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A legal team can play an important role in helping community banks devise a watertight succession plan that adheres to its corporate guidelines, according to the latest Independent Banker magazine.

Several ICBA members last Friday participated in a roundtable discussion with Treasury Secretary Bessent.

ICBA is reminding community bankers of the Fedwire Funds Service’s upcoming conversion to the ISO 20022 message format.

Registration is now open for ICBA’s LEAD FWD Summit, scheduled for Sept. 8-9 in Bloomington, Minn.

Second estimate for Q1 GDP out Thursday

Community bankers can reserve a date for a private or group visit during the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program.

ICBA and other groups called for the Securities and Exchange Commission to rescind its cyber incident disclosure rule.

The House of Representatives passed its “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” legislative package, which includes several ICBA tax priorities.

The House Financial Services Committee announced hearings and a markup for June

ICBA Innovation and the Center for Accelerating Financial Equity (CAFE) Fintech Accelerator are holding a complimentary webinar next week on using innovation to support underserved populations and drive community growth.

During a two-day markup, the House Financial Services Committee advanced two ICBA-advocated bills to provide regulatory relief to community banks.

ICBA and other trade groups expressed opposition to an amendment to the GENIUS Act that would impose government price controls on credit card products.