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As Credit Union-Bank Acquisitions Accelerate, ICBA Urges Congressional Hearings

The Independent Community Bankers of America today reinforced its call for Congress to investigate tax-exempt credit unions acquiring taxpaying community banks following a resurgence in interstate acquisitions.
June 18, 2021 | Press Release   Credit Unions 

Ransomware renewing agency crypto response: blog

Escalating attacks against critical infrastructure are bringing renewed focus to the role of cryptocurrencies in facilitating criminal activity, which has implications for community banks, ICBA’s Brian Laverdure writes in a new Main Street Matters post.
June 18, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Cybersecurity Digital Assets 

Blog: Faster payments have arrived — now what?

The pandemic has accelerated the implementation of instant payments and the need for community banks to have a strategy in place, according to the latest Main Street Matters post.
June 18, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Payments 

HMDA relief reflected in 2020 reporting data

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council released 2020 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data showing the impact of regulatory relief on HMDA reporting.
June 18, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance Mortgage Rules Housing Finance/GSEs 

ICBA Services Network Announces New Community Banker Board Members

ICBA Services Network, the business services subsidiary of ICBA, today announced the appointments of several high-profile community banker board members.
June 15, 2021 | Press Release   Advocacy 

ICBA Provides Tips for Preventing Elder Financial Abuse

June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, and the Independent Community Bankers of America and its subsidiary, the Senior Housing Crime Prevention Foundation are providing tips for preventing the disturbing trend of elder financial abuse.
June 15, 2021 | Press Release   Advocacy 

Ohio Community Banker to Chair ICBA Reinsurance Board of Directors

ICBA Reinsurance, the captive reinsurance company of the Independent Community Bankers of America, today announced the election of Jack Hartings, chairman of The Peoples Bank Co. in Coldwater, Ohio, as chairman of the ICBA Reinsurance board of directors.
June 14, 2021 | Press Release  

Georgia Community Banker Named Chairman of ICBA Securities Board of Directors

ICBA Securities Inc., the broker-dealer subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America, today announced the election of Derek Williams, president and CEO of Century Bank & Trust in Milledgeville, Ga., as chairman of the ICBA Securities board of directors.
June 11, 2021 | Press Release  

Farm Credit System loan volume jumps 10%

The Farm Credit Administration released its quarterly report on the ag economy and the performance of the Farm Credit System, whose growth is largely generated by tax free ag real estate lending.
June 11, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Agriculture FCS 

Basel regulators begin vetting crypto capital rules

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published a public consultation document with preliminary proposals for the prudential treatment of banks' cryptoasset exposures.
June 11, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Digital Assets 

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