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ICBA Applauds House Passage of Resolution to Overturn Flawed CFPB Overdraft Rule

Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on House passage of a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule on overdraft services.
April 09, 2025 | Press Release   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Overdraft Services 

ICBA updates Community Banking Month resources

To help community bankers make the most of Community Banking Month, ICBA continues to update the tools in its Marketing Resource Center.
April 08, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Community Bank Awareness 

Independent Banker offers community banker advocacy guidebook

The latest Independent Banker magazine features the ultimate advocacy guidebook for community bankers featuring ICBA grassroots resources.
April 08, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

OCC issues guidance on rescinding CRA final rule

The OCC issued guidance on the federal banking agencies’ March 28 announcement that they plan to rescind the Community Reinvestment Act final rule issued in October 2023 and reinstate the prior CRA framework.
April 08, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   OCC 

OCC announces information security incident involving email

The OCC notified Congress of a major information security incident, as required by the Federal Information Security Modernization Act.
April 08, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Data Breach OCC 

Independent Banker: ICBA’s new board gets to work

The latest issue of Independent Banker magazine reports that while ICBA’s 2025-2026 board members hail from all parts of the country, they share a common focus: helping community banks succeed.
April 07, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Executive Leadership/C-Suite Bank Director/Board Member 

Romero Rainey: Committee markup a key milestone, but more work ahead

The explosion of pro-community bank policy reforms from the first quarter of the year culminated in last week’s House Financial Services Committee markup, but there is still significant work to do, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey said in a message to community bankers.
April 07, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

CFPB says it will reopen 1071 rule

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it will open a new rulemaking to implement Section 1071 data collection and reporting requirements for small-business loans.
April 07, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 

ICBA urging overdraft outreach following House vote delay

With the House vote on an ICBA-advocated resolution to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s overdraft rule delayed until next week, ICBA is calling on community bankers to continue urging lawmakers to vote in favor of the measure.
April 04, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Overdraft Services 

Romero Rainey: Committee markup a key milestone, but more work ahead

The explosion of pro-community bank policy reforms from the first quarter of the year culminated in this week’s House Financial Services Committee markup, but there is still significant work to do, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey said in a message to community bankers.
April 04, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Community Bank Awareness 

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