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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.
ICBA urges grassroots action on trigger leads
As Congress returns from its April recess, ICBA is encouraging community bankers to tell their lawmakers to protect homebuyers by limiting mortgage trigger leads.
April 28, 2025 |
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Grassroots/Be Heard
Romero Rainey named top Washington influencer
ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey was named to Washingtonian magazine’s list of the 500 Most Influential People in the nation’s capital.
April 28, 2025 |
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SEC chair, commissioner push for rational crypto framework
In his first public remarks since being sworn in as Securities and Exchange Commission chair, Paul Atkins said he looks forward to working with market participants, the administration, and Congress to “establish a rational, fit-for-purpose regulatory framework for crypto assets.”
April 28, 2025 |
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Digital Assets
After another acquisition, ICBA continues push on credit union tax breaks
Following the latest acquisition of a tax-paying community bank by a tax-exempt credit union, ICBA continued its call for Congress to eliminate the federal tax exemption for credit unions over $1 billion in assets.
April 23, 2025 |
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Credit Unions
ICBA urging grassroots outreach on ACRE Act
With Congress potentially taking up tax legislation when it returns from the current congressional recess, ICBA is calling on community bankers to urge their lawmakers to co-sponsor legislation that would provide tax relief to support rural lending.
April 23, 2025 |
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Agriculture Grassroots/Be Heard
House Democrats urge Treasury to exempt CDFI Fund from cuts
House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and 87 House Democrats asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to exclude the CDFI Fund from a recent executive order directing it to scale back operations.
April 23, 2025 |
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Department of Treasury
ICBA urging grassroots outreach on ACRE Act
With Congress potentially taking up tax legislation when it returns from the current congressional recess, ICBA is calling on community bankers to urge their lawmakers to co-sponsor legislation that would provide tax relief to support rural lending.
April 22, 2025 |
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Agriculture Grassroots/Be Heard
ICBA seeks participants for cross-border payments group
ICBA is seeking 12-15 community bankers to join its working group on cross-border payments.
April 22, 2025 |
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Payments
French Hill, Byron Donalds slated for ICBA Capital Summit
House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (R-Ark.), Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), and Deputy Treasury Secretary Michael Faulkender are scheduled to speak during next month’s ICBA Capital Summit in Washington, D.C.
April 22, 2025 |
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Community bankers to hear quick pitches from fintechs Thursday
ICBA ThinkTECH Connect—which provides a quick look at fintech companies that may be of interest to community banks—is scheduled for noon (Eastern time) this Thursday, April 24.
April 21, 2025 |
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FDIC modifies resolution planning for large banks
The FDIC modified its approach to resolution planning for large banks.
April 21, 2025 |
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Fed proposes stress test changes
The Federal Reserve proposed changes that would reduce the volatility of capital requirements stemming from its annual stress test results.
April 21, 2025 |
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Federal Reserve
Independent Banker: Capital Summit shapes the future of community banking
At ICBA Capital Summit—slated for May 12-15 in Washington, D.C.—community bankers engage in important discussions about the future of community banking, advocate for policies that support local economies, and share best practices with peers, according to the latest Independent Banker magazine.
April 18, 2025 |
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ICBA urges OCC to preserve dedicated supervision for community banks
In response to the OCC’s decision to combine its community, midsize, and large bank supervision functions, ICBA said merging supervisory functions threatens to dilute the nuanced oversight that effective community bank supervision requires in favor of a one-size-fits-all model.
April 18, 2025 |
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OCC
Fed’s Barr: Banks are frontline defenders against deepfake-enabled fraud
Banks play a critical role in safeguarding against deepfake-driven fraud given their direct handling of financial transactions and sensitive customer data, according to Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr.
April 18, 2025 |
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Fraud
ICBA, other groups affirm support for legislation to prohibit mortgage trigger leads
ICBA and other groups expressed support for the reintroduction of legislation in the House and Senate to protect the financial privacy of mortgage applicants.
April 17, 2025 |
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Mortgage Rules
ICBA urges OCC to preserve dedicated supervision for community banks
In response to the OCC’s announced decision to combine its community, midsize, and large bank supervision functions, ICBA said merging supervisory functions threatens to dilute the nuanced oversight that effective community bank supervision requires and jeopardizes the tailored regulatory approach that community banks deserve.
April 17, 2025 |
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OCC
Acquisition ignites calls to end tax exemption for large credit unions
ICBA reiterated its call for policymakers to eliminate the federal tax exemption for credit unions with more than $1 billion in assets following the fourth announced credit union acquisition of a tax-paying community bank this year.
April 17, 2025 |
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Credit Unions
After community bank acquisition, ICBA urges end to tax exemption for billion-dollar credit unions
ICBA reiterated its call for policymakers to eliminate the federal tax exemption for credit unions with more than $1 billion in assets following the fourth announced credit union acquisition of a tax-paying community bank this year.
April 16, 2025 |
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Credit Unions
Judge scraps CFPB credit card late fee rule
A federal judge voided a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule capping credit card late fees at $8, after the agency agreed with opponents that the rule was illegal.
April 16, 2025 |
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
OCC releases bank letter on information security incident
The OCC released a letter sent to supervised institutions regarding unauthorized access to OCC email systems. The letter included background on the February incident, the OCC’s response, and what financial institutions could expect going forward.
April 16, 2025 |
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OCC
Independent Banker details how banks can leverage FedNow
FedNow, the Federal Reserve’s instant payments system, wrapped up 2024 with more than 1,000 financial institutions participating, and 68% of community banks offering or planning to offer FedNow, according to the latest Independent Banker magazine.
April 15, 2025 |
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ICBA seeks participants for cross-border payments group
ICBA is seeking 12-15 community bankers to join its working group on cross-border payments.
April 15, 2025 |
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Fed’s Waller: Tariffs could affect the FOMC’s economic objectives
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said large, broadly applied tariffs could significantly affect the economy and the Federal Open Market Committee's pursuit of economic objectives.
April 15, 2025 |
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Federal Reserve
New blog post highlights value of compensation data
Reliable competitive compensation and benefits data are crucial to securing and retaining top performers, according to a new Main Street Matters blog post.
April 14, 2025 |
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Bank Director/Board Member Human Resources
ICBA, other groups oppose efforts to increase income tax rates
ICBA and other groups said recent proposals to raise the top individual income tax rate to 40% would disproportionately harm hundreds of thousands of pass-through businesses organized as S corporations, partnerships, and sole proprietorships.
April 14, 2025 |
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Taxes & Budget
ICBA supports legislation to safeguard small business data
Rep. John Rose (R-Tenn.) introduced ICBA-supported legislation—the Bank Loan Privacy Act—aimed at reforming the CFPB’s Section 1071 small business reporting rule. The bill would require the CFPB to undergo a formal rulemaking process to determine how the small business loan data it collects will be shared and used.
April 14, 2025 |
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Privacy
ICBA updates Community Banking Month resources
To help community bankers make the most of Community Banking Month, ICBA continues to update the tools in its Marketing Resource Center.
April 08, 2025 |
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Community Bank Awareness
Independent Banker offers community banker advocacy guidebook
The latest Independent Banker magazine features the ultimate advocacy guidebook for community bankers featuring ICBA grassroots resources.
April 08, 2025 |
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OCC issues guidance on rescinding CRA final rule
The OCC issued guidance on the federal banking agencies’ March 28 announcement that they plan to rescind the Community Reinvestment Act final rule issued in October 2023 and reinstate the prior CRA framework.
April 08, 2025 |
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OCC
OCC announces information security incident involving email
The OCC notified Congress of a major information security incident, as required by the Federal Information Security Modernization Act.
April 08, 2025 |
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Data Breach OCC
Independent Banker: ICBA’s new board gets to work
The latest issue of Independent Banker magazine reports that while ICBA’s 2025-2026 board members hail from all parts of the country, they share a common focus: helping community banks succeed.
April 07, 2025 |
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Executive Leadership/C-Suite Bank Director/Board Member
Romero Rainey: Committee markup a key milestone, but more work ahead
The explosion of pro-community bank policy reforms from the first quarter of the year culminated in last week’s House Financial Services Committee markup, but there is still significant work to do, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey said in a message to community bankers.
April 07, 2025 |
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CFPB says it will reopen 1071 rule
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it will open a new rulemaking to implement Section 1071 data collection and reporting requirements for small-business loans.
April 07, 2025 |
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
ICBA urging overdraft outreach following House vote delay
With the House vote on an ICBA-advocated resolution to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s overdraft rule delayed until next week, ICBA is calling on community bankers to continue urging lawmakers to vote in favor of the measure.
April 04, 2025 |
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Overdraft Services
Romero Rainey: Committee markup a key milestone, but more work ahead
The explosion of pro-community bank policy reforms from the first quarter of the year culminated in this week’s House Financial Services Committee markup, but there is still significant work to do, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey said in a message to community bankers.
April 04, 2025 |
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Community Bank Awareness
Senate panel advances financial nominations
The Senate Banking Committee voted to advance several nominations out of committee.
April 04, 2025 |
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Congressional Matters
ICBA urging grassroots outreach on overdraft with House vote delayed
With the House vote on an ICBA-advocated resolution to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s overdraft rule delayed, ICBA is calling on community bankers to continue urging their lawmakers to vote in favor of the measure.
April 03, 2025 |
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Grassroots/Be Heard Overdraft Services
Bill to establish stablecoin regulatory framework passes House committee
The House Financial Services Committee voted to pass legislation to establish a federal supervisory framework for stablecoins and their issuers.
April 03, 2025 |
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Digital Assets
ICBA applauds House panel for advancing 1071, de novo, anti-CBDC bills
ICBA commended the House Financial Services Committee for advancing three ICBA-advocated bills to repeal the CFPB’s 1071 rule, promote de novo bank formation, and restrict the issuance of a U.S. central bank digital currency.
April 03, 2025 |
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De Novo Banks
ICBA-advocated 1071, de novo, anti-CBDC bills set for House markup today
The House Financial Services Committee is scheduled to take up three ICBA-advocated bills today to repeal the CFPB’s 1071 rule, promote de novo bank formation, and restrict the issuance of a U.S. central bank digital currency.
April 02, 2025 |
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Webinar today on the future of community banking
BankTech Ventures is scheduled to host “Investing in the Future of Community Banking – A Banker’s Perspective” at 3 p.m. (Eastern time) today.
April 02, 2025 |
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ICBA celebrates Community Banking Month
In observance of Community Banking Month, ICBA reminded Americans of the pivotal role community banks serve in bolstering local economies, supporting small businesses, and offering relationship-driven banking services.
April 02, 2025 |
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Community Bank Awareness
ICBA urging grassroots outreach ahead of House overdraft vote
With the House set to vote this week on an ICBA-advocated resolution to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s overdraft rule, ICBA is calling on community bankers to continue urging their lawmakers to vote in favor of the measure.
April 01, 2025 |
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Overdraft Services
ICBA-advocated 1071, de novo, anti-CBDC bills set for House markup
The House Financial Services Committee is scheduled to take up three ICBA-advocated bills this week to repeal the CFPB’s 1071 rule, promote de novo bank formation, and restrict the issuance of a U.S. central bank digital currency.
April 01, 2025 |
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
OCC withdraws from interagency climate risk guidance for large banks
The OCC withdrew its participation in ICBA-opposed interagency principles for climate-related financial risk management for financial institutions with $100 billion or more in total consolidated assets.
April 01, 2025 |
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OCC
ICBA applauds agencies for proposing to rescind CRA rule
ICBA applauded the federal banking agencies for announcing plans to rescind their final rule reforming the Community Reinvestment Act, citing its disproportionate implementation costs for community banks.
March 31, 2025 |
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CRA
ICBA commends SEC for ending defense of climate-related disclosure rule
ICBA commended the SEC for ending the defense of its rule requiring public companies to issue climate-related disclosures, which would have a damaging impact on the capital markets, community banks, and the customers they serve.
March 31, 2025 |
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Climate
After Senate passes resolution to overturn overdraft rule, House grassroots action needed
After the ICBA-supported Congressional Review Act resolution, S.J. Res 18, last week passed the Senate, it moves to the House of Representatives, where a vote is expected this week—requiring ongoing community banker grassroots outreach to Congress.
March 31, 2025 |
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Congressional Matters Overdraft Services
ICBA applauds Senate passage of resolution to overturn CFPB overdraft rule
ICBA commended the Senate for passing a resolution to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule on overdraft services.
March 28, 2025 |
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Congressional Matters Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
SEC ends defense of ICBA-opposed climate-disclosure rule
The Securities and Exchange Commission voted to end its legal defense of its ICBA-opposed rule requiring climate-related investor disclosures.
March 28, 2025 |
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Climate
Advocacy week in review
As policymakers continued to ramp up their work on federal policy, ICBA this week:
March 28, 2025 |
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Advocacy
Webinar next week on the future of community banking
BankTech Ventures is scheduled to host “Investing in the Future of Community Banking – A Banker’s Perspective” at 3 p.m. (Eastern time) Wednesday, April 2.
March 27, 2025 |
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ICBA urging grassroots outreach ahead of Senate overdraft vote
With the Senate set to vote on an ICBA-advocated resolution to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s overdraft rule, ICBA is calling on community bankers to urge their senators to vote in favor of the measure.
March 27, 2025 |
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Overdraft Services
HUD revises residency requirements for FHA loans
The Federal Housing Administration published revisions to residency requirements that will eliminate the “Non-permanent Residents” category in both the Single Family Title I and Title II programs.
March 27, 2025 |
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Compliance
Treasury publishes final rule removing BOI reporting requirements for U.S. companies
The Treasury Department announced the formal publication of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network interim final rule that removes the requirement for U.S. companies and U.S. persons to report beneficial ownership information to FinCEN under the Corporate Transparency Act.
March 27, 2025 |
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Compliance
CFPB withdraws court filing claiming Reg E applies to wire transactions
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau withdrew a court filing in which it previously argued that online-initiated wire transfers are subject to the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and Regulation E.
March 27, 2025 |
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance
ICBA applauds executive order combating check fraud
ICBA applauded the Trump administration for working to combat the threat of check fraud by addressing the Treasury Department’s use of paper checks.
March 27, 2025 |
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Department of Treasury
Webinar next week on the future of community banking
BankTech Ventures is scheduled to host “Investing in the Future of Community Banking – A Banker’s Perspective” at 3 p.m. (Eastern time) Wednesday, April 2.
March 26, 2025 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Ahead of Senate overdraft vote, ICBA urging grassroots outreach
With the Senate expected to vote this week on an ICBA-advocated resolution to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s overdraft rule, ICBA is calling on community bankers to urge their senators to vote in favor of the measure.
March 26, 2025 |
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Overdraft Services
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