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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.
TCM Bank N.A., promotes Jay Hill to Senior Vice President, Transformation and Project Management
TCM Bank, N.A., the credit card bank of ICBA Bancard®, announced the promotion of Jay Hill from vice president of project management to senior vice president of transformation and project management.
November 04, 2022 |
Press Release
Kari Mitchum Joins ICBA as Vice President, Payments Policy
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today announced the hire of Kari Mitchum as vice president, payments policy.
November 03, 2022 |
Press Release
ICBA Foundation Receives Pledges of More Than $200,000 for Community Banks and Employees Affected by Hurricane Ian
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) Foundation today announced that the disaster relief program, activated in coordination with ICBA-affiliated Florida Bankers Association, has over $200,000 pledged to assist employees and families of Florida’s community banks affected by Hurricane Ian.
November 03, 2022 |
Press Release
Crisis Preparedness
CFPB reopens inquiry into Big Tech payments platforms
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reopened the public comment period on its series of orders collecting information on the business practices of large U.S. tech companies that operate payments systems.
November 01, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
More terrorist attacks linked to digital assets: UN
Up to 20% of terrorist attacks are financed by crypto-assets or otherwise linked to digital assets, a United Nations official told Bloomberg. The UN’s Svetlana Martynova said officials are detecting more cases of crypto use in terror-financing as they step up their scrutiny of such practices.
November 01, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity Digital Assets
ICBA Urges FHFA, Banking Agencies to Align Capital Rules
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today called on the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the federal banking regulators to align their capital rules to avoid penalizing community banks for supporting local communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
November 01, 2022 |
Press Release
Mortgage Lending FHA/HUD Housing Finance/GSEs
Fed official answering FedNow questions at webinar today
ICBA Bancard today is hosting a webinar to answer community banker questions about the mid-2023 launch of the FedNow instant payments service.
November 01, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Payments Instant Payments
Become a thought leader on social media
Becoming a social media thought leader isn’t something that happens overnight. It takes time, consistency and authenticity—but the benefits can be worth the effort.
November 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Growing the Community
5 things to know about crypto today
Cryptocurrency is here to stay. As Wall Street gets involved, we look at some of the factors community banks should consider before they dive into the world of digital currencies.
November 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Payments
Brad M. Bolton: FedNow and faster digital payments
FedNow can be another positive differentiator for our nation’s community banks, but we must be ready for this real-time service and its 24/7/365 requirements.
November 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Payments
Jim Reber: Inversion investing
Upside-down yield curve offers some possibilities.
November 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Growing the Community
5 ways AI can improve customer service
AI can help solve customer pain points—but does it mean community banks will lose the personal touch they pride themselves on? As community bankers themselves tell us, the answer is no.
November 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Payments
Rebeca Romero Rainey: Navigating the digital movement
The habits of our customers change, and we’re constantly walking beside them, transforming our services to meet their needs.
November 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Payments
Charles Potts: Opportunities in the fintech landscape
A convergence of economic and marketplace factors presents community banks with new opportunities for innovation and growth as they look to the new year.
November 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Mark Scanlan: Nobody serves rural America better than community banks
ICBA is dedicated to ensuring the role of community banks is properly communicated to policymakers so community banks can remain viable and compete on a level playing field.
November 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Lending
5 marketing strategies to put on your radar for 2023
SPONSORED | Now is the time to evaluate marketing strategies for 2023. Given the latest marketing trends as identified by Vericast in its latest Financial TrendWatch, these five strategies can make the biggest impact on your marketing results.
November 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Growing the Community
Lindsay LaNore: Winning the war for talent
Providing employees with the opportunity to learn has proven time and again to increase engagement, fulfillment, performance and productivity.
November 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
John V. Anderson: 75 years in community banking
John V. Anderson celebrates 75 years in community banking this year. The chairman emeritus of F&M Bank offers us a glimpse of his life, his career and the lessons he’s learned along the way.
November 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
How these community banks support Native communities
Community banks with deep roots and pride in their Native American heritage are committed to providing financial assistance, housing aid, lending and educational outreach to underserved tribal communities across the United States.
November 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Advocacy
Maintaining resilience in a rising rates environment: addressing ALM uncertainties
SPONSORED | Looking for more asset liability management and pricing strategies to help your institution navigate the rising rate environment? Download our latest whitepaper to find out ways to address ALM uncertainties during inflection points in the business cycle.
November 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Lending
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