ICBA commended the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s efforts to create a better framework for responding to significant cyber incidents, but said community banks need to be an integral part of a coordinated cyber defense plan.
Last week’s simultaneous congressional hearings featuring ICBA witnesses spotlighted the industry’s policy priorities while demonstrating that community banks are being heard in Washington, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey wrote in a new op-ed.
Community bankers interested in speaking during the next Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act regulatory review must register by today.
Revenue from romance scams—also known as “pig butchering”—grew 40% last year and accounted for more than a third of all crypto-related scams, according to a report by Chainalysis.
Last week’s simultaneous congressional hearings featuring ICBA witnesses spotlighted the industry’s policy priorities while demonstrating that community banks are being heard in Washington, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey wrote in a new op-ed.
ICBA said any change to the structure of the nation’s banking agencies must involve careful study and input from all stakeholders, including community banks.
Community bankers interested in speaking during the next Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act regulatory review must register by tomorrow, Feb. 14.
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on President Donald Trump’s nomination of Jonathan McKernan to serve as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on President Donald Trump’s nomination of Johnathan Gould to serve as comptroller of the currency.
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on media reports related to actions at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and potential consolidation of banking regulators.
Acting Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mark Uyeda said his agency will seek to freeze court proceedings in a legal challenge to its final rule requiring climate-related investor disclosures, citing his opposition to the rule.
ICBA told Congress that current stablecoin arrangements are not subject to comprehensive supervision and lack many critical consumer and anti-money laundering protections—a regulatory gap that allows risks to the financial system to multiply, provides opportunities for financial crimes, and creates an unequal playing field with highly regulated community banks.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
