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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.
ICBA opposes Freddie Mac pilot to purchase second mortgages
ICBA announced its opposition to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s conditional approval of Freddie Mac’s proposal to engage in a pilot program to purchase certain single-family closed-end second mortgages.
June 25, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Q2 Community Bank Briefing on Thursday
ICBA this week is hosting a complimentary community bank briefing on key congressional and regulatory developments.
June 25, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Treasury announces push to lower housing costs
The Treasury Department announced initiatives to increase the supply of housing.
June 25, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Department of Treasury
KS Bank Invests in Tomorrow's Bankers
Last summer, $613 million-asset KS Bank of Smithfield, N.C., partnered with the Career and Technical Education center at Johnston County Public Schools to hire its first summer intern via the JoCo Works Now internship program.
June 25, 2024 |
Independent Banker
ICBA opposes approval of new industrial loan company
Following the FDIC’s approval of the formation of Thrivent Bank, a new industrial loan company based in Utah, ICBA reiterated its strong opposition to the ILC loophole.
June 24, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
ICBA Opposes Approval of Freddie Mac Plan to Enter Market Already Well Served by Private-Sector Community Banks
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s conditional approval of Freddie Mac’s proposal to engage in a pilot program to purchase certain single-family closed-end second mortgages.
June 24, 2024 |
Press Release
Federal Housing Finance Agency
CDFI Fund extends deadlines for certification application
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund extended the application deadlines outlining when current CDFIs must reapply for CDFI certification using the revised version of the application.
June 24, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
CDFI
Fed issues ICBA-requested extension on Fedwire comment period
The Federal Reserve extended until Sept. 6 the comment period on its proposal to expand Fedwire Funds Service and National Settlement Services operating hours. Comments on the proposal were originally due by July 8.
June 24, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Powering Potential: Start Planning for the August Recess
In August, your member of Congress will be back in your district looking for things to do. Help them fill their schedule with a visit to your bank.
June 24, 2024 |
Independent Banker
Advocacy
ICBA Opposes FDIC Approval of Industrial Loan Company Application
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today’s Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. approval of the formation of Thrivent Bank, a new industrial loan company, or ILC.
June 21, 2024 |
Press Release
ICBA Payments Appoints Three New Members to its Board of Directors
ICBA Payments, the payments-services subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), today announced the election to its board of directors of Jack A. Hartings, chairman of the Peoples Bank Co., in Coldwater, Ohio; Kraig Lounsberry, president and CEO of the Community Bankers Association of Illinois; and Andrew Silsby, president and CEO of Kennebec Savings Bank in Kennebec, Maine.
June 21, 2024 |
Press Release
How Intelligent Automation Supports the AI Journey
At ICBA LIVE this year, I had the pleasure of participating in a panel with Kimberly Kirk, Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer at Queensborough National Bank & Trust Co., a $2 billion-asset institution based in Louisville, Ga.; and Todd Michaud, CEO of HuLoop Automation, to discuss artificial intelligence.
June 21, 2024 |
Payments Quarterly
Educate the Consumer – Make a Dent in Fighting Fraud
With every passing year, there are new threat attacks and innovative variations of old fraud schemes that still reign successful. And criminals continue to do their possible best to gain financial benefit.
June 21, 2024 |
Payments Quarterly
The FedNow Service is Turning 1, What Comes Next?
With the FedNow Service approaching the anniversary of its July 2023 launch, it's appropriate to reflect on how far we've come and what comes next with respect to instant payments and the FedNow Service, specifically.
June 21, 2024 |
Payments Quarterly
The Technology Take
As ICBA Bancard transitions to ICBA Payments, reflecting on our past will help to fuel our future success. While our name has changed, the goal of serving community banks has remained a constant since ICBA’s payments subsidiary’s inception in 1985.
June 21, 2024 |
Payments Quarterly
Agencies finalize rule on automated valuation models
Federal financial services regulators issued a final rule to implement quality control standards for automated valuation models, or AVMs, which mortgage lenders use to value real estate collateral.
June 21, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance
FDIC finalizes new resolution filings for banks over $50B
The FDIC approved a final rule to require resolutions plans for banks with at least $100 billion in assets and “informational filings” for banks over $50 billion.
June 21, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Deposit Insurance
Banking agencies propose amending BSA requirements
Federal banking regulators issued a proposed rule that would amend Bank Secrecy Act requirements for anti-money-laundering and countering-the-financing-of-terrorism programs.
June 21, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
BSA/AML
Fine Tuning the Fine Print for Bank Disclosures
As regulators continue to go through financial institution messaging with a fine-tooth comb, community banks must be diligent about maintaining best compliance and regulatory practices for their disclosures.
June 21, 2024 |
Independent Banker
Compliance
ICBA urges unified, streamlined bank merger review process
ICBA told the FDIC that its bank merger review process requires significant revisions to be streamlined and equitable to community banks.
June 20, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
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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