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Sixth ThinkTECH Accelerator open for registration

Community bankers can now register to participate in the sixth ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program to meet with six emerging fintech companies advancing community bank innovation.
November 21, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

How to Boost Your Bank's Digital Payment Security

Now more than ever, cybercrime is a top priority for banking leaders. We spoke to experts on how community banks can prevent bad actors from infiltrating their systems.
November 21, 2023 | Independent Banker   Payments 

Fed announces pricing for payment services

The Federal Reserve Board announced pricing for payment services offered by the Federal Reserve Banks, effective Jan. 2.
November 20, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

FS-ISAC issues report on LockBit ransomware group

The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center released a white paper on LockBit, one of the most prolific ransomware groups since 2019.
November 20, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Cybersecurity 

ICBA supports community bank exemption from FDIC special assessment

ICBA expressed support for the FDIC’s final rule exempting the vast majority of community banks from its special assessment to replenish the Deposit Insurance Fund.
November 20, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

ICBA issues comprehensive CRA summary, reschedules briefing

ICBA released a comprehensive summary of the recently released interagency final rule to reform Community Reinvestment Act regulations.
November 20, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   CRA 

Charles Potts: The Great Digital Strategy Reset

Digital first. How many times have community banks heard that refrain over the past few years? It’s been a repetitive beat in an ongoing banking evolution, and with it comes ever-increasing pressures on the technology stack.
November 20, 2023 | Independent Banker   Payments 

FDIC finalizes community bank special assessment exemption

The FDIC board of directors voted 3-2 to approve its special assessment to replenish the Deposit Insurance Fund with an ICBA-supported exemption for the vast majority of community banks.
November 17, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

ICBA meets with Fed on re-presentment concerns

ICBA leadership community bankers and staff met with Federal Reserve officials on banking regulators’ supervisory approach to how banks assess fees on items that are repeatedly rejected for insufficient funds.
November 17, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

ICBA Supports FDIC Special Assessment’s Community Bank Exemption

Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s final rule implementing special assessments for the resolutions of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank of New York.
November 17, 2023 | Press Release   Deposit Insurance 

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