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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 Advocates Timely NFIP Reauthorization
ICBA called on Congress to ensure a timely reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program that avoids unnecessary market disruptions.
September 07, 2017 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Flood Insurance
Home Depot Class Action Deadline Next Week
The deadline for banks to file a claim in the Home Depot class-action settlement is next Thursday, Sept. 14.
September 07, 2017 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Data Security/Fraud
Kinderhook Bank Corp. and Patriot Federal Bank Announce Shareholder Approval of Proposed Merger
2017 ICBA National Community Bank Service Award Honorees
In extraordinary circumstances, this year’s National Community Bank Service Award honorees have gone the extra mile for their communities.
September 01, 2017 |
Independent Banker
Gerrish’s Musings on BHCs, fiduciary duties, confidentiality in acquisition & more
Happy Birthday CCB! 35 Years in Randolph!
Banking Periodical Profiles NCBSA Recipient
A Midwest-based e-newsletter that covers bank industry-related events featured a story about one of ICBA’s 2017 National Community Bank Service Award winners.
August 24, 2017 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Home Bancorp, Inc. Announces Agreement To Acquire St. Martin Bancshares, Inc.
Bay Port State Bank Promotes Teresa Snider to President and Chief Operating Officer
Independent Community Bankers of MN Elect Scott Wakefield 2017-2018 Chairman
Gerrish’s Musings on TRUPS resolution, dividends, inexperienced buyers & more
PULSE Study: Debit Fraud Loss Rates Decline After Chip Cards Introduced
First International Bank & Trust Welcomes David Johnson, Business Development Officer
New Financial Technology Upgrades Bank’s Credit Review Process
Beverly Bank Named Small Business Lender of the Quarter
ICBA Statement on CFPB Overdraft Disclosure Prototypes
“Consumers should continue to have the ability to opt-in for debit card overdraft coverage to avoid the inconvenience and embarrassment of a rejected debit card transaction. That said, ICBA adamantly opposes any CFPB rulemaking that limits the consumer’s choice on how they manage their accounts.”
August 04, 2017 |
Press Release
Overdraft Services
Arundel Federal Savings Bank Welcomes Teresa Meley!
Three New Details Every Community Banker Needs to Know about Faster Payments
Southern First Reports Results for Second Quarter of 2017
ICBA to Congress: Reverse Ill-Conceived and Counterproductive Arbitration Ruling
ICBA sent letters to Congress in support of Sen. Mike Crapo’s (R-Idaho) and Rep. Keith Rothfus’s (R-Pa.) Congressional Review Act resolutions, which seek to reverse the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) final ruling restricting the use of consumer arbitration agreements.
July 24, 2017 |
Press Release
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
ICBA Supports Fed’s Faster Payments Recommendations
ICBA today voiced support for the Federal Reserve Faster Payments Task Force’s final report detailing its ten recommendations to enhance the speed, efficiency and security of the U.S. payment system. ICBA and community bankers were active participants in the Task Force.
July 21, 2017 |
Press Release
Federal Reserve Faster Payments
Hankins Joins Peoples Bank, Collins
Citizens Announces New President & CEO
America's Promise Team at CCB Holding Fundraiser
It's Back to School Time ... CCB is Helping!!
ICBA Strongly Opposes CFPB Arbitration Agreements Final Rule
ICBA President and CEO Camden R. Fine released a statement on the Arbitration Agreements final rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which will essentially prohibit the use of consumer arbitration agreements.
July 11, 2017 |
Press Release
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Community State Bank Announces the Appointment of a New Board Member
Independent Banker Ranks Top-Producing Lenders
The July issue of Independent Banker, the award-winning magazine of the Independent Community Bankers of America, spotlights Main Street’s top-producing lenders.
July 06, 2017 |
Press Release
ICBA’s top loan producers for 2017: Find out who made the list
Every year, ICBA calculates the top community bank loan producers in the agricultural, commercial and consumer categories, broken down by asset size. The lending leaders of 2017 can point to many different success factors, but at the heart of it all is second-to-none customer service. Read on for their stories.
July 01, 2017 |
Independent Banker
Lending
ICBA Names Prabhash Shrestha as Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Strategy Officer
ICBA announced Prabhash Shrestha as Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Strategy Officer. Shrestha will lead the association’s information technology and digital efforts and ensure their alignment with ICBA’s business goals and objectives.
June 30, 2017 |
Press Release
Jeanne M. Slaughter Joins Arundel Federal
Jack Barrett Joins ICBA Meeting With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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