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The ICBA Newsroom collects and centralizes all the NewsWatch Today articles, press releases, Main Street Matters blogs, advocacy letters and other news that impacts community bankers.
CEO Roundtable 2024: The Year Ahead
With the economic uncertainty that defined most of 2023 showing signs of easing, community bankers are optimistic about the year ahead. Despite challenges like managing the net interest margin, increasing costs and fraud, community bankers are facing the future with resilience, determination and experience.
January 01, 2024 |
Independent Banker
ICBA to CFPB: Include Community Bank Exemption in 1033 Proposal on Sharing Consumer Financial Data
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to exempt certain community banks from proposed standards for sharing consumer financial data.
December 29, 2023 |
Press Release
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Out of Office: Tim Aiken
After only having cycled as a way to stay fit in college, the president and CEO of $370 million-asset Union Bank in Middlebourne, W.Va., recently returned to the sport.
December 26, 2023 |
Independent Banker
FinCEN finalizes rule on beneficial ownership information access
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a final rule that establishes the framework for access to and protection of beneficial ownership information.
December 22, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Treasury seeks input on national financial inclusion strategy
The Treasury Department requested input on its planned development of a national strategy for financial inclusion.
December 22, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Department of Treasury
ICBA mission crucial to 2023 successes: Romero Rainey
Never has ICBA’s community bank-focused mission been more important than in 2023, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey said this week in a message to the nation’s community bankers.
December 22, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
New NCUA board member confirmed
The Senate confirmed Tanya Otsuka to serve as a member of the National Credit Union Administration board. Otsuka replaces board member Rodney Hood, whose term expired in August.
December 22, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
NCUA
Stearns Bank N.A.'s Mission for Senior Housing
Though Stearns Bank N.A. has experienced significant growth over the years, the $2.2 billion-asset community bank hasn’t forgotten its roots.
December 22, 2023 |
Independent Banker
FDIC finalizes rules on official sign, misrepresentations
The FDIC board of directors adopted a final rule to modernize rules governing the use of official FDIC signs and to clarify agency regulations on deposit insurance misrepresentations.
December 21, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Agencies adjust CRA asset thresholds
Federal regulators announced the 2024 updated asset-size thresholds used to define "small banks" and "intermediate small banks" under their current Community Reinvestment Act regulations.
December 21, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
CRA
ICBA urges Congress to override veto of 1071 resolution
ICBA expressed opposition to President Joe Biden’s veto of a bipartisan resolution to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Section 1071 rule and called on Congress to override the veto.
December 21, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
FDIC emphasizes impact of largest banks on 2024 budget
The FDIC board of directors approved the agency’s 2024 operating budget while citing the disproportionate cost of overseeing the largest and riskiest banks.
December 21, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Member Benefits: New Look, Expanding Values
In November, ICBA announced a rebrand that would better represent the organization and its mission as a whole. Here’s what inspired and drove this change.
December 21, 2023 |
Independent Banker
Romero Rainey: ICBA mission crucial to 2023 successes
Never has ICBA’s community bank-focused mission been more important than in 2023, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey said in a message to the nation’s community bankers.
December 20, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Biden vetoes ICBA-advocated 1071 resolution
President Joe Biden vetoed an ICBA-advocated bipartisan resolution to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Section 1071 rule.
December 20, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance
ICBA Urges Congress to Override Veto of Resolution Scrapping Onerous Small-Business Reporting Rule
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today expressed opposition to President Joe Biden’s veto of a bipartisan resolution that would nullify the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Section 1071 small-business data collection and reporting requirements.
December 20, 2023 |
Press Release
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance
Navy Federal faces lawsuit following reports of discriminatory lending
Plaintiffs this week filed a class-action lawsuit against Navy Federal Credit Union following last week’s CNN report of the credit union’s wide racial disparities in mortgage approval rates.
December 20, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Unions
CFPB issues overdraft report ahead of proposed rule
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a report on consumer experiences with overdraft and non-sufficient-fund fees ahead of an expected rulemaking.
December 20, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance
Charles Potts: The Innovation Journey Moves into 2024
For me, the close of the year signals a time for reflection, for taking stock of our accomplishments and formulating a plan to embrace the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. And this year, there’s been a lot to contemplate.
December 20, 2023 |
Independent Banker
Payments
Key lawmaker to Navy Federal: Explain report on lending disparities
House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) said Navy Federal Credit Union must explain itself to Congress following last week’s CNN report of its wide racial disparities in mortgage approval rates.
December 19, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Housing Finance Agency
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