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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 weighs in on stablecoin debate
ICBA told Congress that current stablecoin arrangements are not subject to comprehensive supervision and lack many critical consumer and anti-money laundering protections—a regulatory gap that allows risks to the financial system to multiply, provides opportunities for financial crimes, and creates an unequal playing field with highly regulated community banks.
February 12, 2025 |
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Digital Assets
Powell: No CBDC while he leads the Fed
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the U.S. will never have a central bank digital currency as long as he leads the Fed.
February 12, 2025 |
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Federal Reserve
Independent Banker features ICBA Minority Bank Advisory Council insights
The latest edition of Independent Banker magazine provides insights on minority depository institutions from ICBA’s Minority Bank Advisory Council.
February 11, 2025 |
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McKernan leaving FDIC
FDIC Director Jonathan McKernan announced he was stepping aside from the FDIC board of directors.
February 11, 2025 |
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FDIC
ICBA releases customizable language addressing depositor concerns
With some community bank customers inquiring about the security of their bank deposits amid government efforts related to federal spending and bureaucracy, ICBA released customizable language its members can use to answer customer questions.
February 11, 2025 |
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Deposit Operations
CFPB’s 1071 rule again paused by court in ICBA case
A U.S. court of appeals temporarily paused the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s 1071 small-business rule and extended its compliance deadlines until further notice, as advocated by ICBA.
February 10, 2025 |
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CFPB Compliance
ICBA releases customizable language addressing depositor concerns
With some community bank customers inquiring about the security of their bank deposits amid government efforts related to federal spending and bureaucracy, ICBA released customizable language its members can use to answer customer questions.
February 10, 2025 |
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Deposit Insurance Deposit Operations
ICBA’s congressional testimonies available
Recordings and full text of the testimonies ICBA leaders provided this week on Capitol Hill are available online.
February 07, 2025 |
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Congressional Matters
Independent Banker highlights what banks need to know about the open banking rule
Community banks with $850 million or more in assets will soon need to comply with the new open banking regulation, and smaller institutions might want to prepare for data sharing if their customers demand it, according to the latest Independent Banker magazine.
February 07, 2025 |
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Independent Banker shares ICBA LIVE’s can’t-miss events
When community bankers from across the country gather in Nashville next month for ICBA LIVE, a remarkable agenda awaits them, according to the latest Independent Banker magazine.
February 07, 2025 |
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At congressional hearing, Romero Rainey urges regulatory transformation
At the first House Financial Services Committee hearing of the new Congress, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey called on lawmakers to transform the regulatory environment for community banks to promote locally based economic growth.
February 06, 2025 |
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Congressional Matters
ICBA urges regulatory and tax relief at House Small Business Committee hearing
In separate testimony on Wednesday at the first House Small Business Committee hearing of the 119th Congress, ICBA called on lawmakers to advance regulatory and tax relief that will further enhance small-business lending.
February 06, 2025 |
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Congressional Matters
ICBA supports bill to scrap CFPB’s 1071 rule
ICBA expressed strong support for new legislation to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s small-business data collection and reporting requirements under Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act.
February 06, 2025 |
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CFPB
Treasury Department withdraws from climate group
The Treasury Department announced it has withdrawn from the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System, which focuses on climate risk management. The department noted that the NGFS was organized to help to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, from which the United States has withdrawn.
January 31, 2025 |
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Discount pricing for ICBA LIVE ends today
Final discount pricing for ICBA LIVE, the world’s largest gathering of community bankers, ends today.
January 31, 2025 |
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ICBA urging grassroots outreach on community bank priorities
ICBA is calling on community bankers to use its Be Heard Grassroots Action Center to urge members of Congress to support policy priorities for the 119th Congress.
January 31, 2025 |
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Grassroots/Be Heard
ICBA LIVE discount pricing ends tomorrow
Final discount pricing for ICBA LIVE, the world’s largest gathering of community bankers, ends tomorrow, Jan. 31.
January 30, 2025 |
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Fed maintains rates following three rounds of cuts
The Federal Open Market Committee voted to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at a range of 4.25% to 4.5%, citing an uncertain economic and inflation outlook.
January 30, 2025 |
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Federal Reserve
Trump administration rescinds federal funds freeze memo, says pause is still on
The Trump administration rescinded the original memo outlining its freeze for some federal agency grant and loan programs while noting the funding pauses spelled out in previous executive orders remain in effect.
January 30, 2025 |
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Government Banks
ICBA reviewing impact of Trump administration freeze on SBA programs
ICBA is reviewing the community banking industry impact of the Trump administration’s pause to some federal agency grant and loan programs, which has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge until Monday.
January 29, 2025 |
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Small Business Administration
Independent Banker
Independent Banker is the award-winning monthly member publication of ICBA. Continually rated the best news source by community bankers, IB provides timely, relevant information and insights to help community banks continue to flourish.
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