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ICBA Names Wayne Miller Executive Vice President Chief Innovation Officer

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today announced the promotion of Wayne Miller to executive vice president, chief innovation officer. In this expanded role, Miller will help drive ICBA’s innovation strategy, helping to source, refine and scale offerings that deliver real-world solutions to the nation’s community banks.
October 09, 2025 | Press Release  

ICBA Urges Congress to Preserve Access to Credit by Extending Prohibition on Yield Bearing Stablecoins

As the Senate considers legislation to establish a regulatory framework for digital assets markets, the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today is calling on lawmakers to ensure the legislation prohibits digital asset exchanges and affiliates from paying interest or yield to payment stablecoin holders.
October 08, 2025 | Press Release   Digital Assets 

FDIC OCC announce proposals to streamline regulatory oversight

ICBA commended the FDIC and OCC for issuing proposed rules to prohibit the use of reputation risk by regulators and to revise the supervisory framework for “unsafe or unsound” banking practices.
October 08, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation OCC 

FFIEC releases second version of 2025 CRA software

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council announced that the second version of the 2025 Community Reinvestment Act Data Entry Software Release is now available on the FFIEC CRA website.
October 08, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance 

ICBA briefs Indiana community bankers

ICBA briefed Indiana Bankers Association members in Washington ahead of meetings with regulators and congressional offices.
October 08, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Fed s Bowman vows to continue improving regulatory framework for community banks

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said the Fed will continue to prioritize changes to the community bank regulatory and supervisory framework that will allow community banks to continue to thrive.
October 08, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Reserve 

ICBA Commends FDIC OCC on Proposals to Improve Regulatory Oversight

Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey released the following statement on today’s Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) proposed rules to prohibit the use of reputation risk by regulators and to revise the supervisory framework for “unsafe or unsound” banking practices.
October 07, 2025 | Press Release   Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation OCC Regulatory Compliance 

OCC announces regulatory relief for community banks

The OCC announced several ICBA-supported efforts to reduce regulatory burden for community banks.
October 07, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance OCC 

ICBA urges Treasury to restart production of pennies

ICBA called on the Treasury Department to restart production of the penny and develop a formal plan to phase out production of the one-cent coin.
October 07, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Department of Treasury 

ICBA urging EGRPRA grassroots comment letters

ICBA is urging community bankers to submit comment letters by Oct. 23 on the final round of the banking agencies’ Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 review.
October 07, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   EGRPRA s.2155 

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