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New blog post spotlights post-pandemic payments trends

ICBA’s latest blog post explores three post-pandemic payments trends and what they mean for community banks.
March 30, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Digital Assets 

OCC issues computer incident notification points of contact

The OCC issued a bulletin with the designated points of contact banks must use to satisfy recently established interagency incident notification requirements, effective May 1.
March 30, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance 

CFPB targets credit card late fees in ‘junk fee’ effort

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said credit card issuers charged $12 billion in late fees in 2020 and that many have made these penalties “a core part of their profit model.”
March 30, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Credit Cards 

DeFi platform crypto hack might be largest ever

Decentralized finance platform Ronin Network announced a hack of more than $625 million in cryptocurrencies, possibly the largest crypto hack on record.
March 30, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Cybersecurity Digital Assets 

NY Fed analysis signals rise in student loan delinquencies

Family Federal Education Loan borrowers, who were not covered by the federal freeze put in place during the pandemic, struggled with their debit payments, and could signal problems ahead for nearly 37 million covered loans and “rising delinquencies once forbearance ends and payments resume,” according to a recent New York Federal Reserve analysis.
March 24, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

“PAVE” report outlines pathway to homeownership equity

The Administration announced the release of its Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity report designed to address racial and ethnic bias in the home appraisal process.
March 24, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Mortgage Lending 

OCC reports mortgage performance improvement

The OCC said the performance of first-lien mortgages in the federal banking system improved during the fourth quarter of 2021.
March 23, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Mortgage Rules OCC 

CFPB issues guidance targeting review fraud

The CFPB’s guidance describes certain business practices related to customer reviews that are generally unlawful under the Consumer Financial Protection Act.
March 23, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   CFPB 

Cyber officials: Be on alert for Russian cyberattack

Federal cybersecurity officials called on U.S. critical infrastructure to be prepared to defend against a possible Russian state-sponsored cyberattack.
March 23, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Data Breach Cybersecurity 

CISA stakeholder call on Russia-Ukraine conflict today

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is hosting an unclassified stakeholder call today to address the U.S. homeland impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
March 22, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Cybersecurity 

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