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Rebeca Romero Rainey: Putting the Person in Personalized Marketing

We want to take what you do, highlight your authentic approach to relationships and demonstrate the community bank difference, so you can leverage the momentum in your communities.
March 07, 2024 | Independent Banker  

ICBA Statement on SEC Final Rule on Climate Disclosures

Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey released the following statement on today’s Securities and Exchange Commission final rule requiring public companies to issue climate-related disclosures.
March 06, 2024 | Press Release   Security 

Tether stablecoin—a destination for scammed funds—tops $100B

The unregulated Tether stablecoin reached $100 billion in circulation this week amid rising demand for cryptocurrencies, Reuters reported.
March 06, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Digital Assets 

CFPB finalizes rule on credit card late fees with community bank exemption

ICBA said it remains concerned about the unintended consequences of a newly released Consumer Financial Protection Bureau final rule to cut credit card late fees despite an exemption for the nation’s community banks.
March 06, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance 

WSJ: Better rates, face time sending consumers to community banks

A growing number of bank customers are moving their money from large institutions to community banks, according to a new Wall Street Journal report.
March 06, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Making Mortgages Happen Amid Higher Interest Rates

Higher interest rates are discouraging many consumers from taking out new mortgages or refinancing existing ones—but community banks are taking steps to fill their pipelines in innovative ways while they wait for the cycle to trend upward again.
March 06, 2024 | Independent Banker   Lending 

ICBA Statement on CFPB Rulemaking on Credit Card Late Fees

Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey released the following statement on today’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau final rule on credit card fees for late payments.
March 05, 2024 | Press Release   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance Credit Cards 

Independent Banker introduces incoming ICBA chairman Lucas White

The March issue of ICBA Independent Banker magazine profiles incoming ICBA Chairman Lucas White.
March 05, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Bank Director/Board Member 

ICBA quarterly advocacy briefing this week

ICBA this week is hosting its first-quarter update on regulations and congressional events from inside the Capital Beltway.
March 05, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Consumers lose protections with credit union-bank acquisitions: NCUA official

Consumers receive fewer financial protections from tax-exempt credit unions than they do from tax-paying banks and lose protections when credit unions acquire banks, according to a top National Credit Union Administration official.
March 05, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Credit Unions 

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