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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.

The criminal use of cryptocurrency is a major concern and North Korea is the biggest threat, the Financial Action Task Force said.

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.

The latest Independent Banker magazine offers year-round marketing strategies to help community banks connect with their communities.

Deputy Treasury Secretary Michael Faulkender shared the Trump administration’s guiding principles for modernizing Bank Secrecy Act regulations.

The Treasury Department endorsed the Financial Action Task Force’s new international payments standards and said it supports FATF reports on countering illicit finance.

The Senate passed legislation to establish a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins without ICBA-opposed amendments to impose new credit card restrictions.

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).

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published an interim final rule to extend its 1071 small-business reporting rule’s compliance and reporting dates.

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.

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.

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.