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What Benefits Does Gen Z Value Most?

Gen Z and community banks are both purpose-driven, so attracting the youngest employees largely depends on which benefits companies offer. Here’s how some community banks are doing it.
August 01, 2025 | Independent Banker  

Jim Reber: Manage Interest Rate Risk With Strategic Portfolio Decisions

Yield curve shape reflects bond market’s mood.
August 01, 2025 | Independent Banker   Growing the Community 

ICBA offers new GENIUS Act summary, webinar

ICBA published a new summary of the GENIUS Act for ICBA members and next week is scheduled to host a complimentary community bank briefing on the act and other digital asset policy developments.
July 31, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Digital Assets 

ICBA opposes Circle’s application for a national trust bank charter

ICBA said it strongly opposes Circle’s application for a national trust bank charter for its proposed subsidiary, First National Currency Bank, N.A.
July 31, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   OCC 

White House releases digital asset recommendations

President Donald Trump’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets released recommendations for digital financial technology.
July 31, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Digital Assets 

CFPB says it will rework 1033 rule

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau requested a stay in a lawsuit challenging the 1033 rule on consumer data security and privacy and said it plans to craft a new rule soon.
July 30, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 

ICBA asks for regulatory relief on Debit Card Issuer Interchange survey

ICBA urged the Federal Reserve to provide regulatory relief on the Debit Card Issuer Interchange survey, which is used to implement Regulation II debit card interchange standards.
July 30, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Reserve 

Complimentary ICBA briefing on GENIUS Act next week

ICBA is scheduled to host a complimentary community bank briefing on the GENIUS Act at 1 p.m. (Eastern time) next Thursday, Aug. 7.
July 30, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

ICBA opposes Nissan’s ILC application

ICBA urged the FDIC to reject Nissan’s deposit insurance application for its proposed industrial loan company, Nissan Bank.
July 29, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 

ICBA supports bill to mitigate impact of 1071 rule

ICBA expressed strong support for the Preventing Regulatory Overreach to Empower Communities to Thrive and Ensure Data privacy (PROTECTED) Act (S. 2352), which would mitigate the adverse impact of the CFPB’s rule under Dodd-Frank Section 1071 on America’s small businesses and community banks.
July 29, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 

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