ICBA Newsroom
The ICBA Newsroom collects and centralizes all the NewsWatch Today articles, press releases, Main Street Matters blogs, advocacy letters and other news that impacts community bankers.
ICBA Capital Summit registration open
Registration is open for the 2024 ICBA Capital Summit, the industry’s premier advocacy event scheduled for April 28-May 1 in Washington, D.C.
March 21, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
ICBA backs bill to bar SBA 7(a) direct lending
ICBA expressed strong support for legislation that would prohibit the Small Business Administration from making direct loans under the 7(a) program.
March 20, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Small Business Administration
Agencies issue fact sheet on ‘Volt Typhoon’ risks
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and other agencies released a fact sheet on risks posed by People’s Republic of China state-sponsored cyber actors known as “Volt Typhoon.”
March 20, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity
ICBA continues farm bill grassroots
ICBA continues urging community bankers to call their members of Congress on the pending farm bill.
March 20, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Farm Bill
Nacha finalizes rules to combat credit-push fraud
To reduce the incidence of frauds that use credit-push payments, Nacha announced ICBA-supported rules for all participants to promote monitoring and recovering fraudulent funds in the ACH payments they receive.
March 19, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Fraud
ICBA offers custom National Ag Day resources
With National Ag Day slated for today and National Agriculture Week running through Saturday, ICBA offers a custom news release, blog post, and social media post on its Marketing and Communications Toolkit.
March 19, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Marketing
ICBA, groups dispel myths about debit card interchange proposal
ICBA and other groups released a document correcting myths surrounding the Federal Reserve’s proposed changes to Regulation II on debit card interchange.
March 19, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Debit Cards
ICBA launches new tool to foster employee engagement and retention
ICBA Education launched a new resource to support the career growth of community bank staff.
March 14, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
ICBA LIVE starts today in Orlando
ICBA today is kicking off its ICBA LIVE 2024 national convention in Orlando, Fla.
March 14, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Agencies announce appraisal relief for Hawaii
To help facilitate recovery efforts from last year’s wildfires in Hawaii, federal banking regulators temporarily paused certain appraisal requirements for real estate-related transactions in Maui County.
March 14, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Agencies/Regulators
Senator plugs ICBA-backed ‘trigger leads’ bill during hearing
Senate Banking Committee members discussed ICBA-advocated legislation to protect the financial privacy of mortgage applicants during a hearing on housing policy.
March 13, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Congressional Matters
ICBA points to polling on credit unions following latest acquisition
Following the latest credit union acquisition of a community bank, ICBA pointed to its recently released polling data showing Americans support reforms to policies that arbitrarily favor credit unions.
March 13, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Unions
Hsu: Agencies considering operational resilience rules for large banks
Federal banking regulators are considering baseline operational resilience requirements for large banks with critical operations, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu said.
March 13, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Agencies/Regulators
Hill says FDIC should distinguish blockchain from crypto
FDIC Chair Travis Hill said his agency should update its guidelines on digital assets to open the door to bank use of blockchain technology.
March 12, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Grassroots alert: ICBA continues farm bill push
ICBA continues urging community bankers to call their members of Congress on the pending farm bill.
March 12, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Farm Bill
ICBA, groups urge support for ‘trigger leads’ bill ahead of hearing
ICBA and other groups expressed strong support for bipartisan legislation to help protect the financial privacy of mortgage applicants ahead of a Senate hearing set for today.
March 12, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Congressional Matters
Grassroots urgent: ICBA continues farm bill push
ICBA continues urging community bankers to take a couple of minutes to call their members of Congress on the pending farm bill.
March 11, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Farm Bill
Hearing this week on CFPB overreach
Hearing this week on CFPB overreach
March 11, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
ICBA Capital Summit registration open
Registration is open for the 2024 ICBA Capital Summit, the industry’s premier advocacy event scheduled for April 28-May 1 in Washington, D.C.
March 11, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
ICBA Past Chairman Leland Stenehjem Jr. dies
ICBA Past Chairman Leland Manford Stenehjem Jr. died at his home in Phoenix, Ariz., on Feb. 28 at the age of 78.
March 08, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Biden proposes raising corporate tax rates
President Joe Biden proposed raising corporate tax rates from lower rates enacted under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
March 08, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
ICBA again rejects Biden ‘junk fee’ remarks
ICBA rejected President Joe Biden’s latest mischaracterization of overdraft services and credit card fees for late payments as “junk fees.”
March 08, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
SEC finalizes ICBA-opposed climate-disclosure rule
The Securities and Exchange Commission approved a final rule requiring climate-related investor disclosures with some ICBA-advocated relief for publicly held community banks, though ICBA said it remains concerned with the rule.
March 07, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
ICBA quarterly advocacy briefing today
ICBA today is hosting its first-quarter update on regulations and congressional events from inside the Capital Beltway.
March 07, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Powell: Regulators will change Basel III Endgame rule
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told Congress that regulators will likely make substantial updates to their proposed Basel III Endgame capital standards.
March 07, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Tether stablecoin—a destination for scammed funds—tops $100B
The unregulated Tether stablecoin reached $100 billion in circulation this week amid rising demand for cryptocurrencies, Reuters reported.
March 06, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets
CFPB finalizes rule on credit card late fees with community bank exemption
ICBA said it remains concerned about the unintended consequences of a newly released Consumer Financial Protection Bureau final rule to cut credit card late fees despite an exemption for the nation’s community banks.
March 06, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance
WSJ: Better rates, face time sending consumers to community banks
A growing number of bank customers are moving their money from large institutions to community banks, according to a new Wall Street Journal report.
March 06, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Independent Banker introduces incoming ICBA chairman Lucas White
The March issue of ICBA Independent Banker magazine profiles incoming ICBA Chairman Lucas White.
March 05, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Bank Director/Board Member
ICBA quarterly advocacy briefing this week
ICBA this week is hosting its first-quarter update on regulations and congressional events from inside the Capital Beltway.
March 05, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumers lose protections with credit union-bank acquisitions: NCUA official
Consumers receive fewer financial protections from tax-exempt credit unions than they do from tax-paying banks and lose protections when credit unions acquire banks, according to a top National Credit Union Administration official.
March 05, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Unions
ICBA poll shows Americans support changing credit union policies
With credit union representatives meeting with members of Congress in Washington this week, ICBA today is releasing new polling data showing Americans support reforms to policies that arbitrarily favor credit unions.
March 04, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Unions
Regulators meeting this week at Community Reinvestment Conference
Regulators meeting this week at Community Reinvestment Conference
March 04, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Agencies/Regulators
ICBA-backed bill would codify program supporting minority banks
Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) introduced ICBA-supported legislation to codify a Treasury Department program to support minority depository institutions and other community banks.
March 04, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Department of Treasury
CFPB issues guidance on financial comparison-shopping sites
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued guidance to law enforcement agencies and regulators explaining how companies operating comparison-shopping tools can break the law when they steer consumers to certain products or lenders because of kickbacks.
March 01, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance
FHFA changes timeline for new credit score models
The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced updates to the implementation of new credit score requirements for single-family loans acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
March 01, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance Federal Housing Finance Agency
‘Pig butchering’ scams have nabbed $75B: study
A new academic paper found “pig butchering” scams—in which victims invest increasing sums in supposedly legitimate virtual currency enterprises before being conned out of their money—claimed $75 billion since January 2020.
March 01, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets
Global group warns of crypto intermediary, stablecoin risks
The head of the Financial Stability Board warned of the risks posed by multifunction crypto intermediaries and stablecoins.
March 01, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets
ICBA urging opposition to Florida credit union bill
ICBA is encouraging Florida community bankers to respond to the Florida Bankers Association’s request for phone calls opposing state legislation to expand the powers of tax-exempt credit unions.
February 29, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Unions
Independent Banker magazine, podcast honored
ICBA’s Independent Banker magazine took home top honors in its category for this year’s Association Trends 2024 TRENDY Awards, while the Independent Banker podcast also received recognition in the best podcast category.
February 29, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
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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