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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.
These Asian-American led banks are helping their communities
May marks Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month—and these Asian American-led community banks are adding to that heritage every single day by helping bring dreams within reach. We asked them about the unique challenges and satisfactions of their work.
May 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Advocacy Compliance
How thrift and mutual banks are benefiting their customers
Thrift banks, otherwise known as savings and loans, focus on turning deposits into consumer mortgage loans. Some thrifts are owned and operated by mutual banks, but not necessarily vice versa. We take a deep dive into what lies at the heart of these community banks’ business models and how this benefits their customer relationships.
May 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Lending
Demystifying Bitcoin and Digital Assets
SPONSORED | We recently sat down with Thomas Grundy for a conversation on demystifying Bitcoin and digital assets. A former regulator and a compliance professional for U.S.-based financial institutions. Tom shared insights on where Bitcoin could be headed and the compliance challenges facing financial institutions as they enter the market for digital assets.
May 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Why Banks Should Focus on Board Security
SPONSORED | As more bank board executives, directors, and administrators adopt digital board management processes, cybersecurity risks from half-baked digital adoption make them more vulnerable to expensive cyber threats.
May 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Payments
Out of Office: Justin Kitzinger
Justin Kitzinger, a private banking officer at $6 billion-asset Bankers Trust in Des Moines, Iowa, dedicates 200 hours each year to volunteer firefighting.
May 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Rhonda Thomas-Whitley: Defending overdraft protection for consumers
Overdraft programs and policies are once again in the sights of officials in Washington. ICBA takes on the fight.
May 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Charles Potts: Back-office innovation
Community bankers are embracing innovation like never before—with impressive results. But with so much emphasis placed on customer-facing products and technologies, innovating back-office operations can fall to the bottom of the priority list.
May 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Brad M. Bolton: Educating future leaders
Focusing on the ‘whys’ helps employees see how decisions fit together in a perfect puzzle for high-performing success, and it motivates them to be contributors to that success.
May 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Rebeca Romero Rainey: Community bankers are all in
Everything feeds into the customer experience, and that ability to meet and exceed customer expectations is what distinguishes us as community bankers.
May 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Technology your remote and hybrid employees need
Remote and hybrid working was once the exception but, for some community bank employees, it’s now the norm. What technology is needed to keep remote workers productive, connected and, most of all, engaged?
May 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Payments
The top-performing community banks of 2021
Independent Banker’s annual listing top-performing community banks of 2021 alongside interviews with some of the winners. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success.
May 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Lending
Mortgage eClosing: The Path to eSignatures
SPONSORED | The path to eClosing is complex but achievable. During this Dialogue on Demand session, we will uncover the benefits and uses of eSignatures, legislation surrounding eSignatures and steps to achieve a fully digital mortgage closing process.
May 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Lending
Prepare for a purchase market and create mortgage efficiencies
SPONSORED | The mortgage industry is very volatile. How can lenders be ready? In this webinar, you’ll learn about how APIs can enhance the experience for both borrowers and lenders and preparing for the purchase market with your own online application.
May 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Lending
Future Security Trends to Bank On
SPONSORED | Financial institutions have a unique set of requirements when it comes to security and surveillance, beyond the traditional methods of on-premise security camera monitoring. Find out how to navigate through the post pandemic world with future security trends you can bank on.
May 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Payments
New ICBA podcast: why cybersecurity goes beyond IT
The latest episode of ICBA’s Communities of Innovation podcast focuses on why cybersecurity is no longer simply an IT issue for community banks.
April 28, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity
FDIC names new community bank committee members
ICBA congratulates the new members of the FDIC Advisory Committee on Community Banking, which provides advice and recommendations to the agency.
April 28, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Hsu calls for stablecoin standard-setting initiative
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu issued a statement calling for a joint effort to develop standards for stablecoin interoperability.
April 28, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets
Chopra pledges to engage community banks in Senate testimony
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra told Congress that engaging community banks is one of his key priorities as head of the agency.
April 27, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Community Bank Awareness
Senate approves Brainard for Fed vice chair
The Senate voted 52-43 to approve Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard’s nomination for Fed vice chair.
April 27, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Reserve
Why Cybersecurity is No Longer Just an IT Issue—with Jeff Newgard of Bank of Idaho and Kevin Piette of State Bank of Cross Plains
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