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ICBA advocates bills supporting MDIs, CDFIs

ICBA expressed support for several pending House bills designed to support minority depository institutions and community development financial institutions.
February 17, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   MDI 

ICBA raises concerns with Basel climate risk paper

ICBA expressed concerns with a Basel Committee on Banking Supervision document on bank management and supervisory oversight of climate risk.
February 17, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Risk 

ICBA Backs Bills to Tailor CFPB’s 1071 Reporting Rule

ICBA today expressed support for three House bills to mitigate the negative impact of a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposal implementing new data collection and reporting requirements for small-business loans.
February 16, 2022 | Press Release   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance 

ICBA to Senate: Oppose Postal Banking Amendments

The Independent Community Bankers of America called on senators to oppose amendments to the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (H.R. 3076) that would authorize the U.S. Postal Service to offer additional banking services.
February 15, 2022 | Press Release   Government Banks Postal Service Banking 

ICBA urges senators to oppose postal banking amendments

ICBA called on senators to oppose amendments to the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (H.R. 3076) that would authorize the U.S. Postal Service to offer additional banking services.
February 15, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Government Banks Postal Service Banking 

ICBA offers plan for modernizing BSA rules

ICBA laid out its plan for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to modernize its outdated Bank Secrecy Act framework to alleviate compliance burdens while producing more useful information for law enforcement.
February 15, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   BSA/AML Cybersecurity Technology 

ICBA to OCC: Avoid One-Size-Fits-All Climate Principles

ICBA applauded the OCC for tailoring its proposed climate-related financial risk management principles to banks over $100 billion in assets, though the association expressed concerns that examiners could eventually apply the framework to community banks.
February 15, 2022 | Press Release   Advocacy Risk 

ThinkTECH Accelerator slots still available

Community bankers can schedule virtual visits this month and next with 2022 ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program participants.
February 14, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Technology 

Cybersecurity exercises start tomorrow

ICBA and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are hosting a tabletop exercise on several dates starting tomorrow to support community bank cybersecurity.
February 14, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Cybersecurity Technology 

Senate hearing next week on stablecoins

The Senate Banking Committee scheduled a hearing for next week on the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets report on stablecoins.
February 11, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Digital Assets Technology 

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