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USDA announces up to $550M in American Rescue Plan funding

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide up to $550 million in funding to support projects that enable underserved producers to access land, capital, and markets, and train the next generation of agricultural professionals.
August 25, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Agriculture 

ICBA-CISA cybersecurity exercise next week

With cybersecurity topping community bankers’ list of risk concerns, ICBA has partnered with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to host two tabletop exercise dates next week designed specifically for community bankers.
August 25, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Cybersecurity 

ICBA urging comments on deposit insurance assessments

ICBA is calling on community bankers to submit personalized comments to the FDIC opposing its proposal to raise deposit insurance assessment rates by 2 basis points on all insured institutions.
August 15, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Deposit Insurance 

House approves spending bill that excludes ICBA-opposed policies

The House passed budget reconciliation legislation that excludes several proposed tax provisions strongly opposed by ICBA.
August 15, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Taxes & Budget 

CFPB planning inquiry on credit card interest rates

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a blog post targeting the growing divergence between credit card interest and charge-off rates—and previewing an inquiry into industry practices.
August 15, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance 

ICBA urges uniform CRA rule that minimizes reg burdens

ICBA called on federal banking regulators to issue a uniform final rule on Community Reinvestment Act modernization that minimizes new data collection and reporting burdens for community banks.
August 08, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   CRA 

ICBA guide supports August recess meetings

With Congress breaking for the August recess, ICBA offers an updated version of its “Meetings on Main Street” guide to help community bankers host members of Congress.
August 08, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Advocacy Community Bank Awareness 

FS-ISAC covers Robin Banks phishing platform

The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center’s latest weekly risk report spotlights the new phishing-as-a-service platform, Robin Banks.
August 08, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Cybersecurity Technology 

House lawmakers press FDIC on appeals office change

Republican members of the House Financial Services Committee pressed the FDIC on its ICBA-opposed decision to eliminate the Office of Supervisory Appeals and reinstate the Supervision Appeals Review Committee.
August 04, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Credit union field of membership application blocked in Virginia

The Virginia State Corporation Commission denied Virginia Credit Union Inc.’s application to expand its field of membership to include the Medical Society of Virginia—the latest setback to the credit union industry’s efforts to increase its taxpayer-subsidized authority.
August 04, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Credit Unions 

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