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Independent Banker showcases top lenders of 2024

This month’s Independent Banker magazine recognizes the top lenders of 2024, the top community bank loan producers based on 2023 FDIC data.
July 02, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Op-ed: Credit unions unfairly using tax breaks

Large credit unions are using the savings from their federal tax exemption to acquire taxpaying community banks at an alarming rate, Mississippi Bankers Association President and CEO Gordon Fellows writes in a new op-ed.
July 02, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Credit Unions 

Agencies release updated mortgage survey data

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Housing Finance Agency published updated loan-level data collected through the National Survey of Mortgage Originations.
July 02, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   CFPB 

Fed’s Bowman cites concerns with credit union bank acquisitions

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman raised concerns with credit union acquisitions of banks, noting the tax-exempt financial firms are exempt from the Community Reinvestment Act.
June 28, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

ICBA urges senators to co-sponsor bill to close ILC loophole

ICBA urged senators to co-sponsor ICBA-advocated legislation to permanently close the industrial loan company loophole.
June 28, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Grassroots/Be Heard 

Data privacy bill markup canceled

The House Energy and Commerce Committee canceled the scheduled markup of the American Privacy Rights Act following concerns about the bill.
June 28, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Climate 

GM withdraws ILC charter application

General Motors withdrew its ICBA-opposed application for deposit insurance, suspending its bid to form an industrial loan company.
June 27, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Sen. Stabenow: It’s time to pass a farm bill

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) called for negotiations on the next farm bill.
June 27, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Farm Bill 

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