ICBA Commends House Committee Members for Advancing Bills to Provide Community Bank Regulatory Relief

May 16, 2024 | Press Release
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.

ICBA Statement Following Supreme Court Ruling on CFPB Funding Structure

May 16, 2024 | Press Release
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.

House markup on pro-community bank bills today

May 16, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
The House Financial Services Committee today is scheduled to mark up a slate of ICBA-advocated bills:

Hearing targets FDIC following report on misconduct

May 16, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg accepted responsibility for reports of misconduct at his agency during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on regulatory oversight.

Barr: Fed sensitive to debit proposal’s impact on LMI borrowers

May 16, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
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.

House marking up ICBA-backed pro-community bank bills

May 15, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
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.

House Ag Committee releases farm bill summary ahead of markup

May 15, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
The House Agriculture Committee released a title-by-title summary of its farm bill proposal ahead of a markup planned for next Thursday.

Fed governor vows support of CDFIs

May 15, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
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.

ICBA calls on agencies to reduce excessive regulations

May 14, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
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.

Capital Summit nets new co-sponsors

May 14, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
As a result of the ICBA Capital Summit, more than 50 new co-sponsors have joined ICBA-advocated bills.

ICBA, groups urge FHFA to change course on VantageScore data release

May 14, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
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.

ICBA to Fed: Withdraw debit card interchange proposal

May 13, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
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.

Court injunction pauses CFPB credit card late fee rule

May 13, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
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.

ICBA urges ACRE Act support during hearing

May 13, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA called on the House Ways and Means Committee to take up ICBA-advocated legislation to support lending in rural communities.

Federal Reserve’s Flawed Debit Card Proposal Harms Banks, Credit Unions and Consumers

May 10, 2024 | Press Release
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,

ICBA urging ACRE Act support during hearing today

May 10, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA today is calling on the House Ways and Means Committee to take up ICBA-advocated legislation to support lending in rural communities.

At hearing, Scott touts challenge to CFPB’s credit card late fee rule

May 10, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) touted his ICBA-supported resolution to nullify the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule on credit card late fees during a committee hearing.

Fed report suggests climate risks difficult to measure

May 10, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
The Federal Reserve Board released a summary of an exploratory pilot climate scenario analysis exercise that it conducted with six of the nation's largest banks, with the megabanks reporting challenges in conducting the climate analysis.

Independent Banker lists top-performing community banks

May 9, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
This month’s Independent Banker magazine profiles the top-performing community banks of 2024.

Cook: Fed stepping up CRE supervision

May 9, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
The Federal Reserve is stepping up supervisory work with community and regional banks that have significant commercial real estate concentrations, Fed Governor Lisa Cook said.