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New NCUA board member confirmed

The Senate confirmed Tanya Otsuka to serve as a member of the National Credit Union Administration board. Otsuka replaces board member Rodney Hood, whose term expired in August.
December 22, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   NCUA 

Stearns Bank N.A.'s Mission for Senior Housing

Though Stearns Bank N.A. has experienced significant growth over the years, the $2.2 billion-asset community bank hasn’t forgotten its roots.
December 22, 2023 | Independent Banker  

FDIC finalizes rules on official sign, misrepresentations

The FDIC board of directors adopted a final rule to modernize rules governing the use of official FDIC signs and to clarify agency regulations on deposit insurance misrepresentations.
December 21, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Agencies adjust CRA asset thresholds

Federal regulators announced the 2024 updated asset-size thresholds used to define "small banks" and "intermediate small banks" under their current Community Reinvestment Act regulations.
December 21, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   CRA 

ICBA urges Congress to override veto of 1071 resolution

ICBA expressed opposition to President Joe Biden’s veto of a bipartisan resolution to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Section 1071 rule and called on Congress to override the veto.
December 21, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 

FDIC emphasizes impact of largest banks on 2024 budget

The FDIC board of directors approved the agency’s 2024 operating budget while citing the disproportionate cost of overseeing the largest and riskiest banks.
December 21, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Member Benefits: New Look, Expanding Values

In November, ICBA announced a rebrand that would better represent the organization and its mission as a whole. Here’s what inspired and drove this change.
December 21, 2023 | Independent Banker  

Romero Rainey: ICBA mission crucial to 2023 successes

Never has ICBA’s community bank-focused mission been more important than in 2023, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey said in a message to the nation’s community bankers.
December 20, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Biden vetoes ICBA-advocated 1071 resolution

President Joe Biden vetoed an ICBA-advocated bipartisan resolution to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Section 1071 rule.
December 20, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance 

ICBA Urges Congress to Override Veto of Resolution Scrapping Onerous Small-Business Reporting Rule

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today expressed opposition to President Joe Biden’s veto of a bipartisan resolution that would nullify the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Section 1071 small-business data collection and reporting requirements.
December 20, 2023 | Press Release   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance 

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