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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.
Compensation and Benefits for Community Banks' C-Suite
When selecting benefits for your executive employees, their wants and needs may differ depending on the state of the market, where they are in life and other factors. Learn how to tune into those needs and retain your top employees.
August 01, 2023 |
Independent Banker
ICBA Names Faith Lutat Vice President of Member Relations
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today announced the hire of Faith Lutat as vice present of member relations.
July 31, 2023 |
Press Release
Committee passes ICBA-advocated resolution to block CFPB’s 1071 rule
The House Financial Services Committee voted 29-21 to advance an ICBA-advocated resolution to block the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Section 1071 rule.
July 28, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
ICBA Commends House Committee for Passing Resolution to Nullify CFPB’s Small-Business Reporting Rule
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today commended the House Financial Services Committee for advancing an ICBA-advocated resolution to nullify the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Section 1071 small-business data collection and reporting requirements.
July 28, 2023 |
Press Release
Compliance
Nearly 1,000 ICBA Community members in first week
The numbers show this month’s launch of the ICBA Community online platform has been well-received by community bankers, ICBA’s Vanessa Hanson writes in a new blog post.
July 28, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Community Bank Awareness
Agencies release proposal on large bank capital standards
The FDIC, Federal Reserve, and OCC released an interagency proposed rule to strengthen capital standards on the largest banks and explicitly said they would not apply to community banks.
July 28, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Capital Compliance
New ICBA podcast on 2023 top lenders
The latest episode of ICBA’s “Independent Banker” podcast features community bankers from Independent Banker magazine’s lists of 2023’s top community bank lenders.
July 28, 2023 |
Podcast
Lending
CFPB report targets consumer financial products
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a new Supervisory Highlights report on unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts or practices across various consumer financial products.
July 27, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
New compliance note on sanctions-related self-disclosures
The Treasury, Commerce, and Justice departments issued a joint compliance note focusing on voluntary self-disclosure policies that apply to U.S. sanctions, export controls, and other national security laws.
July 27, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
Romero Rainey: ICBA support for special assessment exemplifies its mission
ICBA’s support for the FDIC’s proposed special assessment exemption for community banks illustrates its unique mission, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey wrote in a new blog post.
July 26, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Committee slated to vote tomorrow on blocking 1071 rule
With the House Financial Services Committee slated to take up an ICBA-advocated resolution to block the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Section 1071 rule, ICBA called on the committee to pass the measure.
July 26, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Same Day ACH continues expansion
The value of Same Day ACH payments grew 51.7% in the first half of 2023 from a year earlier, while payments volume rose 13.7%, Nacha reported.
July 26, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
ACH
Out of Office: Dick Behl
The president of $35 million-asset Farmers & Merchants State Bank in Scotland, S.D., doubles as a weekend scuba instructor.
July 26, 2023 |
Independent Banker
ICBA polling campaign on interchange bill running this week
With Sens. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) working to attach credit card routing restrictions to the National Defense Authorization Act, ICBA this week is promoting its new polling results showing voters oppose the policy change.
July 25, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Cards
80% of FDIC special assessment comment letters from community bankers
Community bankers responded in force to ICBA’s grassroots advocacy campaign supporting the FDIC’s proposal to exempt community banks under $5 billion in assets from its special assessment.
July 25, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
First Community Bank Paints the Town Pink for Charity
First Community Bank raised more than $16,000 for breast cancer research. Throughout October 2022, the community bank in Batesville, Ark., participated in White River Health System’s Paint the Town Pink initiative to raise awareness and money for breast cancer research and the medical organization’s equipment.
July 25, 2023 |
Independent Banker
Fed’s Barr: Fair lending oversight needs to adapt to technological change
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued its fair lending annual report to Congress describing its fair lending enforcement priorities and statistics.
July 24, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance Lending
In Pictures: The ICBA Capital Summit 2023
To advocate for community banks across the nation, ICBA and participating bankers went straight to the source: Capitol Hill. See what these bankers got to experience during ICBA’s annual in-person advocacy event as they lobbied for important industry changes and regulations.
July 24, 2023 |
Independent Banker
Advocacy
As Lawmakers Push to Include Credit Card Restrictions in Defense Bill, New ICBA Polling Shows Voter Opposition
With Sens. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) working to attach their controversial credit card routing restrictions to the pending National Defense Authorization Act, the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today released new polling results showing voters oppose the policy change.
July 23, 2023 |
Press Release
Credit Cards
ICBA Urges FDIC to Finalize Special Assessment Rule as Proposed
ICBA said it strongly and emphatically supports the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s proposed rule to exempt community banks with less than $5 billion in uninsured deposits from its special assessment following the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank of New York.
July 21, 2023 |
Press Release
Independent Banker
Independent Banker is the award-winning monthly member publication of ICBA. Continually rated the best news source by community bankers, IB provides timely, relevant information and insights to help community banks continue to flourish.
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