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Fed: Community Banking Connections makes business case for relationship banking

The latest issue of the Federal Reserve’s Community Banking Connections herald's the financial resilience and commitment of the nation's community banks in serving local communities throughout the pandemic.
July 05, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Community Bank Awareness 

ICBA offers guidance on FDIC’s new approach to re-presented transactions

With the FDIC taking a new, stricter approach to how banks treat single items that are repeatedly rejected for insufficient funds, ICBA released a member protected fact sheet on the issue with recommendations for reducing the risk of penalties.
June 30, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

ICBA issues summary on CRA modernization proposal

ICBA released a summary of the banking agencies’ proposed update to Community Reinvestment Act regulations.
June 29, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   CRA 

CFPB: States can issue fair credit reporting laws

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an interpretive rule affirming states’ abilities to issue their own fair credit reporting laws.
June 29, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   CFPB Compliance 

Committee set to vote on ILC bill after pulling overdraft measure

The House Financial Services Committee today is set to vote on ICBA-advocated legislation to close the industrial loan company loophole after pulling an ICBA-opposed bill to implement overdraft restrictions.
June 23, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Lending 

CFPB initiates review of credit card late fees

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to reopen CARD Act rules that regulate how much financial firms can charge in credit card late fees.
June 23, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance Payments 

ICBA, groups urge FDIC to reconsider appeals office change

ICBA and other groups called on the FDIC to reconsider its decision to eliminate the Office of Supervisory Appeals and reinstate the agency’s Supervision Appeals Review Committee.
June 23, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance Regulatory Relief 

CFPB planning 1071 final rule by March 2023

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to issue a final rule implementing Section 1071 small-business reporting requirements by March 2023, according to a timeline released by the Office of Management and Budget.
June 23, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance 

Committee reschedules ILC, overdraft markup

The House Financial Services Committee rescheduled for next week its markup of several key bills after postponing it earlier this week. The markup is now set to start at 10 a.m. (Eastern time) this Wednesday, June 22.
June 17, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance Lending 1071 

Agencies release 2021 HMDA data

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council released 2021 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data for 4,338 U.S. financial institutions.
June 17, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Mortgage Rules 

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