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ICBA, state associations urge passage of cannabis safe harbor
ICBA and a coalition of 44 state community banking associations urged Congress to include a cannabis banking safe harbor in the America COMPETES Act conference report.
June 09, 2022 |
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Cannabis banking
CFPB terminates Upstart no-action letter
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it terminated Upstart Network from its list of approved “no-action letters” at Upstart’s request.
June 09, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
ICBA leading push on ILC, overdraft, credit union bills
With several key community banking policy issues coming up for a vote in the coming days, ICBA is urging community bankers to speak out while it engages lawmakers in Washington.
June 09, 2022 |
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Credit Unions Lending
ICBA: FDIC framework could pose unintended consequences for community businesses
ICBA wrote to the FDIC to share its concerns with the agency’s proposed climate risk management framework for large banks, which could limit and discourage financial institutions from doing otherwise lawful business with climate-disfavored industries.
June 06, 2022 |
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Climate
Grassroots push on credit union bill continues
ICBA continues calling on community bankers to urge their lawmakers to oppose legislation that would expand credit unions’ fields of membership and commercial lending powers.
June 06, 2022 |
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Credit Unions
Blog: Expanding interchange price control puts fraud protections at risk
Misguided efforts by “big box” merchants seeking to extend debit card interchange price controls to the credit card market jeopardize investments in protections and security that defend cardholders from criminal activity and undermine trust in the banking system, writes ICBA’s Deborah Matthews Phillips in a new blog post.
June 06, 2022 |
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Interchange
ICBA, state groups express concerns over climate risk management framework
ICBA and 44 state banking groups wrote to the FDIC to express concerns that the agency’s proposed climate risk management framework for large banks could “choke off” lawful but climate-disfavored industries from the banking system.
June 03, 2022 |
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Climate
FDIC climate comment letters due today
Today is the deadline for community bankers to submit personalized comment letters to the FDIC on its draft statement of principles for climate-related financial risk management for large financial institutions.
June 03, 2022 |
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Climate
USDA B&I loan program funding running out
The USDA told Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program stakeholders that it has discontinued allocating funds on an as-requested basis because the program is running low on authorized funding.
May 31, 2022 |
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Agriculture
FDIC climate comment letters due this week
Community bankers have until this Friday, June 3, to submit personalized comment letters to the FDIC on its draft statement of principles for climate-related financial risk management for large financial institutions.
May 31, 2022 |
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Climate
SEC, CFTC leaders propose joint crypto roundtables
Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission officials called on their agencies to hold joint roundtables to consider regulations governing digital assets.
May 31, 2022 |
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Digital Assets Technology
Lawmakers echo ICBA’s CBDC concerns during hearing
Members of Congress from both parties raised concerns about the impact of a U.S. central bank digital currency on community banks after ICBA told lawmakers it opposes the digital dollar.
May 27, 2022 |
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Digital Assets
One week left for FDIC climate comment letters
Community bankers have one week left to submit personalized comment letters to the FDIC on its draft statement of principles for climate-related financial risk management for large financial institutions.
May 27, 2022 |
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Climate
ICBA requests records on CFPB’s 1071 rulemaking
ICBA and other groups filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking Consumer Financial Protection Bureau records on its implementation of Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act.
May 27, 2022 |
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Compliance
FDIC climate comment letters due next week
Next week is the deadline for community bankers to submit personalized comment letters to the FDIC on its draft statement of principles for climate-related financial risk management for large financial institutions.
May 24, 2022 |
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Climate
House hearing this week on central bank digital currency
After ICBA last week expressed opposition to the establishment of a U.S. central bank digital currency, a House hearing this week will focus on CBDC benefits and risks.
May 24, 2022 |
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Digital Assets Technology
ICBA urges agency consistency, innovation to promote banking access
ICBA encouraged federal banking regulators to take several steps to increase services to unbanked and underbanked households.
May 24, 2022 |
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Commerce & Banking
ICBA’s FDIC climate principles comment campaign continues
ICBA continues calling on community bankers to submit personalized comment letters to the FDIC on its draft statement of principles for climate-related financial risk management for large financial institutions.
May 23, 2022 |
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Climate
Former NCUA official continues targeting credit union acquisitions
A former National Credit Union Administration official continued an ongoing series of blog posts raising concerns over credit union acquisitions.
May 23, 2022 |
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Credit Unions
ICBA opposes U.S. central bank digital currency
ICBA expressed opposition to the establishment of a U.S. central bank digital currency. In a comment letter to the Federal Reserve, ICBA said a U.S. CBDC would introduce significant privacy and cybersecurity risks into the nation’s monetary system and disrupt U.S. banking stability.
May 23, 2022 |
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Digital Assets Technology
Strong favorability fuels successful Capital Summit: blog
New polling conducted by Morning Consult supported community banker meetings with policymakers at the recent 2022 ICBA Capital Summit, according to ICBA’s latest blog post.
May 20, 2022 |
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Community Bank Awareness
ICBA pressing comment letters on FDIC climate principles
ICBA continues calling on community bankers to submit personalized comment letters to the FDIC on its draft statement of principles for climate-related financial risk management for large financial institutions.
May 20, 2022 |
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Climate
ICBA speaks out against FDIC supervisory appeals reversal
ICBA expressed disappointment that the FDIC eliminated the independent Office of Supervisory Appeals and restored the Supervision Appeals Review Committee as the final level of review in the agency’s supervisory appeals process.
May 20, 2022 |
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Compliance
Agencies confirm updated flood insurance Q&As are guidance
Federal regulators issued revised questions and answers regarding federal flood insurance law and the agencies’ implementing regulations.
May 19, 2022 |
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Compliance
CFPB: Equal Credit Opportunity Act protects borrowers after loan
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published an advisory opinion affirming that the Equal Credit Opportunity Act bars lenders from discriminating against customers after they have received a loan, not just during the application process.
May 10, 2022 |
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Compliance
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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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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
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