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.
Cybersecurity advisory warns of holiday attacks
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and FBI issued a cybersecurity reminder for public and private sector organizations to remain vigilant against ransomware and other cyberattacks during the holiday season.
November 29, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity Technology
SBA office backs 1071 comment extension
The SBA Office of Advocacy expressed support for ICBA and state banking associations’ request that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau extend the comment deadline on its proposal to implement Dodd-Frank Section 1071 collection and reporting requirements.
November 24, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
OCC provides crypto guidance as agencies announce roadmap
Federal regulators said they plan to provide greater regulatory clarity on crypto-related activities next year, with the OCC issuing an interpretive letter with guidance on digital assets.
November 24, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets Technology
ICBA cautions FHFA on excessive credit risk transfer reliance
ICBA said it is largely supportive of proposed amendments to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s final capital rule, though it cautioned the agency not to allow Fannie and Freddie to become overly reliant on credit risk transfers.
November 24, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Housing Finance/GSEs
ICBA congratulates Powell, Brainard on Fed nominations
ICBA congratulated Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Fed Governor Lael Brainard after President Joe Biden said he intends to nominate them for new terms at the agency.
November 23, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Reserve
Bill would bar SBA 7(a) direct lending
Legislation to bar SBA direct lending under its 7(a) loan program was introduced amid an ICBA grassroots campaign opposing the policy.
November 23, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Lending
ICBA: SBA plans should include community bank role
ICBA told the SBA it should continue partnering with community banks rather than attempting to remove them from the loan origination process.
November 23, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Lending
House passes spending bill without IRS reporting plan
The House passed its version of the Build Back Better reconciliation bill without numerous ICBA-opposed provisions, including the IRS bank reporting proposal.
November 22, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
Fed officials: Faster tapering may be needed
Federal Reserve officials discussed the potential need to speed up the tapering of asset purchases in response to rising job gains and inflation.
November 22, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Reserve
Agencies issue computer incident notification final rule
Federal banking regulators approved a final rule designed to improve the sharing of information about cyber incidents that may affect the U.S. banking system.
November 19, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance Cybersecurity Technology
OCC nominee faces tough questions at Senate hearing
Community bank opposition to Saule Omarova’s nomination to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency took center stage at a contentious Senate Banking Committee hearing.
November 19, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
OCC
ICBA issues summary of employer vaccine mandate
ICBA published a summary of the Biden administration’s policy requiring employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or are tested weekly.
November 18, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Crisis Preparedness Risk
ICBA, state groups oppose Omarova OCC nomination
ICBA and state community banking groups expressed opposition to Cornell University law professor Saule Omarova’s nomination to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
November 18, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
OCC
ICBA, groups push for NCUA oversight hearing
ICBA and other groups called on Congress to hold an oversight hearing on troubling National Credit Union Administration rulemaking activity.
November 18, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Unions
ICBA urging grassroots pushback against SBA direct lending plan
ICBA is calling on community bankers to continue the campaign opposing proposed changes to the SBA 7(a) loan program contained in the House budget-reconciliation bill.
November 17, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Lending
Hsu: Agencies planning additional clarity on crypto activities
Federal banking regulators will soon issue a short statement that describes the recently concluded interagency “crypto sprint,” Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu said.
November 17, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets Technology
Credit union satisfaction lags banks again: index
Consumer satisfaction with credit unions lagged banks for the third year in a row, according to a national survey covered by CU Today.
November 17, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Unions
ICBA urging grassroots pushback against SBA direct lending plan
ICBA is calling on community bankers to continue the campaign opposing proposed changes to the SBA 7(a) loan program contained in the House budget-reconciliation bill.
November 16, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Lending
Republican senators denounce postal banking pilot
A group of 19 Senate Republicans led by Sen. John Boozman (Ark.) denounced an ICBA-opposed U.S. Postal Service pilot program to test postal banking.
November 16, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Postal Service Banking
IRS issues November Child Tax Credit payments
The Treasury Department said families with roughly 61 million eligible children received more than $15 billion in the fifth batch of Advance Child Tax Credit payments, most via direct deposit.
November 16, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
House committee Republicans issue CBDC principles
House Financial Services Committee Republicans released principles to guide Congress in evaluating potential proposals for a U.S. central bank digital currency.
November 16, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets Technology
IRS reporting press push continues
The community banking industry continued its media push against the IRS bank reporting proposal, which remains a threat even after it was recently left out of the framework guiding Democratic discussions.
November 09, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
Treasury targets ransomware operators
The Treasury Department announced a new round of coordinated actions as part of the federal government’s response to ransomware.
November 09, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity Technology
ICBA-backed updates included in cyber reporting bill
Lawmakers reached an agreement on bipartisan cyber incident reporting legislation that includes ICBA-advocated updates to avoid excessive burdens on community banks.
November 08, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity Technology
ICBA continues IRS push in congressional roundtable
ICBA continued pushing back against the IRS reporting proposal during testimony at a House Financial Services Committee Republican roundtable.
November 08, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
ICBA releases new innovation podcast
ICBA released the second podcast in its new Communities of Innovation series on community bank innovation stories and experiences.
November 08, 2021 |
Podcast
Technology
CFPB targets faulty identity matching practices
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an advisory opinion affirming that consumer reporting companies engaging in “shoddy name-matching procedures” are violating the law.
November 05, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
ICBA to Congress: Extend data security standards to nonbanks
ICBA called on Congress to extend Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act data security standards to retailers, technology companies, and other parties that process or store consumer financial data.
November 04, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity Technology
ICBA joining webinar on bank-like credit unions
ICBA Chairman Robert Fisher will participate in a National Taxpayers Union webinar scheduled for next week on the “rise of bank-like credit unions.”
November 04, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Unions
Hsu: OCC has concluded fintech charter review
The OCC has concluded its review of bank charter applications and crypto-related interpretative letters and will be communicating its findings in the coming weeks, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu said.
November 04, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets Technology
ICBA testifying today on cyber, data security
ICBA is scheduled to testify at today’s House Financial Services Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions hearing on cyber and data security.
November 03, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity Technology
Independent Banker focuses on faster payments
This month’s ICBA Independent Banker magazine focuses on the race for faster payments.
November 03, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Payments Faster Payments
Blog: PPP data show community bank lending urgency
A new ICBA blog post explores data showing the urgency of community banks’ Paycheck Protection Program response to help save small businesses in their communities.
November 03, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy Crisis Preparedness
Regulators recommend bank-like rules for stablecoins
The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets issued a long-awaited report spotlighting regulatory gaps in overseeing stablecoins and recommending legislation to implement a federal regulatory framework.
November 02, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets Technology
ICBA testifying tomorrow on cyber, data security
ICBA is scheduled to testify tomorrow on cyber and data security issues before the House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions.
November 02, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity Technology
ICBA to OCC: Take moderate approach to CRA rescission
ICBA advocated a moderate approach to the OCC’s rescission of its 2020 Community Reinvestment Act final rule and reinstatement of the 1995 interagency CRA rule.
November 01, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
CRA
IRS: Update income in Child Tax Credit portal
The IRS today is launching a new feature allowing any family receiving monthly Child Tax Credit payments to update their income using the Child Tax Credit Update Portal.
November 01, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
SBA: $44.8B in 2021 lending through signature programs
The SBA said its 7(a) and 504 loan programs supported more than 61,000 traditional loans worth $44.8 billion in fiscal 2021. The lending comprised:
November 01, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Lending
CFPB issues debt collection guidance
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released several guidance documents to help providers prepare for two debt collection final rules taking effect Nov. 30.
November 01, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
Grassroots push continues against reconciliation tax hikes
With policymakers’ draft framework for the budget reconciliation bill featuring numerous tax increases, ICBA is calling on community bankers to use its Be Heard resource center to speak out in opposition.
November 01, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
ICBA opposes reconciliation package tax hikes
ICBA expressed strong opposition to certain tax provisions policymakers are considering as part of the Build Back Better reconciliation package.
October 29, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
IRS plan excluded from budget framework — for now
A Biden administration draft framework for the next round of congressional reconciliation discussions leaves out the ICBA-opposed IRS reporting proposal, though ICBA’s campaign against the plan continues.
October 29, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
ICBA, groups oppose grantor trust rule changes
ICBA and other business groups urged Congress to reject proposed changes to grantor trust and valuation rules in the Build Back Better reconciliation bill.
October 29, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
OCC issues revised TILA procedures
The OCC issued revised interagency examination procedures and rescissions for the Truth in Lending Act
October 29, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
FHFA proposes GSE capital disclosures
The Federal Housing Finance Agency proposed additional public disclosure requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s Enterprise Regulatory Capital Framework.
October 28, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Housing Finance/GSEs
CFTC head makes push to be primary crypto regulator
The acting head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission urged Congress to consider granting his agency the authority to be the primary federal regulator for digital assets.
October 28, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets Technology
ICBA talks IRS on Fox News as House Dem coalition pushes back
ICBA leaders appeared on Fox News to continue raising awareness of the widely opposed IRS reporting proposal.
October 28, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
Webinars feature RTP, FedNow updates
ICBA and ICBA Bancard next week are kicking off a complimentary webinar series on how community banks can plan for their instant payments journey.
October 28, 2021 |
Payments Quarterly
Payments
ICBA testifies on IRS reporting as Manchin speaks out
ICBA testified against the widely opposed IRS reporting proposal while a key Democratic senator raised objections to the policy.
October 27, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
CFPB revises Reg Z dollar amounts
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a final rule amending the official interpretations for Regulation Z, which implements the Truth in Lending Act.
October 27, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance Lending
OCC issues FAQs on rescinding CRA rule
The OCC issued responses to frequently asked questions on its proposal to rescind its June 2020 Community Reinvestment Act rule and replace it with interagency rules adopted in 1995.
October 27, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
Senate bill would bar IRS reporting proposal
ICBA expressed support for a Senate companion bill to block the widely opposed IRS reporting proposal.
October 26, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
ICBA testifying amid renewed IRS reporting push
While ICBA urges community bankers to renew their opposition to Washington’s IRS reporting proposal by calling lawmakers and urging consumer outreach, ICBA Chairman Robert Fisher is set to testify today on why tweaks to the plan won’t quell the opposition
October 26, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
Complimentary central bank digital currency webinar tomorrow
ICBA is hosting a complimentary one-hour webinar at 11 a.m. (Eastern time) tomorrow, Oct. 26, to provide ICBA members with foundational knowledge of central bank digital currencies.
October 25, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Faster Payments
IRS grassroots evolves with congressional debate: blog
ICBA’s campaign against Washington’s IRS reporting proposal demands that community bankers increase their grassroots outreach through calls and messages to Capitol Hill, ICBA’s Jack Coleman writes in a new blog post.
October 25, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
Bowman: Regulation shouldn’t inhibit de novo formation
With the banking system experiencing a lack of de novo formation in the past decade, policymakers must avoid adding regulatory burdens on community banks, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said.
October 25, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
De Novo Banks
FDIC adopts rule amending regulatory capital standards
The FDIC adopted an ICBA-supported final rule amending real estate lending standards for supervisory loan-to-value limits to incorporate the Community Bank Leverage Ratio rule.
October 25, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Regulatory Relief
House Democrat expresses IRS reporting concerns
Rep. Charlie Crist (D-Fla.) became the first Democratic member of Congress to publicly express concerns with the ICBA-opposed IRS reporting proposal.
October 22, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
NCUA approves expanded powers for CUSOs
The National Credit Union Administration approved an ICBA-opposed rule expanding credit union service organizations' permissible services and activities to include anything federal credit unions can currently do.
October 22, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Unions
CFPB launches inquiry into Big Tech payments platforms
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a series of orders to collect information on the business practices of large U.S. tech companies that operate payments systems.
October 22, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance Digital Assets Technology
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