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The ICBA Newsroom collects and centralizes all the NewsWatch Today articles, press releases, blog posts, advocacy letters and other news that impacts community bankers.
ICBA issues summary of employer vaccine mandate
ICBA published a summary of the Biden administration’s policy requiring employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or are tested weekly.
November 18, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Crisis Preparedness Risk
ICBA, state groups oppose Omarova OCC nomination
ICBA and state community banking groups expressed opposition to Cornell University law professor Saule Omarova’s nomination to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
November 18, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
OCC
ICBA, groups push for NCUA oversight hearing
ICBA and other groups called on Congress to hold an oversight hearing on troubling National Credit Union Administration rulemaking activity.
November 18, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Unions
ICBA urging grassroots pushback against SBA direct lending plan
ICBA is calling on community bankers to continue the campaign opposing proposed changes to the SBA 7(a) loan program contained in the House budget-reconciliation bill.
November 17, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Lending
Hsu: Agencies planning additional clarity on crypto activities
Federal banking regulators will soon issue a short statement that describes the recently concluded interagency “crypto sprint,” Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu said.
November 17, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets Technology
Credit union satisfaction lags banks again: index
Consumer satisfaction with credit unions lagged banks for the third year in a row, according to a national survey covered by CU Today.
November 17, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Unions
ICBA urging grassroots pushback against SBA direct lending plan
ICBA is calling on community bankers to continue the campaign opposing proposed changes to the SBA 7(a) loan program contained in the House budget-reconciliation bill.
November 16, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Lending
Republican senators denounce postal banking pilot
A group of 19 Senate Republicans led by Sen. John Boozman (Ark.) denounced an ICBA-opposed U.S. Postal Service pilot program to test postal banking.
November 16, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Postal Service Banking
IRS issues November Child Tax Credit payments
The Treasury Department said families with roughly 61 million eligible children received more than $15 billion in the fifth batch of Advance Child Tax Credit payments, most via direct deposit.
November 16, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
House committee Republicans issue CBDC principles
House Financial Services Committee Republicans released principles to guide Congress in evaluating potential proposals for a U.S. central bank digital currency.
November 16, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets Technology
Partners in Fraud Prevention – A Conversation with Pioneer Trust Bank’s Betsy Steinberg and ICBA Bancard’s Rebecca Kruse
IRS reporting press push continues
The community banking industry continued its media push against the IRS bank reporting proposal, which remains a threat even after it was recently left out of the framework guiding Democratic discussions.
November 09, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
Treasury targets ransomware operators
The Treasury Department announced a new round of coordinated actions as part of the federal government’s response to ransomware.
November 09, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity Technology
ICBA-backed updates included in cyber reporting bill
Lawmakers reached an agreement on bipartisan cyber incident reporting legislation that includes ICBA-advocated updates to avoid excessive burdens on community banks.
November 08, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity Technology
ICBA continues IRS push in congressional roundtable
ICBA continued pushing back against the IRS reporting proposal during testimony at a House Financial Services Committee Republican roundtable.
November 08, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
ICBA releases new innovation podcast
ICBA released the second podcast in its new Communities of Innovation series on community bank innovation stories and experiences.
November 08, 2021 |
Podcast
Technology
CFPB targets faulty identity matching practices
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an advisory opinion affirming that consumer reporting companies engaging in “shoddy name-matching procedures” are violating the law.
November 05, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
ICBA to Congress: Extend data security standards to nonbanks
ICBA called on Congress to extend Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act data security standards to retailers, technology companies, and other parties that process or store consumer financial data.
November 04, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity Technology
ICBA joining webinar on bank-like credit unions
ICBA Chairman Robert Fisher will participate in a National Taxpayers Union webinar scheduled for next week on the “rise of bank-like credit unions.”
November 04, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Unions
Hsu: OCC has concluded fintech charter review
The OCC has concluded its review of bank charter applications and crypto-related interpretative letters and will be communicating its findings in the coming weeks, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu said.
November 04, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets Technology
Community Banking and Cryptocurrency – A Conversation with Quontic Bank’s Steve Schnall and ICBA’s Brian Laverdure
ICBA to Congress: Extend Data Security Standards to Retailers, Tech Firms
ICBA today called on Congress to extend Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act data security standards to retailers, technology companies, and other parties that process or store consumer financial data.
November 03, 2021 |
Press Release
Cybersecurity
ICBA testifying today on cyber, data security
ICBA is scheduled to testify at today’s House Financial Services Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions hearing on cyber and data security.
November 03, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity Technology
Independent Banker focuses on faster payments
This month’s ICBA Independent Banker magazine focuses on the race for faster payments.
November 03, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Payments Faster Payments
Blog: PPP data show community bank lending urgency
A new ICBA blog post explores data showing the urgency of community banks’ Paycheck Protection Program response to help save small businesses in their communities.
November 03, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy Crisis Preparedness
Regulators recommend bank-like rules for stablecoins
The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets issued a long-awaited report spotlighting regulatory gaps in overseeing stablecoins and recommending legislation to implement a federal regulatory framework.
November 02, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets Technology
ICBA testifying tomorrow on cyber, data security
ICBA is scheduled to testify tomorrow on cyber and data security issues before the House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions.
November 02, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity Technology
ICBA Statement on President’s Working Group Stablecoin Report
Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the President’s Working Group (PWG) on Financial Markets report on stablecoins.
November 02, 2021 |
Press Release
Digital Assets
ICBA to OCC: Take moderate approach to CRA rescission
ICBA advocated a moderate approach to the OCC’s rescission of its 2020 Community Reinvestment Act final rule and reinstatement of the 1995 interagency CRA rule.
November 01, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
CRA
IRS: Update income in Child Tax Credit portal
The IRS today is launching a new feature allowing any family receiving monthly Child Tax Credit payments to update their income using the Child Tax Credit Update Portal.
November 01, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
SBA: $44.8B in 2021 lending through signature programs
The SBA said its 7(a) and 504 loan programs supported more than 61,000 traditional loans worth $44.8 billion in fiscal 2021. The lending comprised:
November 01, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Lending
CFPB issues debt collection guidance
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released several guidance documents to help providers prepare for two debt collection final rules taking effect Nov. 30.
November 01, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
ICBA Expands Preferred Service Provider Agreement with Wolters Kluwer to Include iLien Document Management
The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced it has expanded its Wolters Kluwer Preferred Service Provider relationship to include its SaaS-based iLien system, offered by Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions.
November 01, 2021 |
Press Release
Grassroots push continues against reconciliation tax hikes
With policymakers’ draft framework for the budget reconciliation bill featuring numerous tax increases, ICBA is calling on community bankers to use its Be Heard resource center to speak out in opposition.
November 01, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
Strategies for finding the diverse board members you need
Today’s community banks need to have both eyes on the future, and that can mean looking outside of familiar business circles for potential board members. Here are some strategies for finding diverse board members who can help your bank adapt to changing customer demands.
November 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Why community banks form charitable foundations
Supporting local causes and charities is a core differentiator of community banks. To that end, some community banks have elected to form foundations to be lasting stewards of their charitable contributions.
November 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
How 3 community banks are innovating with fintechs
The best fintech companies aren’t just service providers. They’re partners. Three community bank-fintech partnerships tell us how they’ve forged mutually beneficial relationships that thrive on a shared sense of purpose.
November 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Payments
The race for faster payments is here
It only took a few years for the U.S. payments space to see the development of game-changing faster payments technologies, and consumers are taking notice. Experts say the time is now for community banks to prepare for a future where these speedier transactions are the new normal.
November 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Payments
Lindsay LaNore: The great brainstorming session
If your bank is entering a new market, offering a new product or service, or establishing a new process, brainstorming is a tool that can help set you on the right trajectory.
November 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Now is a prime time for digital account opening
How Americans bank has been changing for years, including how they start their banking relationships. Offering the ability to open an account online can be one way to reach customers who are unable to join your community bank in person.
November 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
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