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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.
IRS plan excluded from budget framework — for now
A Biden administration draft framework for the next round of congressional reconciliation discussions leaves out the ICBA-opposed IRS reporting proposal, though ICBA’s campaign against the plan continues.
October 29, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
ICBA, groups oppose grantor trust rule changes
ICBA and other business groups urged Congress to reject proposed changes to grantor trust and valuation rules in the Build Back Better reconciliation bill.
October 29, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
OCC issues revised TILA procedures
The OCC issued revised interagency examination procedures and rescissions for the Truth in Lending Act
October 29, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
FHFA proposes GSE capital disclosures
The Federal Housing Finance Agency proposed additional public disclosure requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s Enterprise Regulatory Capital Framework.
October 28, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Housing Finance/GSEs
CFTC head makes push to be primary crypto regulator
The acting head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission urged Congress to consider granting his agency the authority to be the primary federal regulator for digital assets.
October 28, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets Technology
ICBA Statement on IRS Bank Reporting Proposal
ICBA and the nation’s community banks applaud the exclusion of the widely opposed IRS bank reporting proposal from today’s budget reconciliation framework. We will continue to vocally oppose the policy as negotiations proceed.
October 28, 2021 |
Press Release
Taxes & Budget
ICBA talks IRS on Fox News as House Dem coalition pushes back
ICBA leaders appeared on Fox News to continue raising awareness of the widely opposed IRS reporting proposal.
October 28, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
Webinars feature RTP, FedNow updates
ICBA and ICBA Bancard next week are kicking off a complimentary webinar series on how community banks can plan for their instant payments journey.
October 28, 2021 |
Payments Quarterly
Payments
ICBA testifies on IRS reporting as Manchin speaks out
ICBA testified against the widely opposed IRS reporting proposal while a key Democratic senator raised objections to the policy.
October 27, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
CFPB revises Reg Z dollar amounts
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a final rule amending the official interpretations for Regulation Z, which implements the Truth in Lending Act.
October 27, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance Lending
OCC issues FAQs on rescinding CRA rule
The OCC issued responses to frequently asked questions on its proposal to rescind its June 2020 Community Reinvestment Act rule and replace it with interagency rules adopted in 1995.
October 27, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
ICBA to Congress: Reject IRS Reporting Plan Outright
The Independent Community Bankers of America today told Congress that proposed tweaks to Washington’s widely opposed IRS reporting proposal are unworkable and cannot salvage the misguided plan.
October 26, 2021 |
Press Release
Taxes & Budget
Senate bill would bar IRS reporting proposal
ICBA expressed support for a Senate companion bill to block the widely opposed IRS reporting proposal.
October 26, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
ICBA testifying amid renewed IRS reporting push
While ICBA urges community bankers to renew their opposition to Washington’s IRS reporting proposal by calling lawmakers and urging consumer outreach, ICBA Chairman Robert Fisher is set to testify today on why tweaks to the plan won’t quell the opposition
October 26, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
Complimentary central bank digital currency webinar tomorrow
ICBA is hosting a complimentary one-hour webinar at 11 a.m. (Eastern time) tomorrow, Oct. 26, to provide ICBA members with foundational knowledge of central bank digital currencies.
October 25, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Faster Payments
IRS grassroots evolves with congressional debate: blog
ICBA’s campaign against Washington’s IRS reporting proposal demands that community bankers increase their grassroots outreach through calls and messages to Capitol Hill, ICBA’s Jack Coleman writes in a new blog post.
October 25, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
Bowman: Regulation shouldn’t inhibit de novo formation
With the banking system experiencing a lack of de novo formation in the past decade, policymakers must avoid adding regulatory burdens on community banks, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said.
October 25, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
De Novo Banks
FDIC adopts rule amending regulatory capital standards
The FDIC adopted an ICBA-supported final rule amending real estate lending standards for supervisory loan-to-value limits to incorporate the Community Bank Leverage Ratio rule.
October 25, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Regulatory Relief
House Democrat expresses IRS reporting concerns
Rep. Charlie Crist (D-Fla.) became the first Democratic member of Congress to publicly express concerns with the ICBA-opposed IRS reporting proposal.
October 22, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
NCUA approves expanded powers for CUSOs
The National Credit Union Administration approved an ICBA-opposed rule expanding credit union service organizations' permissible services and activities to include anything federal credit unions can currently do.
October 22, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Unions
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