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FedNow is coming. Here’s what you need to know

Years of advocacy culminated in the Fed’s announcement of a real-time payments and settlement service. Here’s what to know about FedNow and what remains to be answered.
January 01, 2020 | Independent Banker   Advocacy Payments 

ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator 2.0 Finalists to Be Unveiled

The Independent Community Bankers of America and The Venture Center, in partnership with the State of Arkansas, will announce the cohort finalists for the second year of the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program during a January 8 kickoff event in Little Rock, Ark.
December 30, 2019 | Press Release  

ICBA Names Sarah Snyder as VP, Tax and Financial Analysis

The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today announced that Sarah Snyder has joined the organization as vice president of tax and financial analysis.
December 20, 2019 | Press Release  

ICBA Names FI Navigator as a Preferred Service Provider for Analytics

The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced that FI Navigator has been selected as its newest Preferred Service Provider.
December 12, 2019 | Press Release  

ICBA Statement on Community Reinvestment Act Proposal

Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today's Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency proposed rule on the Community Reinvestment Act.
December 12, 2019 | Press Release   CRA 

Community Bankers Association of Georgia Endorses ICBA Securities

ICBA Securities Inc., the broker-dealer subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America, has been endorsed by the Community Bankers Association of Georgia as a Diamond Level Preferred Service Provider.
December 11, 2019 | Press Release  

ICBA Updates Congress on Ag Credit, Warns of Farm Credit System

The Independent Community Bankers of America told the House Agriculture Committee that farm banks have stable ag loan portfolios but remain concerned about rural economic conditions.
December 11, 2019 | Press Release  

ICBA Urges Credit Union Agency to Rethink Redlining Plan

The Independent Community Bankers of America today called on the National Credit Union Administration to withdraw and redraft a proposed rule that would allow tax-exempt credit unions to cut urban communities out of the membership areas they serve.
December 09, 2019 | Press Release   Credit Unions 

ICBA’s Independent Banker Names 2019 Best Community Banks to Work For

Independent Banker magazine, the award-winning monthly publication of ICBA, bestowed 2019 Best Community Banks to Work For honors upon five community banks that have gone above and beyond to create exceptional work experiences for their employees.
December 02, 2019 | Press Release  

Mobile Contactless Fraud Schemes: What You Need to Know

Recently, with the growing popularity of mobile wallets and contactless cards, we are seeing criminals using contactless near-field communication (NFC) acceptance as an alternative way to monetize stolen magnetic stripe data. With the number of cardholder payment options available to consumers (e.g. magnetic stripe, mobile, contact chip, and contactless chip) it is increasingly important for issuers to take a comprehensive validation approach across the different form factors and interfaces through which a payment can be made. Use of best practices for point-of-sale (POS) entry modes validation is an essential step for identifying and preventing fraud.
December 02, 2019 | Payments Quarterly  

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