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ICBA Announces New ThinkTECH Accelerator Sponsors to Support Innovation in Community Banking

The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) announced three-year agreements with Fiserv, TrueNorth, Wipfli, and Ncontracts to sponsor ICBA’s acclaimed ThinkTECH Accelerator and other innovation programming.
February 21, 2024 | Press Release  

CFPB revises supervisory appeals process

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a procedural rule updating the process by which financial institutions can appeal supervisory findings.
February 21, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 

Fed researchers say CBDC wouldn’t disrupt U.S. dollar’s role

Federal Reserve researchers said a U.S. central bank digital currency would likely have only a marginal impact on the international role of the U.S. dollar and the role of U.S. payment systems in cross-border payments.
February 21, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Reserve 

Agencies disrupt LockBit ransomware group

The U.S. and U.K. governments said they have successfully disrupted LockBit, one of the world’s most active ransomware groups.
February 21, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Cybersecurity 

Final Updates to Debit Cards Rules

In October 2022, the Federal Reserve Board finalized updates to the Board’s rule for debit card transactions, which went into effect July 1, 2023. Learn about the background of this ruling and its importance for banks and their customers.
February 21, 2024 | Independent Banker   Advocacy 

Blog post highlights ICBA innovation milestones

ICBA’s Charles Potts highlighted several recent innovation milestones, including the opening of its Center for Innovation, which coincided with ThinkTECH Regulator Day on Feb. 15, and its inaugural ThinkTECH Core Day event, held earlier in the month, in a new blog post.
February 20, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

CFPB: Credit card data shows small issuers offer lower rates

A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau report on credit card data show that smaller credit card issuers have "significantly lower" median annual percentage rates than the largest 25 credit card companies.
February 20, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 

Barr: Larger banks face increased scrutiny in the wake of SVB

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr said Friday that bank supervisors are increasing scrutiny for larger banks in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank’s failure due in part to large unrealized losses.
February 20, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

ICBA continues grassroots push on several bills

While Congress is out for the Presidents’ Day recess, ICBA continues calling on community bankers to use its Be Heard grassroots action center to urge lawmakers to support several pro-community bank bills.
February 20, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Grassroots/Be Heard 

Charles Potts: Convening With the Spirit of More

Innovator Thomas Edison once said, “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” The message resonates, but the standout word for me is “more.” It signals the desire to not just explore a version of what has already been attempted, but also to take it to the next level.
February 20, 2024 | Independent Banker   Payments 

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