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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 offers custom marketing-comms resources for May
ICBA’s Tell Your Story marketing and communications toolkit offers new and updated resources to engage consumers in May.
May 10, 2022 |
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OCC’s Hsu: Regulators should change approach to mergers
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu said he has directed senior OCC staff to work with the Justice Department and other agencies to review federal frameworks for bank mergers.
May 10, 2022 |
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OCC
ICBA supports barring adverse credit reporting on human trafficking victims
ICBA expressed support for a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed rule that would prohibit consumer reporting agencies from reporting adverse information on victims of human trafficking.
May 10, 2022 |
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CFPB
As Capital Summit kicks off, polling confirms public support for local banking
ICBA kicked off the 2022 ICBA Capital Summit in Washington with new national and state-level polling data showing Americans in all 50 states view community banking favorably.
May 03, 2022 |
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Advocacy
Capital Summit continues today with congressional meetings
Today’s ICBA Capital Summit agenda includes in-person meetings with congressional offices following remarks from Senate Banking Committee member Mike Rounds (R-S.D.).
May 03, 2022 |
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FDIC board meeting this week on CRA reform proposal
The FDIC board of directors announced it will meet this week on a notice of proposed rulemaking on revising Community Reinvestment Act regulations. The board meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. (Eastern time) this Thursday, May 5.
May 03, 2022 |
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CRA
ICBA Capital Summit underway in Washington
The 2022 ICBA Capital Summit is underway in Washington, with community bankers advocating key issues in the nation’s capital and from back home.
May 02, 2022 |
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ICBA updates ILC loophole white paper
Ahead of this week’s Capital Summit, ICBA updated its white paper detailing why policymakers should close a legal loophole that allows industrial loan companies and their parent companies to skirt regulatory oversight.
May 02, 2022 |
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Lending
New ICBA podcast: why cybersecurity goes beyond IT
The latest episode of ICBA’s Communities of Innovation podcast focuses on why cybersecurity is no longer simply an IT issue for community banks.
April 28, 2022 |
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Cybersecurity
FDIC names new community bank committee members
ICBA congratulates the new members of the FDIC Advisory Committee on Community Banking, which provides advice and recommendations to the agency.
April 28, 2022 |
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FDIC
Hsu calls for stablecoin standard-setting initiative
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu issued a statement calling for a joint effort to develop standards for stablecoin interoperability.
April 28, 2022 |
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Digital Assets
Chopra pledges to engage community banks in Senate testimony
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra told Congress that engaging community banks is one of his key priorities as head of the agency.
April 27, 2022 |
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Community Bank Awareness
Senate approves Brainard for Fed vice chair
The Senate voted 52-43 to approve Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard’s nomination for Fed vice chair.
April 27, 2022 |
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Federal Reserve
Deadline today for Capital Summit registration
The deadline to register for the 2022 ICBA Capital Summit is today, April 22. The industry’s premier advocacy event is scheduled for May 1-4 in Washington, D.C.
April 22, 2022 |
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OCC penalizes converted crypto bank
The OCC issued a consent order against Anchorage Digital Bank, one of the first crypto firms to receive conditional approval for a national trust charter.
April 22, 2022 |
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Cybersecurity Digital Assets Technology
ICBA, groups urge flexibility for MDI, CDFI program
ICBA and other groups called on the Treasury Department to exercise flexibility in Emergency Capital Investment Program participation.
April 20, 2022 |
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Capital
ICBA offers Small Business Week custom resources
ICBA released customizable resources community bankers can use to commemorate Small Business Week, which is scheduled for May 2-6.
April 20, 2022 |
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Community Bank Awareness
CFPB report on rural challenges doesn’t account for reg burden
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a report on the challenges faced by Americans in rural communities.
April 20, 2022 |
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CFPB Agriculture
ICBA ThinkTECH Demo Day on Wednesday
The 2022 ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator Program’s Demo Day is scheduled for this week to present participants’ solutions tailored for community banks.
April 18, 2022 |
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Michael Barr tapped as Fed vice chair for supervision
President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate former Treasury official Michael Barr as the next Vice Chair for Supervision of the Federal Reserve.
April 18, 2022 |
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Federal Reserve
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