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Complimentary central bank digital currency webinar tomorrow

ICBA is hosting a complimentary one-hour webinar at 11 a.m. (Eastern time) tomorrow, Oct. 26, to provide ICBA members with foundational knowledge of central bank digital currencies.
October 25, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Faster Payments 

IRS grassroots evolves with congressional debate: blog

ICBA’s campaign against Washington’s IRS reporting proposal demands that community bankers increase their grassroots outreach through calls and messages to Capitol Hill, ICBA’s Jack Coleman writes in a new blog post.
October 25, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Taxes & Budget 

Bowman: Regulation shouldn’t inhibit de novo formation

With the banking system experiencing a lack of de novo formation in the past decade, policymakers must avoid adding regulatory burdens on community banks, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said.
October 25, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   De Novo Banks 

FDIC adopts rule amending regulatory capital standards

The FDIC adopted an ICBA-supported final rule amending real estate lending standards for supervisory loan-to-value limits to incorporate the Community Bank Leverage Ratio rule.
October 25, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Regulatory Relief 

House Democrat expresses IRS reporting concerns

Rep. Charlie Crist (D-Fla.) became the first Democratic member of Congress to publicly express concerns with the ICBA-opposed IRS reporting proposal.
October 22, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Taxes & Budget 

NCUA approves expanded powers for CUSOs

The National Credit Union Administration approved an ICBA-opposed rule expanding credit union service organizations' permissible services and activities to include anything federal credit unions can currently do.
October 22, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Credit Unions 

CFPB launches inquiry into Big Tech payments platforms

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a series of orders to collect information on the business practices of large U.S. tech companies that operate payments systems.
October 22, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance Digital Assets Technology 

ICBA LIVE 2022 set for San Antonio

ICBA announced its ICBA LIVE 2022 national convention is scheduled for Feb. 27-March 3 in San Antonio.
October 20, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

ICBA seeks updates to cyber reporting bill

ICBA advocated updates to bipartisan legislation that would create a cyber incident reporting regime to avoid excessive burdens on community banks.
October 20, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Cybersecurity 

ICBA: Washington Cannot Salvage Widely Opposed IRS Reporting Plan

Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey today issued a statement on the latest congressional efforts to allow the IRS to collect financial account information from American consumers.
October 19, 2021 | Press Release   Taxes & Budget 

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