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The pursuit of improvements in the payments system to expand access to the financial system must avoid the temptation to exclusively rely on new technology, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said.

More than 350 people have contacted the law firm conducting an independent review of the FDIC’s workplace culture, according to the FDIC board’s special committee overseeing the review.

ICBA called on Congress to advance legislation to coordinate and strengthen recent Financial Crimes Enforcement Network anti-money laundering rulemakings.

A single bank missing its revenue expectations and increasing its provisioning does not change the fact that the overall banking system is strong, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr said.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified before the House Agriculture Committee as questions loom about the timing of a new farm bill.

Tickets are available for ICBA PAC’s 35th Annual Auction Fundraiser, which is scheduled for Saturday, March 16, during ICBA LIVE in Orlando.

With Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) announcing a hearing on ICBA-opposed legislation to impose credit card routing restrictions, ICBA is calling on community bankers to urge their members of Congress to oppose the bill.

ICBA is now accepting applications for its seventh ThinkTECH Accelerator program, which promotes growth-stage companies that serve or wish to serve community banks and their customers.

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a proposed rule to add investment advisers to the list of businesses classified as “financial institutions” under the Bank Secrecy Act.

ICBA today is calling on Congress to advance legislation to coordinate and strengthen recent Financial Crimes Enforcement Network anti-money laundering rulemakings.

ICBA is now accepting applications for its seventh ThinkTECH Accelerator program, which promotes growth-stage companies that serve or wish to serve community banks and their customers.

Had Navy Federal Credit Union been subject to the Community Reinvestment Act, it might have avoided reputation disaster with reports of its discriminatory lending, according to a new op-ed.