ICBA Newsroom
The ICBA Newsroom collects and centralizes all the NewsWatch Today articles, press releases, blog posts, advocacy letters and other news that impacts community bankers.
Podcast: Banking Transformed
A new episode of the Banking Transformed podcast from ICBA Preferred Service Provider MeridianLink shares actionable insights to boost bank' growth, efficiency, and customer experience.
June 11, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit union bank acquisitions break record halfway through 2024
ICBA-opposed credit union acquisitions of taxpaying community banks have reached an annual record less than halfway through the year, according to a new report.
June 10, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Unions
FDIC, CFPB hearings this week
A look at some of the hearings taking place this week that are relevant to community bankers.
June 10, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance Deposit Insurance
CFPB launches review of mortgage closing fees
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launched a public inquiry into what is driving an increase in mortgage closing costs.
May 31, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
CFPB Compliance
Latest Bank Acquisition by Tax-Exempt Credit Union Shows Need for Expansive Congressional Action
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement after the latest acquisition of a tax-paying bank by a tax-exempt credit union.
May 31, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Unions
Community bank net income rises in Q1
Community bank net income rose 6.1% in the first quarter but remained down 13.9% from a year ago, according to the FDIC’s latest Quarterly Banking Profile.
May 30, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Community Bank Awareness
CFPB: Reg E wire transfer exemption doesn’t apply to online transactions
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau argued in a court filing that online-initiated wire transfers are subject to the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and Regulation E, even though the law exempts transfers made by banks “by means of” a wire service.
May 30, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
CFPB Compliance Fraud
SEC warns investors about crypto fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued an investor alert on how fraudsters use cryptoassets to lure victims and hide their identities, which makes recovering stolen funds more difficult.
May 30, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity Digital Assets Fraud
Treasury issues risk assessment on NFTs
The Treasury Department published its first risk assessment on non-fungible tokens.
May 30, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity Fraud
CFPB rule says BNPL lenders are credit card providers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an interpretive rule that says “buy now, pay later” lenders are credit card providers.
May 23, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
ICBA calling for grassroots outreach on CBDC bill ahead of vote
With the House expected to vote this week on ICBA-supported legislation to restrict the development of a U.S. central bank digital currency, ICBA is calling on community bankers to urge their members of Congress to support the bill.
May 22, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets
ICBA issues new guide for members on check fraud
ICBA released a community banker guide to check fraud as part of its ongoing effort to address the growing problem.
May 22, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Fraud
With farm bill markup tomorrow, ICBA urging grassroots outreach
ICBA is urging community bankers to call and write their members of Congress ahead of tomorrow’s House Agriculture Committee farm bill markup.
May 22, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Farm Bill
New podcast: how fintechs and community banks can work together
The latest episode of ICBA’s “Independent Banker” podcast highlights how fintechs can elevate community banks.
May 21, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
ICBA urging farm bill grassroots ahead of Thursday markup
With House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) releasing text of his proposed farm bill ahead of this Thursday’s markup, ICBA is urging community bankers to call and write their members of Congress on the industry’s farm bill priorities.
May 21, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Farm Bill
FDIC’s Gruenberg says he’ll step down once successor confirmed
FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg said he is prepared to step down from his responsibilities at the agency once a successor is confirmed.
May 21, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
FDIC
CFPB plans to extend 1071 compliance deadline following court ruling
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it plans to extend the compliance deadline on its 1071 small-business data collection and reporting rule following a Supreme Court ruling that ended a temporary injunction on the rule.
May 20, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
CFPB Compliance
ICBA: Another credit union acquisition demands congressional response
Following the latest acquisition of a community bank by a tax-exempt credit union, ICBA issued a national news release calling on Congress to respond.
May 20, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Unions
ICBA chairman: Community bankers fueled advance of key bills
ICBA Chairman Lucas White said community bankers answered the call to show up in full force at this year’s Capital Summit and are seeing the results of persistently raising the red flag on excessive regulatory burdens.
May 20, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
ICBA opposes FCS exemption in Section 1071 rule
ICBA urged House Agriculture Committee leaders to oppose any exemption for Farm Credit System lenders from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s 1071 small-business data collection and reporting rule.
May 17, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Agriculture
ICBA commends House members for advancing reg relief bills
ICBA commended members of the House Financial Services Committee who voted to advance a slate of ICBA-advocated bills that support community banks and the local communities they serve.
May 17, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Congressional Matters
Supreme Court finds CFPB funding structure constitutional
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding structure, reversing the appellate court’s decision that held the CFPB’s funding violates the constitution’s appropriations clause.
May 17, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
CFPB Compliance
Hearing targets FDIC following report on misconduct
FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg accepted responsibility for reports of misconduct at his agency during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on regulatory oversight.
May 16, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
FDIC
Barr: Fed sensitive to debit proposal’s impact on LMI borrowers
The Federal Reserve Board is sensitive to the impact of its debit interchange proposed rule on low- and moderate-income borrowers, Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr said.
May 16, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
House markup on pro-community bank bills today
The House Financial Services Committee today is scheduled to mark up a slate of ICBA-advocated bills:
May 16, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy
House marking up ICBA-backed pro-community bank bills
The House Financial Services Committee this week is set to take up a slate of ICBA-advocated bills in the wake of the recent ICBA Capital Summit.
May 15, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
House Ag Committee releases farm bill summary ahead of markup
The House Agriculture Committee released a title-by-title summary of its farm bill proposal ahead of a markup planned for next Thursday.
May 15, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Agriculture
Fed governor vows support of CDFIs
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said community development financial institutions play a crucial role, calling them "financial first responders" and enumerating how the Fed supports them.
May 15, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
ICBA calls on agencies to reduce excessive regulations
A new ICBA blog post spotlights ICBA’s calls for regulators to conduct a comprehensive regulatory review under the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act, or EGRPRA.
May 14, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
EGRPRA s.2155
Capital Summit nets new co-sponsors
As a result of the ICBA Capital Summit, more than 50 new co-sponsors have joined ICBA-advocated bills.
May 14, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
ICBA, groups urge FHFA to change course on VantageScore data release
ICBA and other groups expressed concerns with a Federal Housing Finance Agency plan to publish historical data on the VantageScore 4.0 credit scoring model this year.
May 14, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Housing Finance Agency
ICBA to Fed: Withdraw debit card interchange proposal
ICBA expressed vehement opposition to a Federal Reserve Board proposal to impose a nearly 30% cut to debit interchange that would leave nearly one-third of covered issuers below cost recovery.
May 13, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
ICBA urges ACRE Act support during hearing
ICBA called on the House Ways and Means Committee to take up ICBA-advocated legislation to support lending in rural communities.
May 13, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Grassroots/Be Heard
Court injunction pauses CFPB credit card late fee rule
A federal judge issued a temporary injunction of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule on credit card late fees, which was scheduled to take effect tomorrow.
May 13, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
CFPB
ICBA urging ACRE Act support during hearing today
ICBA today is calling on the House Ways and Means Committee to take up ICBA-advocated legislation to support lending in rural communities.
May 10, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Congressional Matters
At hearing, Scott touts challenge to CFPB’s credit card late fee rule
Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) touted his ICBA-supported resolution to nullify the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule on credit card late fees during a committee hearing.
May 10, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
CFPB
Fed report suggests climate risks difficult to measure
The Federal Reserve Board released a summary of an exploratory pilot climate scenario analysis exercise that it conducted with six of the nation's largest banks, with the megabanks reporting challenges in conducting the climate analysis.
May 10, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Independent Banker lists top-performing community banks
This month’s Independent Banker magazine profiles the top-performing community banks of 2024.
May 09, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cook: Fed stepping up CRE supervision
The Federal Reserve is stepping up supervisory work with community and regional banks that have significant commercial real estate concentrations, Fed Governor Lisa Cook said.
May 09, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
ThinkTECH Accelerator program starts this month
With the announcement of the latest cohort, ICBA encourages community banks to sign up to participate in the seventh edition of ICBA’s ThinkTECH Accelerator program.
May 09, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
ICBA unveils latest ThinkTECH Accelerator cohort
ICBA announced the launch of the seventh edition of its ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program promoting community bank innovation.
May 08, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
ICBA urges agencies to withdraw incomplete compensation proposal
ICBA urged federal banking regulators to withdraw an incomplete proposed rule on incentive-based compensation that lacks support from all relevant regulatory agencies.
May 08, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Agencies/Regulators
FDIC issues third-party report on misconduct at the agency
The FDIC released a report from an independent third-party review of allegations of sexual harassment and other misconduct at the agency, management’s response, and the FDIC’s workplace culture.
May 08, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
FDIC
ICBA urges agencies to ensure regulatory review has meaningful impact
ICBA called on federal regulators to take meaningful action to address excessive regulatory burdens on community banks under the agencies’ latest Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act review.
May 07, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Agencies/Regulators
New op-ed: Congress should reject credit card routing bill
Congress should oppose legislation to establish new credit card rules that would put more money in the pockets of big-box retailers while leaving consumers and community banks to foot the bill, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey wrote in a new op-ed.
May 07, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Cards
FinCEN planning pilot program on beneficial ownership info access
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has received more than 1.7 million filings on beneficial ownership information since it began accepting reports from reporting companies at the beginning of this year, Director Andrea Gacki said.
May 07, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
FinCEN
Agencies issue community bank guide on third-party relationships
The federal banking regulators released a guide for community banks on managing risk in third-party relationships.
May 06, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance Vendor Management
Fed proposes expanding large-value payments service operations
The Federal Reserve Board requested comment on a proposal to expand the operating days of the Federal Reserve Banks' two large-value payments services.
May 06, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Fed’s Bowman expects ongoing inflation
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said she expects inflation to remain elevated for “some time.”
May 06, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
FDIC, OCC detail merger proposals at House hearing
Federal banking regulators this week testified before Congress on agency proposals to update policies on bank mergers.
May 03, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
FCC
FHFA reports rise in single-family guarantee fees
The Federal Housing Finance Agency said the average single-family guarantee fee increased by 4 basis points to 61 basis points in 2022.
May 03, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Housing Finance/GSEs
FHLBank officials pledge to work with ICBA against harmful changes to system
Four Federal Home Loan Bank officials joined ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey for a fireside chat during the final session of ICBA’s Capital Summit.
May 02, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Fannie, Freddie publish new policies on value reconsiderations
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac published new Reconsideration of Value policies after collaborating with the Federal Housing Finance Agency and Federal Housing Administration.
May 02, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance Secondary Mortgage Market Secondary Mortgage Market
ICBA: Latest credit union acquisition shows need for congressional response
Following the latest acquisition of a community bank by a tax-exempt credit union, ICBA issued a national news release calling on Congress to respond.
May 02, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Unions
Colorado senators strip provision permitting credit union acquisitions
Colorado lawmakers blocked a community bank-opposed legislative provision that would permit credit union acquisitions of the state’s banks.
May 02, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Unions
Rep. Hill thanks community bankers for advocacy at Capital Summit
At the 2024 ICBA Capital Summit, Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) commended community bankers for their efforts to challenge misguided regulatory initiatives in support of local communities.
May 01, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Tennessee enacts law barring credit union bank acquisitions
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee recently signed state legislation clarifying that the state’s banks may only be acquired by FDIC-insured institutions.
May 01, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Unions FDIC
Founder of world’s largest crypto exchange sentenced to prison
The founder of the world’s largest crypto exchange was sentenced to four months in prison after pleading guilty to Bank Secrecy Act, money-transmitting, and sanctions violations.
May 01, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets
‘Bank of Dave’ community banker advocates proportional regulation
The U.K. community banker who inspired the Netflix hit “Bank of Dave” pledged to work with ICBA and U.S. community banks in support of proportional regulation.
April 30, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
ICBA discusses top issues with FDIC, CFPB heads
ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey held a fireside chat with the heads of the FDIC and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at the 2024 ICBA Capital Summit in Washington.
April 30, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
FDIC
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