ICBA CRA Solutions Selects Ncontracts for Community Bank Compliance Offering

Feb 11, 2025 | Press Release
ICBA CRA Solutions, an ICBA subsidiary, announced a strategic alliance with Ncontracts, which provides integrated vendor, risk, and compliance management solutions to help community banks address Community Reinvestment Act requirements using precise, actionable insights.

Independent Banker features ICBA Minority Bank Advisory Council insights

Feb 11, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
The latest edition of Independent Banker magazine provides insights on minority depository institutions from ICBA’s Minority Bank Advisory Council.

McKernan leaving FDIC

Feb 11, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
FDIC Director Jonathan McKernan announced he was stepping aside from the FDIC board of directors.

ICBA releases customizable language addressing depositor concerns

Feb 11, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
With some community bank customers inquiring about the security of their bank deposits amid government efforts related to federal spending and bureaucracy, ICBA released customizable language its members can use to answer customer questions.

CFPB’s 1071 rule again paused by court in ICBA case

Feb 10, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
A U.S. court of appeals temporarily paused the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s 1071 small-business rule and extended its compliance deadlines until further notice, as advocated by ICBA.

ICBA releases customizable language addressing depositor concerns

Feb 10, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
With some community bank customers inquiring about the security of their bank deposits amid government efforts related to federal spending and bureaucracy, ICBA released customizable language its members can use to answer customer questions.

ICBA Statement on Rodney Hood’s Appointment as Acting Comptroller of the Currency

Feb 8, 2025 | Press Release
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the appointment of Rodney Hood to serve as acting comptroller of the currency.

ICBA Thanks Russell Vought for Serving as Acting CFPB Director

Feb 8, 2025 | Press Release
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on President Donald Trump’s designation of Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Community Banks to Convene in Nashville to Celebrate Community Banking at ICBA LIVE

Feb 7, 2025 | Press Release
The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) will host ICBA LIVE 2025, the most comprehensive educational and networking event for community bankers. The event brings together thousands of community bank leaders to discuss key policies, and emerging technologies that shape the local banking landscape.

Independent Banker shares ICBA LIVE’s can’t-miss events

Feb 7, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
When community bankers from across the country gather in Nashville next month for ICBA LIVE, a remarkable agenda awaits them, according to the latest Independent Banker magazine.

ICBA’s congressional testimonies available

Feb 7, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
Recordings and full text of the testimonies ICBA leaders provided this week on Capitol Hill are available online.

Independent Banker highlights what banks need to know about the open banking rule

Feb 7, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
Community banks with $850 million or more in assets will soon need to comply with the new open banking regulation, and smaller institutions might want to prepare for data sharing if their customers demand it, according to the latest Independent Banker magazine.

At congressional hearing, Romero Rainey urges regulatory transformation

Feb 6, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
At the first House Financial Services Committee hearing of the new Congress, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey called on lawmakers to transform the regulatory environment for community banks to promote locally based economic growth.

ICBA urges regulatory and tax relief at House Small Business Committee hearing

Feb 6, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
In separate testimony on Wednesday at the first House Small Business Committee hearing of the 119th Congress, ICBA called on lawmakers to advance regulatory and tax relief that will further enhance small-business lending.

ICBA supports bill to scrap CFPB’s 1071 rule

Feb 6, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA expressed strong support for new legislation to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s small-business data collection and reporting requirements under Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act.

At Congressional Hearing on Making Community Banking Great, Romero Rainey Testifies for Regulatory Transformation to Promote Growth

Feb 5, 2025 | Press Release
With the House Financial Services Committee’s first hearing of the 119th Congress focused on community banking policy, the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today told the panel that the new Congress and administration present an opportunity to transform the regulatory environment for community banks to promote locally based economic growth.

Representing Community Banks at House Small Business Committee Hearing, ICBA Urges Regulatory and Tax Relief to Promote Lending

Feb 5, 2025 | Press Release
At the first House Small Business Committee hearing of the 119th Congress, the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today called on lawmakers to advance regulatory and tax relief that will further enhance lending to the nation’s small businesses.

ICBA testifying before Congress twice today

Feb 5, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
Two ICBA leaders are set to kick off the 119th Congress hearing schedule today with testimony on community banking and small business.

ICBA: Governance should be left up to FHLBs

Feb 5, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
The Federal Housing Finance Agency should defer to the Federal Home Loan Banks when it comes to the leadership of each bank, ICBA said.

Senate hearing on farm economy today

Feb 5, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
The Senate Agriculture Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing at 10:30 a.m. (Eastern time) today titled "Perspectives from the Field: Farmer and Rancher Views on the Agricultural Economy, Part 1.”