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ICBA meets with FDIC chair on de novo banks

Senior ICBA staff and ICBA’s De Novo Working Group met with FDIC Acting Chairman Travis Hill to discuss regulatory challenges that de novo banks face.
August 21, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   De Novo Banks Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 

ICBA urging community banker grassroots letters on fraud

ICBA is calling on community bankers to use its newly published grassroots guide to submit comment letters on an ICBA-supported interagency request for information on mitigating payments fraud.
August 20, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Grassroots/Be Heard 

FDIC proposes changes to sign and advertising requirements

The FDIC proposed amending regulations governing the display of the FDIC official digital sign and non-deposit signage.
August 20, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 

ICBA, others urge Congress to keep interchange amendments out of defense bill

ICBA and other groups urged Congress to reject the Marshall-Durbin interchange legislation—formally known as the Credit Card Competition Act—and a related “commissary interchange” study proposed as amendments to the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.
August 20, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Credit Cards 

Independent Banker shares CD growth tips

The latest Independent Banker magazine details how some community banks are revamping their certificate of deposit strategies.
August 19, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Treasury requests comments on GENIUS Act

The Treasury Department issued a request for comment on its implementation of parts of the GENIUS Act stablecoin law.
August 19, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Digital Assets 

CDFI Fund to resume acceptance of CDE applications

The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund announced it will resume acceptance of new applications for Certification as a Community Development Entity effective Sept. 9.
August 19, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   CDFI 

ICBA urges Fed not to finalize proposed revisions to the large financial institution rating system

ICBA urged the Federal Reserve not to finalize the proposed revisions to the large financial institution rating system and framework for the supervision of insurance organizations.
August 18, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Reserve 

Fed will sunset novel activities supervision program

The Federal Reserve announced it will sunset its novel activities supervision program and return to monitoring banks' novel activities through the normal supervisory process.
August 18, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Reserve 

ICBA move strengthens industry presence

ICBA is relocating its national headquarters to a new space in Washington, D.C.
August 18, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

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