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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.
New ICBA video: Call for credit union hearings
ICBA released a new video distinguishing taxpaying community banks from tax-exempt credit unions.
December 03, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Unions
ICBA 1071 campaign continues
ICBA this week began calling on community bankers to submit personalized comments on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposal to implement Dodd-Frank Section 1071 collection and reporting requirements.
December 03, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
ICBA urges cannabis banking safe harbor in Senate defense bill
ICBA called on senators to support the inclusion of an ICBA-advocated cannabis banking safe harbor as an amendment to a pending defense authorization bill.
December 03, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cannabis banking
Romero Rainey: Act now on 1071 proposal
ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey called on community bankers to join the grassroots push on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s 1071 proposal.
December 02, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
ICBA’s Romero Rainey, Paul Merski Named Top Lobbyists by The Hill
Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey and ICBA Group Executive Vice President of Congressional Relations and Strategy Paul Merski are featured on The Hill’s 2021 list of the top influencers in the nation.
December 02, 2021 |
Press Release
Advocacy
Regulators update BSA/AML exam manual
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council updated its BSA/AML Examination Manual, which instructs examiners on assessing BSA/AML compliance.
December 02, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
Agencies adjust regulatory thresholds
Federal regulators announced 2022 updates to key regulatory thresholds.
December 02, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
CFPB: Community banks charge lower overdraft fees
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said community banks charge lower overdraft fees than larger institutions.
December 02, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy
ICBA’s Independent Banker Names 2021 Best Community Banks to Work For
Independent Banker magazine today bestowed 2021 Best Community Banks to Work For honors upon five community banks for their exemplary efforts to create exceptional work environments for their employees.
December 01, 2021 |
Press Release
Out of Office: Chrissy Neff
Chrissy Neff, a digital systems administrator at $1 billion-asset Bank of Clarke County in Berryville, Va., adopted her first pet goat in 2018 and has since expanded her farm family to three goats—Lightning, Uni and Jerry—and Benjamin, a miniature donkey.
December 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
The power of a CDFI
First Southwest Bank is carving out new business models to address a need for credit and financial services through nonprofit lending programs and software that leverages its community development financial institution (CDFI) funding.
December 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Lending
Beneficial State Bank’s financial activism
The idea that community banking can be a force for positive change is at the heart of Beneficial State Bank, which engages its customers through financial activism.
December 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
New Era of Consumer Engagement by Mladen Vladic
SPONSORED | Over the past 18 months, the marketplace has experienced huge disruptions. The world has changed, and so have consumers. In fact. 75% of consumers have changed their spending habits since early 2020.
December 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Payments
Evaluate New Core Providers With Successful Vendor Management
SPONSORED | When selecting a new core provider, there are critical conversations that need to happen before signing a contract. Asking about the products, costs, and conversion timeline only skim the surface. Here are some discussion points for successful vendor management.
December 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Payments
Rebeca Romero Rainey: Focus on the light
While our decisions over the past year have been driven even more by our mission than by our bottom lines, we’ve also achieved good results.
December 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Robert Fisher: Committing to being in the moment
Let’s collectively commit to being more present in all of our interactions. It won’t be long until we recognize what a true gift that is to ourselves and those we serve.
December 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Charles Potts: 2021: A year of awakening
Community bankers’ awakening to new possibilities has made for an impactful year and will help position community banks to flourish in 2022 and beyond.
December 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Payments
Inside the evolving roles of community bank tellers
Today’s tellers meet very different customer needs than they did just a decade ago. In the wake of trends like falling in-branch transactions and the rise of digital services, some community banks are filling the gap by retooling tellers with an array of new titles and skills.
December 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
The community banks standing by hospitality customers
Many hotels and other hospitality businesses haven’t fully bounced back from COVID-19 travel and safety restrictions, but community banks have been by their side through the challenges. Luckily, these lenders say loan demand is returning in many areas.
December 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Lending
Michael Emancipator: The case against the Section 1071 proposal
The CFPB’s proposed rule to implement Section 1071 would add a burdensome and costly reporting requirement onto all community bank small business lenders.
December 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Advocacy
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