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Listen Up: Taking bold and brave action

What does it mean to be innovative? In episode 5 of the Independent Banker podcast, host Charles Potts talks to Rebeca Romero Rainey, president and CEO of ICBA, about her passion for community banking and her path to becoming CEO.
April 19, 2023 | Independent Banker   Advocacy 

ICBA Announces Cohort for Fifth ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) announced the selection of six companies for the fifth ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program, which kicks off April 24, 2023, in Atlanta.
April 18, 2023 | Press Release  

CFPB issues additional 1071 sample form formats

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued additional file formats for its Section 1071 small-business data-collection sample form.
April 18, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance 

Liz McIntyre: Friend of the flock

The director of social media and VP of marketing at $17 billion-asset Renasant Bank in Tupelo, Miss., delves into the world of birding.
April 18, 2023 | Independent Banker  

ICBA strongly opposes opening 7(a) SBA program to fintechs

ICBA expressed strong opposition to a Small Business Administration final rule that undermines its 7(a) loan program.
April 17, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Technology Fintech Regulation 

ICBA to FDIC: Exempt community banks from special assessment

ICBA urged the FDIC to exempt community banks from any special assessment to recover Deposit Insurance Fund losses caused by the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank of New York.
April 17, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Deposit Insurance 

CFPB revises average prime offer rate methodology

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced a revised version of its methodology for determining average prime offer rates.
April 17, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance 

One Community Bank supports the trees

In January, the One Community Bank in Oregon, Wisc., donated $5,000 to the Terrace Tree program, the village of Oregon’s tree planting initiative.
April 17, 2023 | Independent Banker  

Scaling your community bank's core as you grow

As community banks grow, their cores need to, too. We spoke with experts on how to prepare your core for scalability and growth.
April 15, 2023 | Independent Banker   Payments Growing the Community 

Agencies issue updated HMDA guide

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council issued the 2023 edition of “A Guide to HMDA Reporting: Getting It Right!” for HMDA-related data collection and reporting.
April 14, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance 

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