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House again passes cannabis banking bill

The House advanced an ICBA-advocated cannabis banking safe harbor as part of a fiscal 2023 defense authorization bill.
July 18, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Cannabis banking 

What community banks can do about the super app rise

ICBA Bancard President and CEO Tina Giorgio’s latest blog post covers the rise of the super app and what community banks can do about it.
July 18, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Technology 

USPS defends postal banking pilot

The U.S. Postal Service defended its decision to launch an ICBA-opposed postal banking pilot program without first consulting the Postal Regulatory Commission.
July 18, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Postal Service Banking 

ICBA Statement on Confirmation of Michael Barr for Fed Vice Chair of Supervision

Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on Michael Barr’s confirmation for Federal Reserve vice chair of supervision.
July 14, 2022 | Press Release   Federal Reserve 

ICBA Services Network Announces New Members to Board of Directors

ICBA Services Network today announced that Thomas E. Bates Jr.; G. Scott McComb, and Noah Wilcox were elected to the ICBA Services Network board of directors.
July 14, 2022 | Press Release  

CRA Partners/USI Alliance Names Ohio Community Banker New Chairman

CRA Partners/USI Alliance, an ICBA subsidiary, today announced the election of G. Scott McComb, chairman, president and CEO of Heartland Bank in Whitehall, Ohio, as chairman of the USI Alliance board of directors.
July 14, 2022 | Press Release  

ICBA Testifies Urging Congress to Apply Community Reinvestment Act to Credit Unions

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today called on Congress to examine the need to apply the Community Reinvestment Act to tax-exempt credit unions.
July 13, 2022 | Press Release   CRA Credit Unions 

ICBA testifying today on CRA modernization

ICBA is scheduled to testify today before Congress on the interagency proposal to modernize Community Reinvestment Act regulations.
July 13, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   CRA 

CFPB confirms March 2023 for 1071 final rule

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to issue a final rule implementing Section 1071 small-business reporting requirements by March 31, 2023, according to court filing.
July 13, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance Small Business Lending 

ICBA to House: Include cannabis, notarization bills in defense act

ICBA and other groups today are calling on the House to include a cannabis banking safe harbor in the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 7900).
July 13, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Cannabis banking Data Security/Fraud Fraud 

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