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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.
Regulators Offer Insights, Input and Guidance on the Growth of Community Bank Innovation at ICBA ThinkTECH’s Regulator Day
Recognizing the need to prioritize and foster ongoing engagement between regulators and the community banking technology community, the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today hosted its focused “Regulator Day.”
June 01, 2023 |
Press Release
Community bank Q1 net income up 6.1% from a year ago
Community banks reported a 6.1% first-quarter increase in net income from a year ago and a 4.2% decline from the previous quarter, according to the FDIC’s latest Quarterly Banking Profile.
June 01, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Community Bank Awareness
Campaign on CFPB’s 1071 rule continues
With the House still planning to take up a resolution to nullify the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Section 1071 data-collection rule, ICBA continues calling on community bankers to urge their members of Congress to support the measure.
June 01, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
Texas First Bank Lends a Helping Hand
When a tornado struck their community in January, employees of Texas First Bank in Pasadena, Texas, joined forces with a local Jersey Mike’s and Orangetheory Fitness to hand out free lunches to people affected by the tornado.
June 01, 2023 |
Independent Banker
Loren Brown: Above it All
The president and chief executive officer of $88 million-asset Ascent Bank in Helena, Mont., has fulfilled his childhood dream of being a pilot and skydiver.
June 01, 2023 |
Independent Banker
Bankers Trust Illustrates a Love of Art
Bankers Trust in Des Moines, Iowa, hosts a gallery of artwork created by local artists and rotates each piece through its branches.
June 01, 2023 |
Independent Banker
Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust and the Road to Succession
Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust’s succession planning professionals have built up their expertise to better serve the community bank’s retail business customers.
June 01, 2023 |
Independent Banker
Compliance Vault: The Ultimate Compliance Resource
With a vast library of Q&As, select online courses and informational documents, Compliance Vault is a valuable resource for all your regulatory compliance questions.
June 01, 2023 |
Independent Banker
Compliance
How to Get Ready for the FedNow Service
SPONSORED | The Federal Reserve’s FedNowSM Service is launching in July 2023. Will your financial institution be ready? Find tips and resources in this article that can support you on your way to instant payments.
June 01, 2023 |
Independent Banker
Payments Instant Payments
TCM Bank Celebrates 25 Years of Service to Community Banks
ICBA Bancard®, the payments services subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), announced that its credit card bank, TCM Bank, N.A., is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month.
May 30, 2023 |
Press Release
Past innovations offer insights on instant payments: blog
A new blog post from ICBA Bancard President and CEO Tina Giorgio reviews the evolution of digital payments and lessons for the current conversation about instant payments.
May 24, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Payments Payments
Global securities watchdog proposes guidelines for crypto regulation
The International Organization of Securities Commissions published a consultation report with its proposed policy recommendations for regulating crypto markets as securities.
May 24, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity Digital Assets
Gruenberg: Efforts to expand banking access making an impact
FDIC research suggests that efforts to connect unbanked consumers to the banking system are having an effect, FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg said.
May 24, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Community Bank Awareness Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Bowman: Policy response to bank failures shouldn’t undermine tiered regulation
Policymakers should ensure the response to recent bank failures does not undermine regulatory tailoring and risk-based supervision, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said.
May 22, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Lending Regulatory Compliance
Wholesale CBDC could speed cross-border payments: N.Y. Fed report
A wholesale central bank digital currency could enable faster, simultaneous, and safer cross-border payments, according to a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
May 22, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets
House panel meeting this week on FHFA, megabanks
While the Senate is not in session this week, the House Financial Services Committee has two hearings scheduled.
May 22, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Housing Finance/GSEs
Julie Bauer: Hotel hero
The assistant vice president of $1.6 billion-asset First Citizens Bank in Mason City, Iowa, is the chair of a local fundraiser that benefits the last remaining Frank Lloyd Wright–designed hotel in the world.
May 18, 2023 |
Independent Banker
ICBA to Congress: SBA Should Pause 7(a) Rule
ICBA today told Congress that the Small Business Administration should pause new rules lifting the moratorium on the number of non-federally regulated institutions, including nonbank fintech companies, that can make loans under its 7(a) program.
May 17, 2023 |
Press Release
Lending
Clinton Savings Bank’s animal rescue
Clinton Savings Bank's has supported Animal Adventures, an exotic animal rescue in Bolton, Mass., for more than 25 years. The Bank's recent donation will help the organization continue its mission of protecting animals.
May 17, 2023 |
Independent Banker
CFPB issues small entity guide on 1071 rule
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a small entity compliance guide on the bureau’s Section 1071 rule on small-business data collection and reporting.
May 16, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
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