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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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Aug. 13, 2025

Past ICBA chairman featured in new documentary
Past ICBA Chairman Brad Bolton is featured in a new documentary series on community banking.

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Aug. 13, 2025

Consumer prices up in July
The Consumer Price Index increased a seasonally adjusted 0.2% in July after increasing 0.3% in June, according to the Labor Department.

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Aug. 12, 2025

Blog post: Flood of charter applications demands OCC response
A new ICBA blog post says a sudden influx of applications from nonbank financial technology firms for national bank trust charters requires the OCC to change course.

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Aug. 12, 2025

CFPB working on new 1033 rule
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau submitted a proposed rule on Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act for review to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. ICBA expects the proposal to be published for public comment in the near future.

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