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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 set for 2022 Capital Summit
Registration is open for the 2022 ICBA Capital Summit, the industry’s premier advocacy event scheduled for May 1-4 in Washington, D.C.
February 07, 2022 |
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ICBA Urges Senate to Retain House-Passed SAFE Banking Act in Conference
Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the House’s latest passage of legislation to establish a cannabis banking safe harbor.
February 07, 2022 |
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Cannabis banking
ICBA Capital Summit set for May 1-4
Registration is open for the 2022 ICBA Capital Summit, the industry’s premier advocacy event scheduled for May 1-4 in Washington, D.C.
February 04, 2022 |
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Cannabis banking amendment added to COMPETES Act
The House included an ICBA-advocated bill establishing a cannabis banking safe harbor as an amendment to a pending legislative package.
February 04, 2022 |
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Cannabis banking
ICBA, CISA cybersecurity exercises start this month
ICBA and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are hosting a tabletop exercise on several dates starting this month to support community bank cybersecurity.
February 03, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity Technology
Senate hearing today on Fed nominees
The Senate Banking Committee is scheduled to meet at 8:45 a.m. (Eastern time) today, Feb. 3, for a hearing on President Joe Biden’s three nominations to fill openings on the Federal Reserve Board.
February 03, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Reserve
FDIC expands #GetBanked campaign
The FDIC announced it will expand its #GetBanked public awareness campaign into the Los Angeles, Dallas, and Detroit metro areas after launching it last year in Atlanta and Houston.
February 03, 2022 |
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Community Bank Awareness
Postal commission indicates banking pilot violated law
The Postal Regulatory Commission is pressing the U.S. Postal Service on why it didn’t seek the commission’s approval before launching an ICBA-opposed postal banking pilot program last year.
February 02, 2022 |
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Government Banks Postal Service Banking
ICBA, groups to Fed: Reconsider interchange proposal
ICBA and other groups called on the Federal Reserve Board to reconsider its proposal to reopen regulations governing debit card interchange fees and routing.
February 02, 2022 |
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Interchange Payments
Credit union debt offering bolsters oversight push
A new rule that allows private institutional investors to exploit credit union tax subsidies is yet another reason for Congress to investigate credit union policies, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey wrote this week in a new op-ed.
February 02, 2022 |
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Credit Unions
Credit union debt offering bolsters need for oversight: op-ed
A new rule that allows private institutional investors to exploit credit union tax subsidies is yet another reason for Congress to investigate credit union policies, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey writes in a new op-ed.
February 01, 2022 |
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Credit Unions
FS-ISAC spotlights threats to smaller institutions
The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center’s latest weekly risk summary report focuses on growing cybersecurity risks to small and minority-led financial institutions.
February 01, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity Technology
New ICBA podcast covers finding, keeping talent
The latest episode of ICBA’s Communities of Innovation podcast focuses on recruiting and retaining top bank talent in today’s competitive job market.
January 28, 2022 |
Podcast
Fed issues expected FedNow pricing approach
The Federal Reserve released its anticipated pricing approach for its FedNow instant payments service ahead of next year’s launch.
January 28, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Reserve
ThinkTECH Accelerator cohort increasingly competitive: blog
The ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator cohort continues to demonstrate an increasing understanding of community banking and their challenges and opportunities, ICBA’s Charles Potts writes in a new blog post.
January 26, 2022 |
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Technology
ICBA-CISA launching series of cybersecurity exercises
ICBA and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are hosting a first-of-its-kind series of exercises in February and May to support community bank cybersecurity.
January 26, 2022 |
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Cybersecurity Technology
Feds revamp Child Tax Credit website
The federal government relaunched a revamped website—ChildTaxCredit.gov—to help taxpayers file their taxes and access the remainder or the full amount of the expanded Child Tax Credit.
January 25, 2022 |
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Taxes & Budget
FinCEN proposes SAR-sharing pilot program
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network proposed establishing a limited-duration pilot program for sharing suspicious activity reports, in accordance with Section 6212 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020.
January 25, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity Technology
CFPB to examine colleges’ in-house lending practices
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it will begin examining the operations of post-secondary schools, such as for-profit colleges, that extend private loans directly to students.
January 21, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Lending
Fed issues long-awaited CBDC discussion paper
The Federal Reserve Board released a long-awaited discussion paper that examines the pros and cons of a potential U.S. central bank digital currency, or CBDC.
January 21, 2022 |
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Digital Assets Payments
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