ICBA Applauds House Passage of Bill to Restrict Mortgage ‘Trigger Leads’ Following Unanimous Senate Passage

Jun 23, 2025 | Press Release
ICBA applauded Congress following today’s House passage of the bipartisan Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act (H.R. 2808), which will help protect the financial privacy of mortgage applicants.

‘Trigger leads’ grassroots action needed with House voting today

Jun 23, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA is calling on community bankers to urge their members of Congress to vote yes on “trigger leads” legislation scheduled for a vote in the House of Representatives today.

FATF: North Korea, crypto crime are major threats

Jun 23, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
The criminal use of cryptocurrency is a major concern and North Korea is the biggest threat, the Financial Action Task Force said.

Fed to Congress: Will carefully assess data before more rate cuts

Jun 23, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
In considering the extent and timing of adjustments to the target range for the federal funds rate, the Federal Reserve will carefully assess incoming data, the evolving outlook, and the balance of risks, according to its latest Monetary Policy Report to Congress.

Independent Banker features year-round marketing strategies

Jun 20, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
The latest Independent Banker magazine offers year-round marketing strategies to help community banks connect with their communities.

Treasury’s Faulkender lays out principles for BSA modernization

Jun 20, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
Deputy Treasury Secretary Michael Faulkender shared the Trump administration’s guiding principles for modernizing Bank Secrecy Act regulations.

Treasury endorses new international payments standards

Jun 20, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
The Treasury Department endorsed the Financial Action Task Force’s new international payments standards and said it supports FATF reports on countering illicit finance.

Senate passes stablecoin bill without ICBA-opposed credit card amendments

Jun 18, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
The Senate passed legislation to establish a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins without ICBA-opposed amendments to impose new credit card restrictions.

Senate-passed GENIUS Act lays out stablecoin regulatory framework

Jun 18, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA pledged to continue working with Congress on legislation to establish a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins following Tuesday’s 68-30 bipartisan Senate vote to pass the GENIUS Act (S. 1582).

CFPB extends 1071 compliance deadlines

Jun 18, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published an interim final rule to extend its 1071 small-business reporting rule’s compliance and reporting dates.

ICBA Statement on Senate Passage of the GENIUS Act

Jun 17, 2025 | Press Release
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the Senate’s passage of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act (S. 1582).

2025 Summer Internship Diaries - Vol. 1

Jun 17, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
This month, four interns and I joined ICBA! This is the first year that ICBA interns are located in all three ICBA office locations (Washington D.C., Atlanta, and Sauk Centre, MN)! It has been incredible-from onboarding to the warm welcomes we've received from our teams. We are thrilled to be part of team ICBA, using our skills to support the community banking mission.

Agencies request information on targeting payments fraud

Jun 17, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA applauded the federal banking agencies for announcing a request for comment on potential actions to help consumers, businesses, and financial institutions mitigate risk of payments fraud, with a particular focus on check fraud.

FATF updates money laundering, terrorist financing lists

Jun 17, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
The Financial Action Task Force updated its lists of countries monitored for deficiencies in their efforts to counter money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing.

FDIC updates rates and rate caps

Jun 17, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
The FDIC’s national rates and rate caps for savings accounts, interest checking accounts, money market accounts, and CDs have been updated and are available on the FDIC website.

ICBA Applauds Interagency Request for Information Targeting Check Fraud

Jun 16, 2025 | Press Release
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) applauded the prudential banking regulators for announcing a request for information on potential actions to help consumers, businesses, and financial institutions mitigate risk of payments fraud, with a particular focus on check fraud.

Troy Cullen Joins ICBA Payments and TCM Bank as EVP, Chief Revenue Officer

Jun 16, 2025 | Press Release
ICBA Payments®, the payments subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA), today announced the appointment of Troy Cullen as executive vice president, chief revenue officer for the organization and its agent bank, TCM Bank N.A.

Senate unanimously passes ICBA-advocated ‘trigger leads’ bill

Jun 16, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA-advocated legislation to curb the use of mortgage “trigger leads” last week passed the Senate by unanimous consent after the House Financial Services Committee advanced its version of the measure.

Troy Cullen joins ICBA Payments and TCM Bank

Jun 16, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA Payments announced the appointment of Troy Cullen as executive vice president and chief revenue officer for the organization and its agent bank, TCM Bank N.A.

ICBA shares customizable news release for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Jun 13, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA CRA Solutions marked World Elder Abuse Awareness Day by equipping community bankers with tools such as a customizable news release on ICBA’s Media Resource Center.