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Extend Customer Relationships With Better Business Payments
Consistently fulfilling commercial customers’ payments needs can make community banks indispensable to small businesses.
May 17, 2024 |
Independent Banker
Lending Payments
ICBA Commends House Committee Members for Advancing Bills to Provide Community Bank Regulatory Relief
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today commended members of the House Financial Services Committee who voted to advance a slate of ICBA-advocated bills that support community banks and the local communities they serve.
May 16, 2024 |
Press Release
Agriculture Data Security/Fraud Lending Regulatory Relief Rural Development
ICBA Statement Following Supreme Court Ruling on CFPB Funding Structure
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today’s Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding structure.
May 16, 2024 |
Press Release
CFPB
Hearing targets FDIC following report on misconduct
FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg accepted responsibility for reports of misconduct at his agency during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on regulatory oversight.
May 16, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
FDIC
Barr: Fed sensitive to debit proposal’s impact on LMI borrowers
The Federal Reserve Board is sensitive to the impact of its debit interchange proposed rule on low- and moderate-income borrowers, Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr said.
May 16, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
House markup on pro-community bank bills today
The House Financial Services Committee today is scheduled to mark up a slate of ICBA-advocated bills:
May 16, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy
Jim Reber: Rolling With the Curve
An upward slope can bolster market values.
May 16, 2024 |
Independent Banker
Advocacy Growing the Community
House marking up ICBA-backed pro-community bank bills
The House Financial Services Committee this week is set to take up a slate of ICBA-advocated bills in the wake of the recent ICBA Capital Summit.
May 15, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
House Ag Committee releases farm bill summary ahead of markup
The House Agriculture Committee released a title-by-title summary of its farm bill proposal ahead of a markup planned for next Thursday.
May 15, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Agriculture
Fed governor vows support of CDFIs
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said community development financial institutions play a crucial role, calling them "financial first responders" and enumerating how the Fed supports them.
May 15, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
b1Bank Paves the Way for New Businesses
Entrepreneurs find education and capital through b1Bank’s b1 Foundation, furthering its small business relationships and the community’s economic development.
May 15, 2024 |
Independent Banker
Lending
ICBA calls on agencies to reduce excessive regulations
A new ICBA blog post spotlights ICBA’s calls for regulators to conduct a comprehensive regulatory review under the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act, or EGRPRA.
May 14, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
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Capital Summit nets new co-sponsors
As a result of the ICBA Capital Summit, more than 50 new co-sponsors have joined ICBA-advocated bills.
May 14, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
ICBA, groups urge FHFA to change course on VantageScore data release
ICBA and other groups expressed concerns with a Federal Housing Finance Agency plan to publish historical data on the VantageScore 4.0 credit scoring model this year.
May 14, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Lindsay LaNore: How To Be An Ambassador For Change
Navigate the changing landscape of banking by welcoming it with open arms.
May 14, 2024 |
Independent Banker
Advocacy
ICBA to Fed: Withdraw debit card interchange proposal
ICBA expressed vehement opposition to a Federal Reserve Board proposal to impose a nearly 30% cut to debit interchange that would leave nearly one-third of covered issuers below cost recovery.
May 13, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
ICBA urges ACRE Act support during hearing
ICBA called on the House Ways and Means Committee to take up ICBA-advocated legislation to support lending in rural communities.
May 13, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Grassroots/Be Heard
Court injunction pauses CFPB credit card late fee rule
A federal judge issued a temporary injunction of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule on credit card late fees, which was scheduled to take effect tomorrow.
May 13, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
CFPB
Law Firm Evaluation for Community Banks
Community banks need to maintain a healthy relationship with their legal representatives, especially when it’s through a third party. Community bankers and
other experts explain how they evaluate potential law firm partners.
May 13, 2024 |
Independent Banker
Compliance
Federal Reserve’s Flawed Debit Card Proposal Harms Banks, Credit Unions and Consumers
America’s banks and credit unions urged the Federal Reserve to rescind its proposal to update Regulation II (Reg II) in a comment letter submitted today. The joint letter was submitted by the Bank Policy Institute,
May 10, 2024 |
Press Release
Independent Banker
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