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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.
Fed clarifies account access guidelines
The Federal Reserve provided a technical clarification that its account access guidelines also apply to excess balance accounts.
December 10, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Reserve
ICBA’s Romero Rainey, Merski recognized as top lobbyists
ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey and Group Executive Vice President of Congressional Relations and Strategy Paul Merski were featured on The Hill’s 2024 list of the nation’s top lobbyists.
December 09, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Independent Banker shares top compliance issues of 2024
Guidance and proposed rules from regulatory agencies this year kept community banks on their toes, according to the latest Independent Banker magazine.
December 09, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Report: Banking system is sound but faces challenges
The U.S. banking system remains resilient—supported by sound levels of regulatory capital, adequate liquidity buffers, and healthy levels of profitability—but the industry must address emerging vulnerabilities, according to the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s 2024 annual report.
December 09, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets
Forum next week on using tech to protect seniors
ICBA’s ThinkTECH Solutions Forum: AgeTech is scheduled for noon (Eastern time) Thursday, Dec. 12.
December 06, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Romero Rainey, Merski Recognized Among The Hill’s Top Lobbyists for 2024, Showcasing ICBA’s Advocacy Leadership
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey and Group Executive Vice President of Congressional Relations and Strategy Paul Merski make their seventh consecutive appearance on The Hill’s Top Lobbyists List of association executives.
December 06, 2024 |
Press Release
Advocacy
Independent Banker shares farm bill prospects
A new five-year farm bill will run about 1,000 pages and include a vast array of programs, so the most likely action is an extension of the current bill and possibly an emergency aid package, according to the latest Independent Banker magazine.
December 06, 2024 |
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Farm Bill
Fiserv chief nominated to lead Social Security
Frank Bisignano—chairman, president, and CEO of Fiserv, a global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions—was nominated by President-Elect Donald Trump to be commissioner of the Social Security Administration.
December 06, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Government Banks
Treasury sanctions money laundering network using digital assets
The Treasury Department sanctioned five individuals and four entities associated with the TGR Group, an international network of businesses and employees that act on behalf of Russian elites.
December 05, 2024 |
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Department of Treasury
ICBA: CFPB’s 1071 rule exceeds its authority
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s 1071 small-business rule exceeds the agency’s statutory authority and is arbitrary and capricious, ICBA said in a new court filing.
December 05, 2024 |
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Agencies issue statement on financial exploitation of elderly
Five federal financial regulatory agencies, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and state financial regulators issued a joint statement to provide supervised institutions with examples of risk management and other practices that may be effective in combatting elder financial exploitation.
December 05, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
What to Say to Customers When They Are Being Scammed
On a daily basis, my team identifies, investigates, and responds to fraud, including customer scams. While our fraud monitoring systems flag unusual activity, the bulk of our time is spent evaluating the situation and then discussing it with the customer to get to the bottom of what really happened.
December 04, 2024 |
Payments Quarterly
Agencies seek further comment on regulatory burden
The federal bank regulatory agencies announced the third notice requesting comment to reduce regulatory burden as required by the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996.
December 04, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
EGRPRA s.2155
CFPB proposes rule on consumer reporting
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a notice of proposed rulemaking related to consumer reporting and the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
December 04, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance
OCC updates unfair practices booklet
The OCC issued version 1.1 of the “Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices and Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Acts or Practices” booklet of the Comptroller’s Handbook.
December 04, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
Relationship Managers Are Here for You
Community banks have a strong history of offering their customers personalized service. Our relationship management team has the same philosophy and supports community bank payment needs one-on-one. We know bankers wear many hats, and sometimes taking the time to understand the ins and outs of your card portfolio, or answer critical payments-related questions, can take longer than expected.
December 04, 2024 |
Payments Quarterly
The Card Trends to Watch in 2025
What 2025 holds for payments remains to be seen. Decreasing interest rates may fuel larger spending and comfort with revolving credit, but some businesses have begun limiting their acceptance of cards or passing fees along to customers, which could drive decreased use. Couple those developments with a shifting regulatory environment, and the future of card payments gets a bit murky.
December 04, 2024 |
Payments Quarterly
Regulators hosting fair lending webinar today
Federal regulators are slated to host an interagency webinar on fair lending at 2 p.m. (Eastern time) today. The webinar will cover redlining, Community Reinvestment Act rules, the relationship between CRA and fair lending, and more.
December 04, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Independent Banker honors best community banks to work for
This month’s Independent Banker magazine recognizes the best community banks to work for, selected by the input of full-time employees.
December 03, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Fed’s Waller expects rate cuts to continue over next year
Monetary policy is still restrictive and putting downward pressure on inflation without creating undesirable weakness in the labor market, according to Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller, who added that he expects rate cuts to continue over the next year.
December 03, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Reserve
Independent Banker
Independent Banker is the award-winning monthly member publication of ICBA. Continually rated the best news source by community bankers, IB provides timely, relevant information and insights to help community banks continue to flourish.
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