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Ohio Community Banker to Chair ICBA Reinsurance Board of Directors
ICBA Reinsurance, the captive reinsurance company of the Independent Community Bankers of America, today announced the election of Jack Hartings, chairman of The Peoples Bank Co. in Coldwater, Ohio, as chairman of the ICBA Reinsurance board of directors.
June 14, 2021 |
Press Release
Georgia Community Banker Named Chairman of ICBA Securities Board of Directors
ICBA Securities Inc., the broker-dealer subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America, today announced the election of Derek Williams, president and CEO of Century Bank & Trust in Milledgeville, Ga., as chairman of the ICBA Securities board of directors.
June 11, 2021 |
Press Release
Farm Credit System loan volume jumps 10%
The Farm Credit Administration released its quarterly report on the ag economy and the performance of the Farm Credit System, whose growth is largely generated by tax free ag real estate lending.
June 11, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Agriculture FCS
Basel regulators begin vetting crypto capital rules
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published a public consultation document with preliminary proposals for the prudential treatment of banks' cryptoasset exposures.
June 11, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, June 11, 2021
As the G7 summit kicks off, the US has pledged 500 million doses of vaccine to be given to lower-income countries to help combat the coronavirus pandemic.
June 11, 2021 |
News
Advocacy Operational Risk Crisis Preparedness
Fed outlines instant payments fraud considerations
The Federal Reserve released an article on fraud management considerations to evaluate when preparing for instant payments
June 10, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Data Security/Fraud Payments
IRS issues another 2.3M EIPs
The IRS said it disbursed more than 2.3 million additional Economic Impact Payments over the past two weeks. The latest batch includes those with official payment dates through June 9.
June 10, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending
ICBA to Congress: Postal banking not the answer
ICBA told Congress that postal banking is not the solution to reaching more unbanked Americans and lawmakers should reject such proposals.
June 10, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Government Banks Postal Service Banking
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, June 10, 2021
The seven-day average of daily US infections held below 15,000 as of Tuesday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, down 17% from a week ago and a level not seen since the early days of the pandemic.
June 10, 2021 |
News
Advocacy Operational Risk Crisis Preparedness
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, June 9, 2021
Declines in US Covid-19 cases, emergency department visits, hospital admissions and deaths were largest in age groups that were most vaccinated. according to a new CDC-published study.
June 09, 2021 |
News
Advocacy Operational Risk Crisis Preparedness
Crapo challenges new bank IRS reporting proposal
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) pushed back against a Biden administration proposal that would require financial institutions to report information on account flows to the IRS.
June 09, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Lending
ICBA continues push against House ‘true lender’ repeal
ICBA and other groups again urged in a joint letter to House members their opposition to a Senate-passed resolution to repeal the OCC’s “true lender” rule.
June 09, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Lending
Swap guidance continues LIBOR transition
A Commodity Futures Trading Commission panel recommended best practices for switching interdealer trading conventions from LIBOR to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate in U.S. dollar interest rate swaps.
June 09, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Lending LIBOR
CFPB issues FAQ on EFT and Reg E
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued frequently asked questions on unauthorized transfer and error resolution provisions under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and Regulation E.
June 08, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance Compliance
IRS begins contacting families on Child Tax Credit
The IRS said it started sending letters to more than 36 million American families who may be eligible to receive monthly Child Tax Credit payments starting in July.
June 08, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
ICBA releases new elder abuse awareness resources
ICBA released customizable resources to help community banks recognize World Elder Abuse Awareness Day next week.
June 08, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, June 8, 2021
People who have been vaccinated against coronavirus are more than 90% protected against infection and, if they do become infected, they have milder disease than unvaccinated people, a new CDC study shows.
June 08, 2021 |
News
Advocacy Operational Risk Crisis Preparedness
ICBA requests more time for interchange feedback
ICBA and other groups called on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors to grant a 30-day extension for its Notice of Proposed Rule Making on Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing.
June 03, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Interchange
ICBA updates data privacy guide
ICBA recently released an updated guide for community banks on data privacy laws and regulations. The guide walks community bankers through some of the more prominent state, federal, and international data privacy laws.
June 03, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Risk Cybersecurity
ICBA to OCC: Rescind charter policy shift
ICBA and other groups wrote to request the OCC rescind its interpretive letter expanding eligibility to apply for a national trust charter as well as the conditional charter approvals for Anchorage Digital Bank, Paxos National Trust and Protego Trust Bank.
June 02, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Regulatory Relief
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