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Jun. 10, 2025

House Financial Services Committee marking up three ICBA-backed bills today
Ahead of a House Financial Services Committee markup scheduled for today, ICBA urged committee members to vote to advance bills to ban trigger leads, change threshold requirements for small bank holding companies, and support small financial institutions.

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Jun. 10, 2025

OCC: Preemption is a cornerstone of the dual banking system
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Rodney Hood reaffirmed the OCC’s support of preemption as a cornerstone of the dual banking system and fundamental to the operation of the federal banking system.

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Jun. 10, 2025

Bowman sworn in as Fed vice chair for supervision
Michelle Bowman was sworn in as Federal Reserve vice chair for supervision.

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Jun. 09, 2025

Joint Letter in Support of Legislation to Ban Trigger Leads

ICBA and other groups sent a letter to members of the House Financial Services Committee expressing strong support for the Rose Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act (H.R. 2808), which would curb the abusive use of mortgage credit “triggers leads” in all but a limited set of circumstances.

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Jun. 09, 2025

Letter in Support of Banking Bills Ahead of House Markup

ICBA sent a letter to leaders of the House Financial Services Committee ahead of a markup of legislation. ICBA encouraged all members of the committee to vote yes on the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act (H.R. 2808), the Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act (H.R. 2835), and the Advancing the Mentor-Protégé Program for Small Financial Institutions Act (H.R. 3709).

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Jun. 06, 2025

ICBA Applauds Fed Vice Chair Michelle Bowman for Remarks on Rightsizing Community Bank Regulations
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) applauded Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman on today’s remarks outlining a fresh approach to the agency’s supervision and regulation.

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