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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.
ICBA to OCC: Avoid One-Size-Fits-All Climate Principles
ICBA applauded the OCC for tailoring its proposed climate-related financial risk management principles to banks over $100 billion in assets, though the association expressed concerns that examiners could eventually apply the framework to community banks.
February 15, 2022 |
Press Release
Advocacy Risk
ThinkTECH Accelerator slots still available
Community bankers can schedule virtual visits this month and next with 2022 ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program participants.
February 14, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Technology
Cybersecurity exercises start tomorrow
ICBA and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are hosting a tabletop exercise on several dates starting tomorrow to support community bank cybersecurity.
February 14, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity Technology
Senate hearing next week on stablecoins
The Senate Banking Committee scheduled a hearing for next week on the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets report on stablecoins.
February 11, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets Technology
CFPB: Banks already changing overdraft policies
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said there has been a “notable trend” of banks changing overdraft programs as the bureau begins targeting overdraft and non-sufficient fund fees.
February 11, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
ICBA, CISA cybersecurity exercises start next week
ICBA and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are hosting a tabletop exercise on several dates starting next week to support community bank cybersecurity.
February 11, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity
House meeting next week on MDIs, CDFIs
The House Financial Services Committee is scheduled to meet next week for a hearing on federal support for minority depository institutions and community depository financial institutions.
February 11, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
MDI
As House panel meets, ICBA urges coordinated crypto approach
Policymakers should take a comprehensive, coordinated regulatory approach to stablecoins and other digital assets, ICBA told the House Financial Services Committee.
February 09, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity Digital Assets Technology
ICBA to FinCEN: Drop beneficial owner reporting mandate
With the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network now required to collect beneficial ownership information directly from reporting companies, it should withdraw its requirement that banks collect this information as well, ICBA told the agency.
February 09, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity Data Security/Fraud Technology
Taxpayer group continues push for credit union transparency
The National Taxpayers Union encouraged key congressional committees to consider whether credit unions should continue to be exempt from filing Form 990 returns, which most tax-exempt organizations are required to file annually.
February 09, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Unions
PPP borrowers may request reviews of partial forgiveness decisions
Paycheck Protection Program borrowers may request an SBA loan review of partial forgiveness decisions issued by their PPP lenders, according to a recent SBA procedural notice.
February 08, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy Crisis Preparedness
ICBA urges Senate to retain House-passed cannabis bill
ICBA called on the Senate to advance a House-passed amendment to establish a cannabis banking safe harbor, which community bankers can advocate in custom messages to senators.
February 08, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cannabis banking
House again passes cannabis banking safe harbor
The House passed legislation with an ICBA-advocated amendment to establish a cannabis banking safe harbor, which community bankers can call on the Senate to pass.
February 07, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cannabis banking
ICBA set for 2022 Capital Summit
Registration is open for the 2022 ICBA Capital Summit, the industry’s premier advocacy event scheduled for May 1-4 in Washington, D.C.
February 07, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
ICBA Urges Senate to Retain House-Passed SAFE Banking Act in Conference
Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the House’s latest passage of legislation to establish a cannabis banking safe harbor.
February 07, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cannabis banking
ICBA Capital Summit set for May 1-4
Registration is open for the 2022 ICBA Capital Summit, the industry’s premier advocacy event scheduled for May 1-4 in Washington, D.C.
February 04, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cannabis banking amendment added to COMPETES Act
The House included an ICBA-advocated bill establishing a cannabis banking safe harbor as an amendment to a pending legislative package.
February 04, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cannabis banking
Regulators to Share Views on Community Bank Innovation at ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator Event
The Independent Community Bankers of America, in partnership with The Venture Center, will host a one-day virtual summit for policymakers and the 2022 ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator fintech cohort, to discuss the future of community bank innovation.
February 03, 2022 |
Press Release
ICBA, CISA cybersecurity exercises start this month
ICBA and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are hosting a tabletop exercise on several dates starting this month to support community bank cybersecurity.
February 03, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity Technology
Senate hearing today on Fed nominees
The Senate Banking Committee is scheduled to meet at 8:45 a.m. (Eastern time) today, Feb. 3, for a hearing on President Joe Biden’s three nominations to fill openings on the Federal Reserve Board.
February 03, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Reserve
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