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2025 Summer Internship Diaries - Vol. 2

The interns and a few other members of the ICBA team joined in on some team building activities with teambuilding.com!
July 01, 2025 | Independent Banker  

Agencies issue 2025 list of CRA geographies

Federal banking regulators issued the 2024 list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies.
June 27, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance 

FATF: Stronger action needed to stem digital asset risks

The Financial Action Task Force said stronger action is needed to safeguard the integrity of the international financial system from the risks posed by virtual assets.
June 27, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Cybersecurity Digital Assets Fraud 

ICBA shares community bank digitalization priorities with OCC

ICBA said the OCC should adopt a modernized and responsive regulatory framework that enables responsible innovation while preserving the safety and soundness of the financial system.
June 27, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   OCC Fintech Innovation 

New BIS report raises concerns with stablecoins

The Bank for International Settlements said that while tokenization can enhance efficiency and open new possibilities in cross-border payments and securities markets, stablecoins pose a risk to financial stability and monetary sovereignty without regulation.
June 25, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Digital Assets 

Nissan is latest automaker to apply for ILC charter

Nissan this week became the latest automaker to apply to form an industrial loan company in Utah.
June 25, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 

FHA seeks input on the effect of BNPL loans on housing affordability

The Federal Housing Administration published a request for information regarding “buy now, pay later” unsecured debt.
June 25, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Mortgage Lending 

House passes ICBA-supported bill to restrict mortgage ‘trigger leads’

The House of Representatives passed ICBA-advocated legislation to restrict credit reporting agencies from selling consumers’ contact information when they apply for a residential mortgage.
June 24, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Congressional Matters Mortgage Rules 

ICBA to CFPB: Section 1033 should not be mandated for community banks

ICBA told the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that community banks already meet the requirements of Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act by providing consumers with electronic access to their financial data through online banking portals and mobile apps—and the statute only mandates data access directly to consumers, not third parties.
June 24, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 

Fed’s Bowman: Community bank leverage ratio should be recalibrated

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said the Fed should reconsider capital requirements for a wide range of banks, including the calibration of the community bank leverage ratio.
June 24, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Reserve 

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