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After Senate passes resolution to overturn overdraft rule, House grassroots action needed

After the ICBA-supported Congressional Review Act resolution, S.J. Res 18, last week passed the Senate, it moves to the House of Representatives, where a vote is expected this week—requiring ongoing community banker grassroots outreach to Congress.
March 31, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Congressional Matters Overdraft Services 

ICBA applauds Senate passage of resolution to overturn CFPB overdraft rule

ICBA commended the Senate for passing a resolution to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule on overdraft services.
March 28, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Congressional Matters Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 

ICBA Applauds Agencies for Proposing to Rescind Harmful Community Reinvestment Act Rule

Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today’s announcement that the federal banking regulators intend to issue a proposal to rescind the Community Reinvestment Act final rule issued in October 2023 and reinstate the CRA framework that existed prior to that final rule, in light of pending litigation.
March 28, 2025 | Press Release   CRA 

ICBA Commends SEC for Ending Defense of Harmful Climate-Related Disclosure Rule

Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s vote to end its legal defense of its ICBA-opposed rule requiring climate-related investor disclosures.
March 28, 2025 | Press Release   Climate 

SEC ends defense of ICBA-opposed climate-disclosure rule

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted to end its legal defense of its ICBA-opposed rule requiring climate-related investor disclosures.
March 28, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Climate 

Advocacy week in review

As policymakers continued to ramp up their work on federal policy, ICBA this week:
March 28, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Advocacy 

Webinar next week on the future of community banking

BankTech Ventures is scheduled to host “Investing in the Future of Community Banking – A Banker’s Perspective” at 3 p.m. (Eastern time) Wednesday, April 2.
March 27, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

ICBA urging grassroots outreach ahead of Senate overdraft vote

With the Senate set to vote on an ICBA-advocated resolution to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s overdraft rule, ICBA is calling on community bankers to urge their senators to vote in favor of the measure.
March 27, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Overdraft Services 

ICBA Applauds Senate 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 the Senate’s passage of a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule on overdraft services
March 27, 2025 | Press Release   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Overdraft Services 

HUD revises residency requirements for FHA loans

The Federal Housing Administration published revisions to residency requirements that will eliminate the “Non-permanent Residents” category in both the Single Family Title I and Title II programs.
March 27, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance 

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