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CFPB issues guidance on ‘zombie mortgage’ collection tactics

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued guidance on debt collectors threatening to foreclose on homes with mortgages past the statute of limitations.
April 27, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance 

Mark Scanlan: Speaking out for rural America in the new Farm Bill

The five-year Farm Bill is set to expire later this year. ICBA is lobbying Congress in the reauthorization with six important provisions.
April 27, 2023 | Independent Banker   Advocacy 

Romero Rainey: Contrasting views on special assessment show need for community bank voice

The American Bankers Association position that the entire banking industry is responsible for covering the cost of recent large bank failures shows why community banks need their own voice in Washington, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey said.
April 26, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Community Bank Awareness 

Treasury calls for response to de-risking

The Treasury Department issued a strategy on de-risking, which occurs when financial institutions terminate or restrict business relationships indiscriminately with broad categories of customers rather than analyzing and managing the risk of those customers.
April 26, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance 

Fed plans to release its review of SVB failure this Friday

The Federal Reserve Board said it will release its review of the supervision and regulation of Silicon Valley Bank at 11 a.m. (Eastern time) this Friday.
April 26, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Deposit Insurance Regulatory Compliance 

ICBA Encourages Financial Literacy at Every Age and Life Stage

In recognition of Financial Literacy Month in April, the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) and the nation's community banks are encouraging Americans to take control of their financial future by learning fiscally responsible habits and applying these lessons in practice.
April 26, 2023 | News   Community Bank Awareness 

OFAC sanctions individuals for cyber efforts supporting North Korea

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned three individuals for supporting North Korea via illicit financing and malicious cyber activity.
April 25, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Cybersecurity 

Interview discusses how to control FedNow fraud

In a new Payment Security interview, ICBA Bancard Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Rebecca Kruse discusses how community banks can put anti-fraud controls in place to prepare for the forthcoming launch of the FedNow Service.
April 25, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Fraud 

ICBA supports FSOC votes proposing stricter standards for largest nonbanks

ICBA applauded the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s unanimous votes to propose new interpretive guidance on nonbank financial company designations and an analytic framework for identifying potential risks to financial stability from certain activities.
April 25, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

ICBA backs bill supporting mortgage applicant financial privacy

ICBA expressed support for legislation to give mortgage applicants more control over their private financial information.
April 25, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Mortgage Rules 

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