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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.
Brad M. Bolton: Advancing our communities
My bank’s tagline is ‘Where dreams meet solutions,’ and it serves as my guiding inspiration at the bank and, now, at the national level. As community bankers, our customers depend on us to keep their dreams alive.
April 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Niche lending ideas: Green products and services
Community banks have always thrived in niche markets, and lending in new spaces is just one of the many ways they serve businesses and individuals in their communities. As the market for “green” products and services evolves, we asked community bankers for their ideas about how to serve this niche.
April 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Lending
Three Essential Strategies for a Winning Contact Center Culture
SPONSORED | Contact centers are increasingly expected to deliver more, often with less time and fewer resources. Keeping pace requires going back to employee engagement. Employee and customer satisfaction are inextricably linked. Satisfied customers help build your reputation — and grow your business.
April 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
It’s Time for a Shift: From Transactional to Relational
SPONSORED | Many believe transactions drive business. While they are essential and can exist almost entirely online, the business of banking is about more than transactions. Forward-looking banks are following three guiding principles to seize in-branch differentiation opportunities.
April 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
3 Cybersecurity Challenges Community Banks Should Know
SPONSORED | As the year progresses, hackers are strengthening their attack methods. This article will explore 3 cybersecurity challenges facing the industry in 2022 and why your bank should prioritize security to protect against cybercriminals.
April 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Payments
3 Steps to Review Your Core Provider’s Performance
SPONSORED | With big changes happening in fintech, you need to feel confident that your core is delivering the service and support your bank deserves. Learn why it’s important to assess your core provider and the three steps to get started.
April 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Payments
A community bank-fueled payments rail
A secure, open-loop, cost-saving, customer-accessible, multiplatform P2P payments network might sound too good to be true, but community bank consortium Alloy Labs Alliance hopes to achieve just that with the CHUCK payment rail.
April 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Payments
Former NCUA official continues pushback on credit union bank purchases
A former National Credit Union Administration official continued an ongoing series of blog posts raising concerns over credit union acquisitions of community banks.
March 31, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
NCUA Credit Unions
CFPB keeps up drumbeat on overdraft fees
After the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last week extended the deadline to comment on "exploitive junk fees" charged by financial institutions, the bureau published another blog post targeting overdraft fees.
March 31, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
ICBA Celebrates the Community Banking Difference During Community Banking Month
The Independent Community Bankers of America is honoring the contributions of the nation’s nearly 5,000 community banks during April, which is ICBA Community Banking Month.
March 31, 2022 |
Press Release
Community Bank Awareness Community Bank Awareness
FDIC issues computer incident notification guidance
The FDIC issued guidance on how banks it supervises can comply with recently established interagency incident notification requirements, effective May 1.
March 31, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC follows OCC with proposed large-bank climate principles
The FDIC requested public comment on draft principles that would provide a high-level framework for institutions over $100 billion in assets to manage exposures to climate-related financial risks.
March 31, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy Risk
Demystifying and Prosper: How Community Banks Find Success in Fintech Partnerships—with Greg Ohlendorf of First Community Bank and Trust and Joe Ehrhardt of Teslar Software
New blog post spotlights post-pandemic payments trends
ICBA’s latest blog post explores three post-pandemic payments trends and what they mean for community banks.
March 30, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Digital Assets
OCC issues computer incident notification points of contact
The OCC issued a bulletin with the designated points of contact banks must use to satisfy recently established interagency incident notification requirements, effective May 1.
March 30, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
CFPB targets credit card late fees in ‘junk fee’ effort
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said credit card issuers charged $12 billion in late fees in 2020 and that many have made these penalties “a core part of their profit model.”
March 30, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Cards
ICBA Bancard is Here to Help
Our mission at ICBA Bancard is to deliver flexible, innovative payments and digital commerce solutions that allow community banks to flourish. To this end, ICBA Bancard’s relationship management team is here to help and is just an email or phone call away.
March 30, 2022 |
Payments Quarterly
Payments
Instant Payments Fraud
Instant, faster, real-time: no matter how you describe the newest sets of payment rails, there are many questions as to how those payments may be protected.
March 30, 2022 |
Payments Quarterly
Payments Instant Payments
DeFi platform crypto hack might be largest ever
Decentralized finance platform Ronin Network announced a hack of more than $625 million in cryptocurrencies, possibly the largest crypto hack on record.
March 30, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity Digital Assets
Understanding the What, Why, and How of Instant Payments
There is a lot happening in the payments world in 2022. As bankers try and digest a steady stream of news related to faster payments, it can be overwhelming to try and keep straight what all the different terms mean, what solutions ride which payment 'rails' or networks, and what actions banks should take in a complex payments landscape to attract and retain customers.
March 30, 2022 |
Payments Quarterly
Payments Instant Payments
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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