Fed- WHTC News
Jan. 14: Shutdown has farmers and their lenders sweating- American Banker
Jan. 13: Square's application reopens controversy over who should own a bank- St Louis Post Dispatch
Jan. 10: 10 Startups Chosen For Inaugural ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator- Arkansas Business
Jan. 9: Venture Center, ICBA pick 10 startups for new 'fintech' program in Little Rock -talkbusiness.net
Jan. 9: ICBA selects first fintechs for new accelerator program -American Banker
Jan. 7: House diversity panel a doubled-edged sword for banks- American Banker
Jan. 4: PenFed deal feeds bankers' fears of unlimited credit union membership- American Banker
Jan. 2: Regulators offer community banks relief, but not all will bite- S&P Global
Local banks stepped up to the plate during the shutdown (The Hill)
Local banks can lead bipartisan efforts on financial regulation (The Hill)