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The ICBA Newsroom collects and centralizes all the NewsWatch Today articles, press releases, blog posts, advocacy letters and other news that impacts community bankers.
ICBA Expands Preferred Service Provider Agreement with Wolters Kluwer to Include iLien Document Management
The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced it has expanded its Wolters Kluwer Preferred Service Provider relationship to include its SaaS-based iLien system, offered by Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions.
November 01, 2021 |
Press Release
Grassroots push continues against reconciliation tax hikes
With policymakers’ draft framework for the budget reconciliation bill featuring numerous tax increases, ICBA is calling on community bankers to use its Be Heard resource center to speak out in opposition.
November 01, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
Strategies for finding the diverse board members you need
Today’s community banks need to have both eyes on the future, and that can mean looking outside of familiar business circles for potential board members. Here are some strategies for finding diverse board members who can help your bank adapt to changing customer demands.
November 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Why community banks form charitable foundations
Supporting local causes and charities is a core differentiator of community banks. To that end, some community banks have elected to form foundations to be lasting stewards of their charitable contributions.
November 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
How 3 community banks are innovating with fintechs
The best fintech companies aren’t just service providers. They’re partners. Three community bank-fintech partnerships tell us how they’ve forged mutually beneficial relationships that thrive on a shared sense of purpose.
November 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Payments
The race for faster payments is here
It only took a few years for the U.S. payments space to see the development of game-changing faster payments technologies, and consumers are taking notice. Experts say the time is now for community banks to prepare for a future where these speedier transactions are the new normal.
November 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Payments
Lindsay LaNore: The great brainstorming session
If your bank is entering a new market, offering a new product or service, or establishing a new process, brainstorming is a tool that can help set you on the right trajectory.
November 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Now is a prime time for digital account opening
How Americans bank has been changing for years, including how they start their banking relationships. Offering the ability to open an account online can be one way to reach customers who are unable to join your community bank in person.
November 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
RPA: What is it and could it boost your productivity?
While artificial intelligence has made headlines for years with a promise of automating complex tasks throughout the bank, the lesser-known robotic process automation (RPA) could help community banks efficiently manage manual processes.
November 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Payments
Walden Mutual aims to serve New England’s food community
As the first mutual bank to open in decades, Walden Mutual Bank is gearing up to support New England’s farmers, food service industry and sustainable food community.
November 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Jim Reber: Bill Shakespeare, community banker
The Bard had some thoughts on balance sheet management.
November 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Charles Potts: Know where you’re going
As you begin thinking about your goals and objectives for the year ahead, ICBA’s Preferred Service Providers directory is a great starting point to research potential vendors selected by community bankers for their excellence that can help you on your journey.
November 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Payments
Robert Fisher: Who sits at your table?
Working with a community bank is like being welcomed into the fold, and that’s why we choose our partners with care.
November 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
ICBA opposes reconciliation package tax hikes
ICBA expressed strong opposition to certain tax provisions policymakers are considering as part of the Build Back Better reconciliation package.
October 29, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
IRS plan excluded from budget framework — for now
A Biden administration draft framework for the next round of congressional reconciliation discussions leaves out the ICBA-opposed IRS reporting proposal, though ICBA’s campaign against the plan continues.
October 29, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
ICBA, groups oppose grantor trust rule changes
ICBA and other business groups urged Congress to reject proposed changes to grantor trust and valuation rules in the Build Back Better reconciliation bill.
October 29, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
OCC issues revised TILA procedures
The OCC issued revised interagency examination procedures and rescissions for the Truth in Lending Act
October 29, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
FHFA proposes GSE capital disclosures
The Federal Housing Finance Agency proposed additional public disclosure requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s Enterprise Regulatory Capital Framework.
October 28, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Housing Finance/GSEs
CFTC head makes push to be primary crypto regulator
The acting head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission urged Congress to consider granting his agency the authority to be the primary federal regulator for digital assets.
October 28, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets Technology
ICBA Statement on IRS Bank Reporting Proposal
ICBA and the nation’s community banks applaud the exclusion of the widely opposed IRS bank reporting proposal from today’s budget reconciliation framework. We will continue to vocally oppose the policy as negotiations proceed.
October 28, 2021 |
Press Release
Taxes & Budget
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