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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 national trust bank charter application for Foris DAX
Credit unions ‘going large and going rogue,’ new article says
ICBA Commends FDIC for Final Rule Updating Audit and Reporting Thresholds
Regulators propose lowering Community Bank Leverage Ratio
FDIC approves ICBA-advocated audit threshold adjustments
FDIC delays signage rule compliance until 2027
Community bank net income increases in Q3
CISA warns of spyware on messaging applications
ICBA Commends Proposed Rule to Lower Community Bank Leverage Ratio
USDA announces updates to Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program
CISA shares mitigation tips for ‘bulletproof’ cybercrimes
ICBA, others share recommendations on curbing illegal robocalls
Treasury, IRS issue guidance on ACRE Act tax exclusion
Fed’s Miran endorses community bank regulatory relief
Trump nominates new CFPB head
Senate panel advances Travis Hill nomination for FDIC chair
House panel holds hearing on deposit insurance reform
After second credit union acquisition in two days, ICBA demands policy response
ICBA shares deposit insurance priorities with lawmakers ahead of House hearing
USDA announces second round of supplemental disaster assistance payments
ICBA: Mega-credit union acquisition signals it’s time for a policy response
ICBA: Second Mega-Credit Union Acquisition in Two Days Demands Response to Industry’s Tax Exemption
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on Tuesday’s acquisition of a tax-paying community bank by a tax-exempt credit union.
November 18, 2025 |
Press Release
Credit Unions
ICBA: Tax-Exempt Mega-Credit Union Acquisition Signals It’s Time for a Policy Response
ICBA urges OCC to reject Stripe’s national trust bank charter application
ICBA issues new white paper calling on policymakers to close ILC loophole
ICBA published a new white paper detailing why policymakers should close the industrial loan company loophole, which allows ILCs and their parent companies to skirt regulatory oversight, endangering consumers and the economy.
November 13, 2025 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Commerce & Banking
CFPB expands 1071 exemptions in new proposal
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an updated 1071 proposed rule that would exempt more community banks and small-business loans, as advocated by ICBA.
November 13, 2025 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
CFPB proposes amending disparate impact rules
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed amending provisions related to disparate impact standards.
November 13, 2025 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
ICBA Statement on CFPB’s New Proposal to Implement Section 1071 Small-Business Reporting Requirements
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today’s updated Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed rule to implement Section 1071 small-business reporting requirements.
November 12, 2025 |
Press Release
New ICBA White Paper Calls on Policymakers to Close Industrial Loan Company Loophole
ICBA Statement on CFPB s New Proposal to Implement Section 1071 Small Business Reporting Requirements
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today’s updated Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed rule to implement Section 1071 small-business reporting requirements.
November 12, 2025 |
Press Release
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
New ICBA White Paper Calls on Policymakers to Close Industrial Loan Company Loophole
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today released a comprehensive white paper detailing why policymakers should close a legal loophole that allows industrial loan companies and their parent companies to skirt regulatory oversight, endangering consumers and the economy.
November 12, 2025 |
Press Release
Commerce & Banking
ICBA welcomes efforts to end shutdown
ICBA welcomed a bipartisan Senate effort to end the federal shutdown and reopen the government.
November 12, 2025 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Government Banks
Independent Banker details law that safeguards borrower data
The latest Independent Banker magazine breaks down an ICBA-supported law to rein in the sale of mortgage “trigger leads.”
November 12, 2025 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Data Security/Fraud
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