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After community bank acquisition, ICBA urges end to tax exemption for billion-dollar credit unions

ICBA reiterated its call for policymakers to eliminate the federal tax exemption for credit unions with more than $1 billion in assets following the fourth announced credit union acquisition of a tax-paying community bank this year.
April 16, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Credit Unions 

Judge scraps CFPB credit card late fee rule

A federal judge voided a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule capping credit card late fees at $8, after the agency agreed with opponents that the rule was illegal.
April 16, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 

OCC releases bank letter on information security incident

The OCC released a letter sent to supervised institutions regarding unauthorized access to OCC email systems. The letter included background on the February incident, the OCC’s response, and what financial institutions could expect going forward.
April 16, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   OCC 

ICBA Urges End to Tax Exemption for Billion-dollar Credit Unions After Another Community Bank Acquisition

Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement in response to the latest acquisition of a tax-paying community bank by a tax-exempt credit union.
April 15, 2025 | Press Release   Credit Unions 

Independent Banker details how banks can leverage FedNow

FedNow, the Federal Reserve’s instant payments system, wrapped up 2024 with more than 1,000 financial institutions participating, and 68% of community banks offering or planning to offer FedNow, according to the latest Independent Banker magazine.
April 15, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

ICBA seeks participants for cross-border payments group

ICBA is seeking 12-15 community bankers to join its working group on cross-border payments.
April 15, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Fed’s Waller: Tariffs could affect the FOMC’s economic objectives

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said large, broadly applied tariffs could significantly affect the economy and the Federal Open Market Committee's pursuit of economic objectives.
April 15, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Reserve 

New blog post highlights value of compensation data

Reliable competitive compensation and benefits data are crucial to securing and retaining top performers, according to a new Main Street Matters blog post.
April 14, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Bank Director/Board Member Human Resources 

ICBA, other groups oppose efforts to increase income tax rates

ICBA and other groups said recent proposals to raise the top individual income tax rate to 40% would disproportionately harm hundreds of thousands of pass-through businesses organized as S corporations, partnerships, and sole proprietorships.
April 14, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Taxes & Budget 

ICBA supports legislation to safeguard small business data

Rep. John Rose (R-Tenn.) introduced ICBA-supported legislation—the Bank Loan Privacy Act—aimed at reforming the CFPB’s Section 1071 small business reporting rule. The bill would require the CFPB to undergo a formal rulemaking process to determine how the small business loan data it collects will be shared and used.
April 14, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Privacy 

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