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How Community Banks Target and Support Fast-Growing Cities

Surging population growth brings opportunities for community banks that are positioned to take advantage of it. We spoke to them to learn how they did it.
January 03, 2024 | Independent Banker  

ICBA urges community bank exemptions in 1033 rule

ICBA urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to exempt certain community banks from proposed standards for sharing consumer financial data.
January 02, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 

FinCEN now accepting beneficial ownership reports

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network began accepting beneficial ownership information reports.
January 02, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 

ICBA PAC auction tickets available

Tickets are now available for ICBA PAC’s 35th Annual Auction Fundraiser, which is scheduled for Saturday, March 16, during ICBA LIVE in Orlando.
January 02, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Treasury issues request for input on financial inclusion

The Treasury Department issued a request for information on its planned development of a national strategy for financial inclusion.
January 02, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Department of Treasury 

Senate committee chairman: ILC loophole a top 2024 priority

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) included ICBA-supported legislation to close the industrial loan company loophole in his list of priorities for the coming year.
January 02, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Congressional Matters 

Scott Anchin: Why You Should Adopt FedNow Now

FedNow is here, providing community banks with the opportunity to better serve their customers and push the financial services industry forward.
January 02, 2024 | Independent Banker   Advocacy 

CEO Roundtable 2024: The Year Ahead

With the economic uncertainty that defined most of 2023 showing signs of easing, community bankers are optimistic about the year ahead. Despite challenges like managing the net interest margin, increasing costs and fraud, community bankers are facing the future with resilience, determination and experience.
January 01, 2024 | Independent Banker  

ICBA to CFPB: Include Community Bank Exemption in 1033 Proposal on Sharing Consumer Financial Data

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to exempt certain community banks from proposed standards for sharing consumer financial data.
December 29, 2023 | Press Release   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 

Out of Office: Tim Aiken

After only having cycled as a way to stay fit in college, the president and CEO of $370 million-asset Union Bank in Middlebourne, W.Va., recently returned to the sport.
December 26, 2023 | Independent Banker  

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