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CFPB accepting Community Bank Advisory Council applications
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is now accepting applications for membership on the Community Bank Advisory Council and other advisory committees through July 16.
July 03, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
CFPB signals focus on AI in loan underwriting
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau indicated it will focus on the use of artificial intelligence in loan underwriting and will take enforcement action if algorithmic underwriting models create a disparate impact on borrowers.
July 03, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance Technology
CISA launches CyberSentry threat detection program
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency launched a CyberSentry threat detection and monitoring capability with critical infrastructure partners.
July 03, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity
FDIC head of supervising complex institutions retires
The FDIC announced the retirement of John Conneely following a nearly 35-year career at the agency, including his recent leadership of the FDIC’s Division of Complex Institution Supervision and Resolution.
July 03, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
CFPB: Fair lending enforcement focused on advanced tech
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued its fair lending annual report to Congress describing its fair lending enforcement priorities and statistics.
June 30, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
Agencies release 2022 HMDA data
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council released 2022 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data for 4,460 U.S. financial institutions.
June 30, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
FHFA publishes Uniform Appraisal Dataset statistics
The Federal Housing Finance Agency published first-quarter Uniform Appraisal Dataset aggregate data. For the first time, the FHFA's UAD Aggregate Statistics include data on residential property sales comparisons.
June 30, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
Task force updates AML-deficiency jurisdiction list
The Financial Action Task Force—a global anti-money-laundering watchdog—updated its statements concerning jurisdictions with strategic AML, terrorist-financing, and weapons-proliferation deficiencies.
June 30, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
Agencies finalize CRE guidance update
Banking regulators finalized updates to agency guidance on commercial real estate loan accommodations for borrowers.
June 30, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
CFPB issues FAQs on 1071 rule
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued frequently asked questions on its Section 1071 small-business data collection and reporting rule. The FAQs cover which financial institutions, transactions, and small businesses are covered under the rule.
June 30, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
OCC releases Cybersecurity Supervision Work Program
The OCC released the Cybersecurity Supervision Work Program, which provides high-level examination objectives and procedures for cybersecurity assessment.
June 27, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity
ICBA urging grassroots outreach on credit card routing bill
ICBA is calling on community bankers to urge their members of Congress to oppose legislation to impose routing mandates on credit card transactions.
June 27, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Cards Payments
ICBA backs FTC inquiry on cloud computing providers
ICBA said it supports the Federal Trade Commission’s interest in the role and business practices of cloud service providers, or CSPs.
June 27, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity
CFPB accepting Community Bank Advisory Council applications
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it will be accepting applications for membership on the Community Bank Advisory Council and other advisory committees between July 3 and July 16.
June 27, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
Agencies issue 2023 list of CRA geographies
Federal banking regulators issued the 2023 list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies.
June 27, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
Next ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator application period underway
ICBA is accepting applications for the second ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program of 2023 through Thursday, July 15.
June 23, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
CFPB webinar next week on 1071 rule
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is hosting a webinar next week on its 1071 rule on small-business lending.
June 23, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
Powell shares personal community banking story in testimony on industry’s importance
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell pledged to Congress that the Fed would consider the impact on community banks of any new regulatory initiatives.
June 23, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Community Bank Awareness
ICBA, groups raise concerns with new FHFA credit score models
ICBA and other groups raised concerns about a Federal Housing Finance Agency plan for transitioning Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to new credit score models
June 23, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Secondary Mortgage Market Secondary Mortgage Market
Fed publishes master account database
The Federal Reserve Board published a database of financial institutions with access to, or requests to access, Federal Reserve Bank master accounts and services.
June 20, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Reserve
Senate committee taking up bank executive clawback bill tomorrow
The Senate Banking Committee tomorrow is scheduled to take up legislation that would expand existing regulatory authority to claw back compensation from the executives of certain failed banks.
June 20, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Regulatory Relief
Fed nominees, Powell appearing at committees this week
In addition to the Senate Banking Committee markup, there are several key committee hearings this week.
June 20, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Congressional Matters
FDIC revises guidance on re-presentment fees following ICBA outreach
The FDIC updated its supervisory guidance on multiple re-presentment nonsufficient funds fees to clarify that it will not ask institutions to conduct a lookback review absent a likelihood of substantial consumer harm.
June 20, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance Payments
CFPB says it’s working to streamline mortgage-servicing rules
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it will use stakeholder input to propose ways to simplify and streamline mortgage servicing rules.
June 16, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
FDIC issues new cease-and-desist letters on deposit insurance claims
The FDIC issued a new series of letters demanding four nonbank entities cease making false or misleading representations about deposit insurance.
June 16, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Deposit Insurance
Grassroots continues on 1071, rural lending efforts
ICBA continues calling on community bankers to use its Be Heard grassroots resource center to urge their members of Congress to support resolutions and policies that affect community bankers across America.
June 16, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Agriculture Compliance Rural Development
Pro-Russia hackers planning attacks on financial targets: alert
Pro-Russia hackers are planning to conduct cyberattacks against Western financial targets, including Swift and the Federal Reserve, according to an alert from the U.S. government.
June 16, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers press Chopra on 1071 rule in House hearing
Members of Congress continued to press Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra on the bureau’s ICBA-opposed Section 1071 data-collection rule during a second day of hearings on Capitol Hill.
June 15, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
ICBA supports SEC proposal to include more crypto firms in ‘exchange’ definition
ICBA expressed support for a Securities and Exchange Commission proposal confirming that crypto exchanges must follow the same rules of the road as other entities that trade securities.
June 15, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets
OCC: Banks should be ‘on balls of their feet’ in monitoring risk
While the overall strength of the federal banking system is sound, banks should be “on the balls of their feet” regarding risk management, the OCC said in its latest Semiannual Risk Perspective.
June 15, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Risk
Chopra: CFPB to solicit 1033 comments in coming months
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau expects to seek comments on its pending rulemaking to establish standards for sharing consumer financial data in the coming months, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said.
June 13, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
ICBA, groups urge Congress to oppose credit card routing mandates
ICBA and other groups called on congressional leaders to oppose newly reintroduced legislation to impose routing mandates on credit card transactions.
June 12, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Cards Payments
ICBA seeking candidates for panel on CFPB rulemaking
ICBA is seeking community bankers interested in joining a Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act panel to weigh in on a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rulemaking under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
June 12, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
OCC seeking feedback on consumer trust in banking survey
The OCC released a request for information for its first-ever survey on consumer trust in banking and bank supervision.
June 12, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
ICBA seeking feedback on Nacha ACH risk management proposal
ICBA is seeking survey responses from member community bankers on the potential impact of nine Nacha proposals related to ACH risk management.
June 09, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Risk
Agencies propose guidance on reconsiderations of value
Federal regulators requested public comment on proposed guidance addressing reconsiderations of value, or ROVs, for residential real estate transactions.
June 09, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance Housing Finance/GSEs
OCC seeking feedback on consumer trust in banking survey
The OCC today is slated to release a request for information for its first-ever survey on consumer trust in banking and bank supervision.
June 09, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
CFPB extends deadline for feedback on data brokers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau extended the comment deadline on its request for information on data brokers, such as credit reporting companies and background screening firms, and how the Fair Credit Reporting Act applies to their activities.
June 09, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance
CISA, FBI issue advisory on MOVEit Transfer vulnerability
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and FBI published a joint cybersecurity advisory with technical information on the CL0P ransomware gang, also known as TA505.
June 08, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity
ICBA strongly opposes bill to impose credit card routing mandates
ICBA expressed its strong opposition to newly reintroduced legislation to impose routing mandates on credit card transactions.
June 08, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Cards
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