FHFA publishes Uniform Appraisal Dataset statistics

Jun 30, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
The Federal Housing Finance Agency published first-quarter Uniform Appraisal Dataset aggregate data. For the first time, the FHFA's UAD Aggregate Statistics include data on residential property sales comparisons.

CFPB: Fair lending enforcement focused on advanced tech

Jun 30, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued its fair lending annual report to Congress describing its fair lending enforcement priorities and statistics.

Task force updates AML-deficiency jurisdiction list

Jun 30, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
The Financial Action Task Force—a global anti-money-laundering watchdog—updated its statements concerning jurisdictions with strategic AML, terrorist-financing, and weapons-proliferation deficiencies.

Agencies release 2022 HMDA data

Jun 30, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council released 2022 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data for 4,460 U.S. financial institutions.

CFPB issues FAQs on 1071 rule

Jun 30, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued frequently asked questions on its Section 1071 small-business data collection and reporting rule. The FAQs cover which financial institutions, transactions, and small businesses are covered under the rule.

Agencies finalize CRE guidance update

Jun 30, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
Banking regulators finalized updates to agency guidance on commercial real estate loan accommodations for borrowers.

ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator Demo Day Highlights the Future of Real-time Payments and Deposit Innovation for Community Banks

Jun 29, 2023 | Press Release
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) hosted its fifth annual ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator Demo Day, the first since ICBA brought the accelerator program in-house and in its new home in Atlanta.

ICBA Commends Fed’s Bowman for Remarks on Pending Regulatory Capital Reforms

Jun 28, 2023 | Press Release
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman’s recent remarks on responsive and responsible bank regulation and supervision.

OCC releases Cybersecurity Supervision Work Program

Jun 27, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
The OCC released the Cybersecurity Supervision Work Program, which provides high-level examination objectives and procedures for cybersecurity assessment.

ICBA backs FTC inquiry on cloud computing providers

Jun 27, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA said it supports the Federal Trade Commission’s interest in the role and business practices of cloud service providers, or CSPs.

ICBA urging grassroots outreach on credit card routing bill

Jun 27, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA is calling on community bankers to urge their members of Congress to oppose legislation to impose routing mandates on credit card transactions.

CFPB accepting Community Bank Advisory Council applications

Jun 27, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it will be accepting applications for membership on the Community Bank Advisory Council and other advisory committees between July 3 and July 16.

Agencies issue 2023 list of CRA geographies

Jun 27, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
Federal banking regulators issued the 2023 list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies.

Next ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator application period underway

Jun 23, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA is accepting applications for the second ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program of 2023 through Thursday, July 15.

Powell shares personal community banking story in testimony on industry’s importance

Jun 23, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell pledged to Congress that the Fed would consider the impact on community banks of any new regulatory initiatives.

ICBA, groups raise concerns with new FHFA credit score models

Jun 23, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA and other groups raised concerns about a Federal Housing Finance Agency plan for transitioning Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to new credit score models

CFPB webinar next week on 1071 rule

Jun 23, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is hosting a webinar next week on its 1071 rule on small-business lending.

ICBA Services Network Announces Appointments to its Community Banker-led Board of Directors

Jun 22, 2023 | Press Release
ICBA Services Network, the business-services subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), today announced the election of Robert Barnes, president and CEO of Priority One Bank in Magee, Miss.; Ruth Christopher, secretary of Amador Bancshares Inc. in Las Cruses, N.M.; and Doug Ouellette, chief community banking officer of Mercantile Bank in Mt. Pleasant, Mich., to its board of directors.

ICBA Bancard Names New Mexico Community Banker as Chairman While Michigan Community Banker Joins Board

Jun 21, 2023 | Press Release
ICBA Bancard, the payments-services subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), announced the election of Ruth Christopher, board member for Citizens Bank of Las Cruces, N.M., and secretary of its holding company, Amador Bancshares Inc., as chairman of the ICBA Bancard board of directors.

Fed publishes master account database

Jun 20, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
The Federal Reserve Board published a database of financial institutions with access to, or requests to access, Federal Reserve Bank master accounts and services.