Second billion-dollar credit union acquisition of a community bank this week

Jul 25, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
After a second acquisition this week of a taxpaying community bank by a tax-exempt, billion-dollar credit union, ICBA continued to call for policymakers to end the federal tax exemption for credit unions with $1 billion or more in assets.

President issues executive orders on AI

Jul 25, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
After unveiling his AI Action Plan this week, President Donald Trump released three executive orders on artificial intelligence.

Fintechs awarded at ThinkTECH Accelerator Showcase

Jul 25, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
At the recent ThinkTECH Accelerator Showcase held at the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado, ICBA presented three awards to participating fintech companies.

Second Billion-dollar Credit Union Acquisition of Community Bank This Week Underscores Policy Abuses

Jul 24, 2025 | Press Release
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement after a second acquisition this week of a taxpaying community bank by a tax-exempt credit union. Both acquiring credit unions hold more than $1 billion in assets.

House committee passes ICBA-advocated reg relief bills

Jul 24, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
The House Financial Services Committee passed several ICBA-supported bills during a two-day markup.

Administration releases Artificial Intelligence Action Plan

Jul 24, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
The White House released an AI Action Plan that includes removing barriers to innovation and responsible adoption of AI.

ICBA updates advocacy dashboard

Jul 24, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA updated its “Advocacy in Action” government relations dashboard for the third quarter with the latest community banking advocacy successes and priorities.

ICBA reiterates call for policy change following latest credit union acquisition

Jul 23, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
After a credit union in California leveraged its asset size and tax exemption to acquire a community bank, ICBA reiterated its call for policymakers to end the federal tax exemption for credit unions with $1 billion or more in assets.

House committee passes reg relief bill with more votes set for today

Jul 23, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
The House Financial Services Committee passed ICBA-supported legislation to provide regulatory relief to certain community banks, with additional votes on ICBA-advocated legislation slated for today.

ICBA urges CFPB to use modified TRID disclosure forms

Jul 23, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to move its TRID Sandbox Project forward with a modified TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) form developed by ICBA.

Billion-dollar Credit Union Acquisition of Community Bank Affirms ICBA Calls for Policy Change

Jul 22, 2025 | Press Release
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement after a new acquisition of a taxpaying community bank in California by a tax-exempt credit union with assets exceeding $1 billion.

ICBA breaks down the GENIUS Act and what’s next for community banks

Jul 22, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
A new blog post from ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey details what’s in the recently signed GENIUS Act stablecoin law and what it means for community banks.

ICBA Foundation raising funds for Texas flood relief

Jul 22, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
The ICBA Foundation Disaster Relief Program in coordination with the Independent Bankers Association of Texas is requesting tax-deductible donations to assist community banks and employees affected by recent flooding in as.

ICBA urges House committee to advance reg relief bills at markup

Jul 22, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
The House Financial Services Committee today kicks off a two-day markup of various banking bills, including several ICBA-advocated regulatory reform measures.

GENIUS Act bill to establish stablecoin regulations signed into law

Jul 21, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
President Donald Trump signed into law the GENIUS Act, which establishes a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins. The bill signing follows a House vote last week of 308-122 to pass the GENIUS Act following Senate passage last month.

Senators introduce bill to roll back 1071 requirements

Jul 21, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
Sens. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) introduced legislation to shield community banks from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Section 1071 small-business reporting rule.

ICBA: OCC should postpone decisions on recent charter applications

Jul 21, 2025 | Press Release
ICBA and other groups told the OCC that recent national bank charter applications raise substantial concerns and urged the OCC to postpone considering the applications.

ICBA Welcomes Back Loughlin Cleary as Executive Vice President of Member Relations

Jul 21, 2025 | Press Release
The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today announced that Loughlin Cleary has rejoined the organization as executive vice president, member relations. In this role, Cleary will lead ICBA’s nationwide member relations team, working to strengthen relationships with community banks and ensure they are well-connected to ICBA’s advocacy, innovation, and education initiatives.

ICBA CRA Solutions/USI Alliance Names Two New Community Bankers to its Board

Jul 18, 2025 | Press Release
ICBA CRA Solutions/USI Alliance, an ICBA subsidiary, today announced the election to its board of directors Shon Myers, president and CEO of Farmers & Merchants Bank in Miamisburg, Ohio, and Andrew Tinberg, president and CEO of CNB Bank and Trust N.A., in Carlinville, Ill.

House passes bills to establish digital assets regulatory frameworks, bar U.S. CBDC

Jul 18, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
The House of Representatives passed three bills designed to establish stablecoin and digital asset regulatory frameworks and prohibit the United States from issuing a central bank digital currency.