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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.
Romero Rainey: Credit unions should pay taxes—period
Credit unions should pay taxes, as The Wall Street Journal rightly pointed out in a recent editorial, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey said in a LinkedIn post.
December 18, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Unions
ICBA urges Congress to pass emergency farm aid
ICBA called on Congress to pass a farm bill extension and a farm aid package in addition to assisting citizens recovering from weather-related disasters.
December 17, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Congressional Matters
ICBA Applauds CR Farm Aid Package, Farm Bill Extension
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey today issued the following statement applauding the initial inclusion of a farm bill extension and a $10 billion farm aid package in the year-end continuing resolution.
December 17, 2024 |
Press Release
Congressional Matters Agriculture Farm Bill
OCC: Commercial credit risk stabilizing
The OCC reported that the federal banking system remains sound but said it expects banks to remain diligent and adhere to prudent risk management practices across all risk areas.
December 17, 2024 |
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OCC
ICBA: New ACH proposals are burdensome, risky
ICBA said it opposes the addition of a fourth daily same-day Automated Clearing House processing window because it would be burdensome for community banks by adding late-day operational stress, accounting challenges, and settlement risk.
December 17, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
ACH
ICBA to Congress: Pass Farm Bill Extension and Farm Aid Before Adjournment
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey today issued the following statement urging Congress to pass a farm bill extension and a farm aid package in addition to assisting citizens recovering from weather-related disasters.
December 16, 2024 |
Press Release
Agriculture Farm Bill
ICBA announces ThinkTECH Accelerator Cohort
ICBA announced the selected companies for its eighth ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator Program (AP8). The solutions represent vendor management, check fraud prevention, integration, digital banking for families, conversational AI, and commercial lending.
December 16, 2024 |
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FCC eliminates use of Weiss ratings as standard for banks
The Federal Communications Commission eliminated the use of the Weiss ratings as the standard for U.S. banks to be considered “acceptable to FCC” for purposes of issuing qualifying program letters of credit.
December 16, 2024 |
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Report: Gaps in cross-border payment regulation open the door for fraud
Inconsistencies in regulations on cross-border payments create opportunities for fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing, and other illicit financial activities, according to the Financial Stability Board.
December 16, 2024 |
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Fraud
ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator Cohort Revealed
The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today announced the selected companies for its eighth ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program (AP8).
December 16, 2024 |
Press Release
Report: Most fraud complaints involve crypto
Most fraud-related complaints involve fraudulent crypto investments initiated through social media contacts that later develop into relationship confidence scams, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
December 13, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets
CFPB issues final rule capping overdraft fees
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a final rule on overdraft services that will cap fees at banks and credit unions with more than $10 billion in assets.
December 13, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance
Community bank net income rises in Q3
Community bank net income rose 6.7% in the third quarter on higher net interest income and was up 3.9% from a year ago, according to the FDIC’s latest Quarterly Banking Profile.
December 13, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
ICBA Strongly Opposes CFPB Overdraft Rule
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey today issued the following statement on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule on overdraft services.
December 12, 2024 |
Press Release
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Overdraft Services
ICBA remembers Past Chairman Bill McQuillan
ICBA Past Chairman William "Bill" Leo McQuillan died in Lakewood, Colo., on Dec. 4 at the age of 76. The former president and CEO of City National Bank in Greeley, Neb., served as Nebraska Independent Community Bankers chairman in 1988-1989 and ICBA chairman in 1998-1999.
December 12, 2024 |
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Bank Director/Board Member
Wall Street Journal editorial: Tax credit unions
Northwest Federal Credit Union’s stadium naming-rights deal with the Washington Commanders points to the need for the federal government to tax credit unions, according to a new Wall Street Journal column.
December 12, 2024 |
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Credit Unions
OCC’s Hsu lauds ICBA check fraud efforts
ICBA and many banks are going the extra mile to fight fraud, but banks and industry trade groups cannot effectively address fraud all by themselves, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu said.
December 12, 2024 |
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Fraud
ICBA tells Fed to improve discount window, protect FHLBs
The Federal Reserve should embrace technology to improve its discount window and preserve the role of the Federal Home Loan Banks in providing liquidity, ICBA told the agency.
December 11, 2024 |
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Federal Reserve
FDIC board to discuss budget, AML, bank capital
The FDIC announced that its board of directors is scheduled to meet at 10 a.m. (Eastern time) Tuesday, Dec. 17.
December 11, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
’80s-themed ICBA PAC auction set for ICBA LIVE
ICBA PAC is hosting its 36th Annual Auction Fundraiser on Wednesday, March 12, during ICBA LIVE in Nashville. Tickets for the ’80s-themed event go on sale Friday, Jan. 3.
December 11, 2024 |
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