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Global group finalizes crypto policy recommendations

The International Organization of Securities Commissions finalized its recommended policies to govern digital assets markets.
November 17, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Digital Assets 

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 17, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   CRA 

Tips For Community Bank Mentorship Programs

Mentorship programs benefit both mentors and mentees—and it doesn’t have to be an overly formal undertaking. We give tips for getting started.
November 17, 2023 | Independent Banker  

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 16, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance CRA 

Congress continues pressing regulators on community bank reg burden

Members of Congress continued to press prudential regulators about the impact of their rulemakings on community banks during a second day of oversight hearings.
November 16, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Congressional Matters 

IMF makes case for ICBA-opposed CBDC

Global policy groups continued making their case for central bank digital currencies with the release of a new International Monetary Fund guidebook on digital dollars.
November 16, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Digital Assets 

FDIC board meeting today on special assessment

The FDIC board of directors is scheduled to meet at 10 a.m. (Eastern time) today to finalize the agency’s special assessment to replenish the Deposit Insurance Fund following large bank failures earlier this year.
November 16, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 

Jim Reber: Mortgage Mélange

Volatile rates create a feast of MBS options.
November 16, 2023 | Independent Banker  

ICBA, groups: CFPB should reject petition for arbitration rerun

ICBA and other groups urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to deny a recent petition seeking a rulemaking that would ban pre-dispute arbitration provisions in contracts for consumer financial services.
November 15, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 

Regulators emphasize community bank exemptions during Senate hearing

Federal banking regulators emphasized community bank exemptions from various regulations while testifying before the Senate Banking Committee.
November 15, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Regulatory Compliance 

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