ICBA Newsroom
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.
’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 20, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Agencies adjust CRA asset thresholds
Federal regulators announced the 2025 updated asset-size thresholds used to define "small banks" and "intermediate small banks" under their current Community Reinvestment Act regulations.
December 20, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance CRA
ICBA urging congressional outreach on spending package’s farm provisions
ICBA is calling on community bankers to contact their members of Congress and urge support for including a farm bill extension and farm aid package in a pending end-of-year funding bill.
December 19, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Farm Bill
Fed cuts rates by 25 basis points
The Federal Open Market Committee voted to cut target interest rates by 25 basis points due to an easing labor market and inflation moving toward its 2% goal.
December 19, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Reserve
CFPB targets credit card reward programs
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a circular warning that some credit card companies operating rewards programs may be breaking the law.
December 19, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
ICBA applauds farm aid package, farm bill extension
ICBA applauded the initial inclusion of a farm bill extension and a $10 billion farm aid package in the year-end continuing resolution before Congress.
December 18, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Farm Bill
ICBA-advocated trigger leads bill passes Senate
ICBA-advocated legislation that would protect the financial privacy of mortgage applicants passed the Senate by unanimous consent.
December 18, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Congressional Matters
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 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
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 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
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 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
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 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
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 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
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 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
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 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
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 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
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 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
CFPB’s credit card late fee rule shot down
A federal judge upheld an order blocking the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s $8 cap on credit card late fees.
December 10, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
CFPB seeks input for rulemaking on domestic violence, elder abuse
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launched a rulemaking to address the effects of inaccurate credit reporting affecting survivors of domestic violence, elder abuse, and other forms of financial abuse.
December 10, 2024 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance
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 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
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 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
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 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
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
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