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Independent Banker: It matters who has access to master accounts

The latest Independent Banker magazine spotlights efforts by nontraditional financial companies to get access to Federal Reserve master accounts and why ICBA is working to protect access to these accounts.
July 18, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

FHA: Disaster area for Texas floods expanded

The Federal Housing Administration shared that the Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Area declaration in Texas issued on July 6 due to the recent catastrophic flooding across the state was updated to include additional counties.
July 18, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Agencies propose rescinding 2023 CRA final rule

Federal bank regulatory agencies issued a joint proposal to rescind the Community Reinvestment Act final rule issued in October 2023 and replace it with the prior CRA regulations after the FDIC board of directors advanced the proposal earlier this week.
July 17, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   FDIC 

ICBA urges Congress to build on pro-agriculture policies

ICBA testified before Congress on the importance of community banks to the nation’s agriculture credit markets and how policymakers can enhance the new farm bill.
July 17, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Agriculture 

ISO 20022 migration for Fedwire Funds complete

The Federal Reserve announced the completed migration to the ISO 20022 message format for the Fedwire Funds Service.
July 17, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Reserve 

ICBA urges Congress to update regulatory thresholds

ICBA urged Congress to pursue a much-needed update to regulatory thresholds created by the Dodd-Frank Act.
July 16, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Housing Finance/GSEs 

FDIC proposes ICBA-advocated threshold adjustments

The FDIC proposed raising various regulatory thresholds to account for inflation and to allow future adjustments using an indexing methodology, as advocated by ICBA.
July 16, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   FDIC 

Judge overturns rule that removed medical debt from credit reports

A federal judge in Texas reversed an ICBA-opposed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that barred consumer credit reports from including medical debt.
July 16, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   CFPB 

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