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ICBA Statement on Federal Home Loan Bank Report

Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today’s Federal Housing Finance Agency report on the Federal Home Loan Banks.
November 07, 2023 | Press Release   Federal Housing Finance Agency 

Community Banker University now ICBA Education

ICBA announced the rebranding of Community Banker University to ICBA Education as part of the new ICBA brand, which launched last week.
November 07, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

ICBA opposes Labor Department overtime proposal

ICBA expressed strong opposition to a Labor Department proposal that would increase the number of employees who are entitled to overtime compensation.
November 07, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Department of Labor 

House Ag ranking member calls for one-year farm bill extension

House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott (D-Ga.) called for a one-year extension of the 2018 farm bill while lawmakers continue to develop a five-year reauthorization.
November 07, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Farm Bill 

Out of Office: Kenesha Davis

Kenesha Davis, a Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) specialist at $1.4 billion-asset Lincoln Savings Bank in Reinbeck, Iowa, has turned her hobby of crocheting into a successful side business. Now, she creates handmade crochet goods that allow her to express her creativity and develop her skills as a small business owner.
November 07, 2023 | Independent Banker  

Rebeca Romero Rainey: Is Crypto Needed?

“While we have heard a wide range of rationale [for cryptocurrency], those concepts don’t seem founded in need as much as in justification.”
November 07, 2023 | Independent Banker  

ICBA expresses concerns with SBA 7(a) expansion

ICBA expressed concerns with a Small Business Administration announcement that it has licensed three new Small Business Lending Companies for its 7(a) loan program.
November 06, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Small Business Administration 

New ICBA podcast on rising cybercrime

The latest episode of ICBA’s “Independent Banker” podcast spotlights rising cybercrime and the importance of community banks fortifying their cybersecurity operations.
November 06, 2023 | Podcast  

Watchdog warns of money-laundering threats

The Financial Action Task Force—a global anti-money-laundering watchdog—updated its list of jurisdictions with strategic AML, terrorist-financing, and weapons-proliferation deficiencies.
November 06, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Digital Assets 

ICBA offers high-level CRA summary ahead of briefing

ICBA released a high-level summary of the recently released interagency final rule to reform Community Reinvestment Act regulations ahead of an upcoming ICBA briefing on the rule.
November 06, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Reserve Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 

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