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ICBA-advocated bill restricting mortgage ‘trigger leads’ passes Senate, heads to president’s desk

The Senate passed ICBA-advocated legislation restricting credit reporting agencies from selling consumers’ contact information when they apply for a residential mortgage.
August 04, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Congressional Matters 

Registration opens for ICBA LIVE 2026

Registration is now open for ICBA LIVE 2026, the world’s largest gathering of community bankers.
August 04, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

American Banker reports on growing credit union concerns

A new article features growing concerns that the nation’s largest credit unions are increasingly behaving more like profit-driven banks with a tax advantage than mission-centric nonprofits.
August 04, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Credit Unions 

Personal income, spending increase in June

Personal income and spending each increased 0.3% in June, the Commerce Department reported. From the same month one year ago, the PCE price index increased 2.6%.
August 01, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Fed joins other agencies allowing alternative collection of Tax Identification Numbers

The Federal Reserve announced it joined other banking agencies and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network in permitting banks to obtain a Tax Identification Number from a third party rather than directly from customers.
August 01, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Reserve 

ICBA offers new GENIUS Act summary, webinar

ICBA published a new summary of the GENIUS Act for ICBA members and next week is scheduled to host a complimentary community bank briefing on the act and other digital asset policy developments.
July 31, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Digital Assets 

ICBA opposes Circle’s application for a national trust bank charter

ICBA said it strongly opposes Circle’s application for a national trust bank charter for its proposed subsidiary, First National Currency Bank, N.A.
July 31, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   OCC 

White House releases digital asset recommendations

President Donald Trump’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets released recommendations for digital financial technology.
July 31, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Digital Assets 

CFPB says it will rework 1033 rule

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau requested a stay in a lawsuit challenging the 1033 rule on consumer data security and privacy and said it plans to craft a new rule soon.
July 30, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   CFPB 

ICBA asks for regulatory relief on Debit Card Issuer Interchange survey

ICBA urged the Federal Reserve to provide regulatory relief on the Debit Card Issuer Interchange survey, which is used to implement Regulation II debit card interchange standards.
July 30, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Reserve 

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