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Q2 Community Bank Briefing on Thursday

ICBA this week is hosting a complimentary community bank briefing on key congressional and regulatory developments.
June 25, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Treasury announces push to lower housing costs

The Treasury Department announced initiatives to increase the supply of housing.
June 25, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Department of Treasury 

KS Bank Invests in Tomorrow's Bankers

Last summer, $613 million-asset KS Bank of Smithfield, N.C., partnered with the Career and Technical Education center at Johnston County Public Schools to hire its first summer intern via the JoCo Works Now internship program.
June 25, 2024 | Independent Banker  

ICBA opposes approval of new industrial loan company

Following the FDIC’s approval of the formation of Thrivent Bank, a new industrial loan company based in Utah, ICBA reiterated its strong opposition to the ILC loophole.
June 24, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 

ICBA Opposes Approval of Freddie Mac Plan to Enter Market Already Well Served by Private-Sector Community Banks

Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s conditional approval of Freddie Mac’s proposal to engage in a pilot program to purchase certain single-family closed-end second mortgages.
June 24, 2024 | Press Release   Federal Housing Finance Agency 

CDFI Fund extends deadlines for certification application

The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund extended the application deadlines outlining when current CDFIs must reapply for CDFI certification using the revised version of the application.
June 24, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   CDFI 

Fed issues ICBA-requested extension on Fedwire comment period

The Federal Reserve extended until Sept. 6 the comment period on its proposal to expand Fedwire Funds Service and National Settlement Services operating hours. Comments on the proposal were originally due by July 8.
June 24, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Powering Potential: Start Planning for the August Recess

In August, your member of Congress will be back in your district looking for things to do. Help them fill their schedule with a visit to your bank.
June 24, 2024 | Independent Banker   Advocacy 

ICBA Opposes FDIC Approval of Industrial Loan Company Application

Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today’s Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. approval of the formation of Thrivent Bank, a new industrial loan company, or ILC.
June 21, 2024 | Press Release  

ICBA Payments Appoints Three New Members to its Board of Directors

ICBA Payments, the payments-services subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), today announced the election to its board of directors of Jack A. Hartings, chairman of the Peoples Bank Co., in Coldwater, Ohio; Kraig Lounsberry, president and CEO of the Community Bankers Association of Illinois; and Andrew Silsby, president and CEO of Kennebec Savings Bank in Kennebec, Maine.
June 21, 2024 | Press Release  

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