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Op-ed targets credit union acquisitions ahead of committee votes

Congress should join the growing number of states fighting back against credit union acquisitions of community banks, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey says in a new op-ed.
June 10, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Credit Unions 

ICBA, state associations urge passage of cannabis safe harbor

ICBA and a coalition of 44 state community banking associations urged Congress to include a cannabis banking safe harbor in the America COMPETES Act conference report.
June 09, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Cannabis banking 

CFPB terminates Upstart no-action letter

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it terminated Upstart Network from its list of approved “no-action letters” at Upstart’s request.
June 09, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance 

ICBA leading push on ILC, overdraft, credit union bills

With several key community banking policy issues coming up for a vote in the coming days, ICBA is urging community bankers to speak out while it engages lawmakers in Washington.
June 09, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Credit Unions Lending 

ICBA, State Associations Urge COMPETES Act Conference to Retain House-Passed SAFE Banking Act

The Independent Community Bankers of America and a coalition of 44 state community banking associations today called on Congress to include in the America COMPETES Act conference report legislation establishing a cannabis banking safe harbor.
June 08, 2022 | Press Release   Cannabis banking 

ICBA Names Community Banker and Former Regulator Anne Balcer as New Head of Government Relations

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today announced that Anne Balcer, executive vice president, general counsel and internal auditor for Forbright Bank, formerly Congressional Bank, in Chevy Chase, Md., will succeed ICBA Senior Executive Vice President of Government Relations and Public Policy Karen Thomas following her retirement in July.
June 06, 2022 | Press Release  

ICBA: FDIC framework could pose unintended consequences for community businesses

ICBA wrote to the FDIC to share its concerns with the agency’s proposed climate risk management framework for large banks, which could limit and discourage financial institutions from doing otherwise lawful business with climate-disfavored industries.
June 06, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Climate 

Grassroots push on credit union bill continues

ICBA continues calling on community bankers to urge their lawmakers to oppose legislation that would expand credit unions’ fields of membership and commercial lending powers.
June 06, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Credit Unions 

Blog: Expanding interchange price control puts fraud protections at risk

Misguided efforts by “big box” merchants seeking to extend debit card interchange price controls to the credit card market jeopardize investments in protections and security that defend cardholders from criminal activity and undermine trust in the banking system, writes ICBA’s Deborah Matthews Phillips in a new blog post.
June 06, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Interchange 

ICBA Offers Tips to Help Simplify the Home Buying Process

In recognition of National Homeownership Month in June, the Independent Community Bankers of America and the nation’s community banks encourage consumers to consult their local community bank to learn about available programs that make financing a mortgage or refinancing an existing home easier and more affordable.
June 03, 2022 | Press Release  

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