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ICBA CRA Solutions Marks World Elder Abuse Awareness Day by Equipping Community Banks and Consumers to Fight Financial Exploitation

In recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) on June 15, ICBA CRA Solutions and its Senior Housing Crime Prevention Foundation (SHCPF) are raising awareness of elder financial exploitation and highlighting tools available to help protect America’s seniors from fraud and abuse — crimes that cost older adults billions annually.
June 12, 2025 | Press Release   Elder Abuse Prevention 

Independent Banker shares 7 traits of a great leader

The latest Independent Banker magazine shares the seven traits of great leaders that help build a stronger community bank.
June 12, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

ICBA continues urging grassroots outreach on ACRE Act

ICBA continues calling on community bankers to use its Be Heard Grassroots Action Center to ask senators to co-sponsor the Access to Credit for our Rural Economy (ACRE) Act (S. 838) and preserve and expand ACRE in the Senate’s reconciliation tax bill.
June 12, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Agriculture 

ICBA-advocated bill on mortgage ‘trigger leads’ advances in House

As reported in Wednesday’s NewsWatch Today, the House Financial Services Committee this week voted to advance several ICBA-advocated bills.
June 12, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Congressional Matters 

Check fraud prevention flyers now available from ICBA

Community bankers can now order physical copies of a check fraud prevention flyer to distribute to customers.
June 11, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Checks Fraud 

House panel passes three ICBA-backed bills

The House Financial Services Committee voted to advance ICBA-advocated bills to ban trigger leads, change threshold requirements for small bank holding companies, and support small financial institutions.
June 11, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Fed reminder: One month to prepare for ISO 20022 implementation

The Federal Reserve reminded banks it will adopt the ISO 20022 message format for the Fedwire Funds Service on Monday, July 14. The existing proprietary Fedwire Application Interface Manual format will sunset on Friday, July 11.
June 11, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Reserve 

House Financial Services Committee marking up three ICBA-backed bills today

Ahead of a House Financial Services Committee markup scheduled for today, ICBA urged committee members to vote to advance bills to ban trigger leads, change threshold requirements for small bank holding companies, and support small financial institutions.
June 10, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Small Business Lending 

Bowman sworn in as Fed vice chair for supervision

Michelle Bowman was sworn in as Federal Reserve vice chair for supervision.
June 10, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Reserve 

OCC: Preemption is a cornerstone of the dual banking system

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Rodney Hood reaffirmed the OCC’s support of preemption as a cornerstone of the dual banking system and fundamental to the operation of the federal banking system.
June 10, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   OCC 

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