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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.
Best practices for fighting counterfeit bills
Cash may no longer be king in the U.S., but millions of dollars in counterfeit bills make their way into the system each year. Fortunately, there are some simple ways community banks can stop scammers in their tracks.
March 01, 2017 |
Independent Banker
Compliance
FinCEN Renews Real Estate Geographic Targeting Order
FinCEN renews real estate Geographic Targeting Orders for six major metropolitan areas.
February 23, 2017 |
News
BSA/AML Compliance
Fannie Mae Announces Simplifying Servicing for Customers
ICBA Statement on Financial Regulation Review
ICBA President and CEO Camden R. Fine released a statement on the executive order directing the Treasury Department and federal regulators to review financial services regulations.
February 03, 2017 |
Press Release
Regulatory Relief
What happens when a bank hits $10 billion?
How—and when—should you prepare for the regulatory and cultural aftershocks? And can smaller but ambitious community banks learn from these best-practice preparations?
February 01, 2017 |
Independent Banker
Compliance
Community Bankers Association of Oklahoma Endorses ICBA Securities
ICBA Securities Inc., the broker-dealer subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America, has received the endorsement of the Community Bankers Association of Oklahoma.
January 31, 2017 |
Press Release
Community Bankers to Gather in San Antonio for 2017 Community Banking LIVE®
Registration open for the Independent Community Bankers of America's 2017 National Convention, Community Banking LIVE--the largest, most comprehensive educational event for the nation's community bankers.
January 26, 2017 |
Press Release
Marijuana Banking Grows, Terminations Too
More financial institutions are servicing the marijuana industry, but depositories have terminated 5,650 accounts at an increasingly rapid clip.
January 25, 2017 |
News
Compliance Regulatory Compliance
Agencies Release Annual CRA Asset-Size Threshold Adjustments for Small and Intermediate Small Institutions
You Don't Have to Fall Short with Fall Back
Horizon Scanning
Following last issue’s review of compliance in 2016, we look at how community banks will meet the challenges of compliance in 2017
December 19, 2016 |
Independent Banker
Compliance Compliance Regulatory Compliance
Demand-Letter Deluge
Recently, ICBA has witnessed a growing and alarming trend: a resurgence of aggressive demand letters from plaintiffs’ law firms. Unlike the rash of demand letters regarding flimsy patent claims that many community bankers have experienced in the past, this new breed has found a novel source for trolling small businesses: the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
December 19, 2016 |
Independent Banker
ADA Compliance Compliance Regulatory Compliance
ICBA: Credit Union Proposal Would Render Membership Restrictions Meaningless
ICBA expressed its strong opposition to a National Credit Union Administration proposal to further decimate field-of-membership rules for federally chartered credit unions. In a comment letter to the NCUA, ICBA said quadrupling the population limit for most community credit unions to 10 million violates statutory requirements that geographic-based credit unions may serve only a well-defined, local area.
December 12, 2016 |
Press Release
NCUA
Psychology of Money
How emotions, thoughts and biases drive financial decisions—and what community bankers can do about it
December 01, 2016 |
News
ICBA Statement on Minneapolis Fed Plan to End Too-Big-To-Fail
ICBA commends the Minneapolis Fed for its recognition that reducing unnecessary regulatory burdens on community banks.
November 16, 2016 |
Press Release
Too-Big-To-Fail/Systemic Risk Regulatory Relief
ICBA Statement on 2016 Election Results
ICBA congratulates Donald Trump and Mike Pence on their election victory.
November 10, 2016 |
Press Release
275 Community Banks Offer Student Loans with ICBA and iHELP®
The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) and iHELP announced that 275 ICBA community bank members have committed to helping young adults meet the challenges of funding a higher education through the iHELP private student loan program, which helps students bridge the gap between scholarships, federal loans, and the final cost of tuition. So far, community banks have provided $92 million in private student loans.
November 03, 2016 |
News
Consumer Authentication Grows Up – 3D Secure 2.0
Are You Ready to Get Enabled?
ICBA Extends Preferred Service Provider Agreement with PMA Funding
The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today announced that Jeff Oody, president and CEO of Community State Bank in Starke, Fla., is the association’s national Community Banker of the Year.
October 04, 2016 |
News
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