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Aug. 14, 2025

Mission: Excellence—Are You Ready to Lead?
Every great leader has a moment when they’re called to step up—to lead with clarity, purpose, and excellence. For the next generation of community bank leaders, that moment is now.

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Aug. 14, 2025

Article: Credit unions abandoning mission
A new article says some credit unions may be abandoning their mission with “Wall Street-style” behavior and no longer serving their core members.

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Aug. 14, 2025

ICBA, other groups ask Congress to fix GENIUS Act flaw
ICBA and other groups asked Congress to strike Section 16(d) of the recently enacted GENIUS Act and to oppose any expansion of its scope in this or future legislation.

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Aug. 14, 2025

ICBA attends Treasury meeting on reducing BSA burdens
Senior ICBA staff attended a Treasury Department roundtable on reducing the burdens of Bank Secrecy Act currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports.

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Aug. 13, 2025

Joint Letter Asking Congress to Fix GENIUS Act Flaw

ICBA and other groups asked Congress to strike a provision in the recently passed GENIUS Act that grants an uninsured state-chartered bank with a payment stablecoin subsidiary broad authority to engage in nationwide money transmission and custody activities, bypassing host state licensing and oversight. ICBA and the other groups said Congress should strike the provision in market structure legislation now under consideration in the Senate and reject any proposals that would extend preemption to the activities of other uninsured banks.

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Aug. 13, 2025

Independent Banker: Community bank CFOs are busier than ever
The latest Independent Banker magazine says there’s plenty to keep community bank chief financial officers on their toes, such as interest rate volatility, new accounting and capital reporting standards, and industry cost pressures.

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