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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.
CFPB monitoring use of mortgage discount points
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it is monitoring the increase in homebuyers paying “discount points” in recent years.
April 08, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance
Hsu suggests banks should be liable for authorized transactions
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu indicated he supports requiring banks to reimburse customers tricked into sending money to fraudulent accounts.
April 05, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Fraud
CFPB report targets financial transactions in video games
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a report examining the growth of financial transactions in online video games and virtual worlds.
April 05, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance
FHFA issues progress report on FHLBank policy updates
The Federal Housing Finance Agency provided an update on its implementation of recommendations included in last year’s report on the Federal Home Loan Bank system.
April 05, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance Federal Housing Finance Agency
Independent Banker profiles ICBA board of directors
This month’s ICBA Independent Banker magazine introduces the 2024-2025 ICBA board of directors.
April 04, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
SEC official: Agency taking consistent approach to crypto
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s head of enforcement, Gurbir Grewal, defended his agency’s actions against illicitly traded cryptoassets.
April 04, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets
CFPB planning credit reporting rulemaking this year: Chopra
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is planning to propose rules this year to ensure data brokers comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said.
April 04, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance
ICBA urges agencies to issue cease-and-desist orders to Navy Federal
Following Navy Federal Credit Union’s announcement that its overseas military banking program will be called “Community Bank,” ICBA urged regulators to issue cease-and-desist orders directing the institution not to refer to itself as a bank.
April 03, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Unions
ICBA urges CFPB to withdraw overdraft proposal
ICBA urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to withdraw its proposed rule to apply Regulation Z lending requirements to overdraft services.
April 03, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
FinCEN underestimates beneficial ownership collection burden: ICBA
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s estimated burden of complying with its final rule on accessing beneficial ownership information does not accurately reflect the demands of collecting this information, ICBA said.
April 03, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
ICBA kicks off Community Banking Month
ICBA kicked off Community Banking Month, which every April recognizes the service and dedication of community banks to their customers and local communities.
April 02, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Community Bank Awareness
Last week of recess for farm bill district meetings
With members of Congress back home in their districts through this week, ICBA continues urging community bankers to continue the grassroots push for a new farm bill with in-person meetings.
April 02, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Farm Bill
ICBA Capital Summit set for this month
Registration is open for the 2024 ICBA Capital Summit, the industry’s premier advocacy event slated for later this month in the nation’s capital.
April 02, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
ICBA to CFPB: Fee proposal another abuse of authority
ICBA urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop misusing its authority over unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices to undermine federal disclosure rules.
April 01, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance
Court grants ICBA-requested injunction of CRA final rule
A federal judge on Friday granted an injunction against federal banking regulators’ Community Reinvestment Act final rule, as requested by ICBA and other groups in a legal challenge.
April 01, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance CRA
ICBA backs congressional challenge to credit card late fee rule
ICBA expressed support for Rep. Andy Barr’s (R-Ky.) introduction of a resolution to nullify the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule to cut credit card late fees.
April 01, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance
Court rejects Custodia suit over Fed account denial
A federal judge largely upheld the Federal Reserve’s denial of special-purpose depository institution Custodia Bank’s application for a Fed master account.
April 01, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Reserve
CFPB: Consumer complaints focus on credit bureaus
Consumer complaints about credit or consumer reporting continued to increase in 2023, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s latest annual report.
April 01, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance
ICBA urging farm bill district meetings
With members of Congress back home for a district work period, ICBA is urging community bankers to continue the grassroots push for a new farm bill with in-person meetings.
March 29, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Farm Bill
ICBA to Basel Committee: Strengthen protections against crypto risk
ICBA said the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s framework for classifying cryptoasset exposures validates community bank misgivings about cryptocurrencies.
March 29, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets
FinCEN seeks comments on customer identification requirements
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a request for information related to existing requirements for banks under the Customer Identification Program Rule to collect a taxpayer identification number from customers before opening an account.
March 29, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
CFPB issues guidance on remittance advertising
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a circular warning remittance transfer providers—including digital wallets—that false advertising about the cost or speed of sending a remittance transfer can violate federal law.
March 28, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance
ICBA urging district meetings on farm bill
With members of Congress back home for a district work period, ICBA is urging community bankers to continue the grassroots push for a new farm bill with in-person meetings.
March 28, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Farm Bill
Treasury spotlights AI risks for financial sector
The Treasury Department issued a report on how the financial services sector can manage cybersecurity risks posed by artificial intelligence technologies
March 28, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Department of Treasury
CISA releases proposal on cyber reporting standards
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency published for public inspection its pending proposed rule that would require covered entities to report to CISA on covered cyber incidents and ransom payments.
March 28, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity
Latest on crypto: terrorism sanctions, federal charges
Federal officials announced a new round of legal actions related to the use of cryptocurrencies for illicit purposes.
March 27, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets
Payment networks, merchants announce settlement on interchange suit
Visa, Mastercard, major credit card issuers, and the merchants suing them announced a proposed settlement to end nearly two decades of litigation over credit card interchange. ICBA is analyzing this new settlement to determine the impact on the community banking sector.
March 27, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Cards
ICBA Capital Summit speakers confirmed
The speakers are set for next month’s 2024 ICBA Capital Summit, the industry’s premier advocacy event.
March 27, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Swift says experiment shows CBDC use cases
The Swift financial transactions and payments network said its latest experiment with a central bank digital currency successfully demonstrated the use of CBDCs in digital trade, payments, and tokenized foreign-exchange and asset networks.
March 26, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets
Speakers set for ICBA Capital Summit
ICBA announced the speakers for next month’s 2024 ICBA Capital Summit, the industry’s premier advocacy event.
March 26, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
ICBA urging district meetings on farm bill
With members of Congress back home for a district work period, ICBA is urging community bankers to continue the grassroots push for a new farm bill with in-person meetings.
March 26, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Farm Bill
ICBA urging district grassroots meetings on farm bill
With members of Congress back home for a two-week district work period, ICBA is urging community bankers to continue the grassroots push for a new farm bill with in-person meetings.
March 25, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Farm Bill
Lawmakers request study on Fed debit card rule
Reps. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.) and Andy Barr (R-Ky.) asked the Government Accountability Office to study the potential impact of the Federal Reserve’s proposal to lower debit card interchange fees.
March 25, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Reserve
ICBA requests federal records on CBDC authority
ICBA filed a Freedom of Information Act request for federal records related to whether legislative changes are required to issue a U.S. central bank digital currency.
March 25, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets
FDIC proposes updated guidance on bank mergers
The FDIC proposed revisions to its statement of policy, or SOP, on bank merger transactions incorporating ICBA-advocated provisions.
March 22, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Agencies extend certain CRA rule application dates
Federal regulators issued an interim final rule that extends the applicability date of certain provisions in their Community Reinvestment Act final rule issued in October.
March 22, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance CRA
Crypto hacks fuel North Korean income: report
Cryptocurrency hacks account for half of North Korea’s foreign income since 2017, according to a pending U.N. Security Council report.
March 22, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets
OCC to host Project REACh financial inclusion summit
The OCC opened registration for its Project REACh Financial Inclusion Summit, scheduled for May 29-30 in Washington, D.C.
March 21, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
Blog: ICBA and community banks fight check fraud
ICBA and community banks are leading the way in fighting check fraud, according to a new blog post on Main Street Matters.
March 21, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Small businesses again most satisfied with community banks: Fed
Small-business borrowers approved for at least some of the financing they sought last year were again more satisfied with their experiences at community banks than at larger and online lenders, according to the Federal Reserve.
March 21, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Small Business Lending
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
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