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CFPB delays new QM rule

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a final rule formally delaying the mandatory compliance date of its recently modified general Qualified Mortgage final rule from July 1, 2021, to Oct. 1, 2022.
April 28, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance Compliance 

Community Bankers Advocate for Main Street in Meetings with Washington Policymakers This Week

Community bankers meet with key policymakers this week as part of the ICBA 2021 Capital Summit to advocate common-sense reforms that promote stronger economic growth, jobs and prosperity in communities nationwide.
April 27, 2021 | Press Release   Advocacy 

ICBA urging messages to Congress today

With hundreds of community bankers meeting virtually with congressional offices this week, ICBA today is urging community bankers nationwide to send grassroots messages to their members of Congress.
April 26, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

ICBA launches crypto webinar series

With 80 percent of bitcoin holders saying they would store it with their bank if offered, ICBA ThinkTECH’s new Cryptocurrency Demystified webinar series will help community bankers address the rising demand of digital currency.
April 26, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Digital Assets 

SBA reopens shuttered venue grant program

The SBA reopened the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant application portal after technology issues scuttled its April 8 launch.
April 26, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Advocacy Crisis Preparedness 

OCC conditionally approves Paxos bank charter

The OCC conditionally approved the ICBA-opposed trust bank charter application from Paxos, a cryptocurrency platform.
April 26, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Digital Assets 

Three days of grassroots at next week’s Capital Summit

Community bankers who can’t participate in next week’s virtual ICBA Capital Summit will still be able to join in the grassroots outreach.
April 22, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

VPN compromise illustrates growing malware trend

Cybersecurity firm FireEye said it is tracking 12 malware families associated with the exploitation of Pulse Secure VPN devices.
April 22, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Cybersecurity 

Taxpayer group urges credit union reforms

Congress should examine how the tax code is contributing to acquisitions of taxpaying community banks by tax-exempt credit unions, the National Taxpayers Union wrote in a new op-ed.
April 22, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Credit Unions 

ICBA opposes Calif. public banking bill

ICBA and other groups expressed opposition to a bill in the California legislature that would establish a government banking system in the state.
April 22, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   State-Owned/Public Banks 

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