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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, groups support permanent Sub S tax deduction
ICBA and other groups expressed support for legislation to make permanent the 20% Section 199A deduction for small and individually owned businesses.
July 07, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
N.Y. Fed says digital ledgers feasible for global payments
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York Innovation Center released reports on its research into an interoperable network for wholesale payments using a distributed ledger shared by multiple entities.
July 07, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Payments
Rebeca Romero Rainey: Here for the Long Haul
Community banks … commit for the long haul as a true partner, helping customers withstand market turbulence and come out successfully on the other side.
July 07, 2023 |
Independent Banker
CFPB hearing targeting medical billing
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it will host a hearing next week on medical billing and collections issues, including medical credit cards and installment loans.
July 06, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
New ICBA podcast features ‘40 Under 40’ emerging leaders
The latest episode of ICBA’s “Independent Banker” podcast features an interview with community bankers showcased in Independent Banker magazine’s "40 Under 40" list of emerging community bank leaders.
July 06, 2023 |
Podcast
Fed minutes: More rate hikes this year
Nearly every member of the Federal Reserve’s rate-setting body said additional interest rate increases would be appropriate in 2023, according to the minutes of last month’s meeting.
July 06, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Reserve
A Risk Management Clinic for Community Bankers
Risk management is as important a function of community banking as are loans and deposits. But are there better ways of keeping on top of risks that are constantly emerging and changing? Step into our office and find out.
July 06, 2023 |
Independent Banker
Compliance Payments
ICBA continuing grassroots campaigns
ICBA continues calling on community bankers to use its Be Heard grassroots resource center to urge their members of Congress to oppose legislation to impose routing mandates on credit card transactions.
July 05, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Grassroots/Be Heard
Best Community Banks to Work For nominations due this week
Nominations for Independent Banker magazine’s 2023 Best Community Banks to Work For awards are due this week.
July 05, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Independent Banker features top lenders for 2023
ICBA's Independent Banker magazine announced in the July issue its rankings of the top community bank loan producers based on 2022 FDIC data.
July 05, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Lending
8 Ways to Improve a Customer's Digital Banking Experience
Your customers expect a lot from your website, your app and other digital experiences. But how can community banks focus on what will really be useful to customers, rather than the latest shiny object?
July 05, 2023 |
Independent Banker
Payments
Stephen Keen: ICBA Defends Against FDIC Special Assessment
As soon as the news broke about Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, ICBA sprang into action, shielding community banks from paying for the failures of the megabanks.
July 04, 2023 |
Independent Banker
Advocacy
CRA Partners/USI Alliance Welcomes New York Community Banker to Board of Directors
CRA Partners/USI Alliance, an ICBA affiliate, today announced the election of Robert M. Fisher, president, CEO, and chairman of Tioga State Bank in Spencer, N.Y., as a member of the USI Alliance and Senior Housing Crime Prevention Investment Corp. board of directors.
July 03, 2023 |
Press Release
Grassroots push continues on key issues
ICBA continues calling on community bankers to use its Be Heard grassroots resource center to urge their members of Congress to oppose legislation to impose routing mandates on credit card transactions among other resolutions.
July 03, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
CFPB accepting Community Bank Advisory Council applications
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is now accepting applications for membership on the Community Bank Advisory Council and other advisory committees through July 16.
July 03, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
CFPB signals focus on AI in loan underwriting
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau indicated it will focus on the use of artificial intelligence in loan underwriting and will take enforcement action if algorithmic underwriting models create a disparate impact on borrowers.
July 03, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance Technology
CISA launches CyberSentry threat detection program
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency launched a CyberSentry threat detection and monitoring capability with critical infrastructure partners.
July 03, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity
FDIC head of supervising complex institutions retires
The FDIC announced the retirement of John Conneely following a nearly 35-year career at the agency, including his recent leadership of the FDIC’s Division of Complex Institution Supervision and Resolution.
July 03, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Who are ICBA's Top Lenders of 2023?
Interest rates are up, house prices are down, and the uncertain economic environment persists. But through it all, community banks have continued to make smart, strategic lending decisions, all with the aim of helping the individuals and businesses in their communities achieve their dreams. In these pages, we reveal the most successful loan producers according to lending category and asset size, and hear from some of the winners as to how they exemplify the community bank difference.
July 03, 2023 |
Independent Banker
Lending
CFPB: Fair lending enforcement focused on advanced tech
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued its fair lending annual report to Congress describing its fair lending enforcement priorities and statistics.
June 30, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
Agencies release 2022 HMDA data
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council released 2022 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data for 4,460 U.S. financial institutions.
June 30, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
FHFA publishes Uniform Appraisal Dataset statistics
The Federal Housing Finance Agency published first-quarter Uniform Appraisal Dataset aggregate data. For the first time, the FHFA's UAD Aggregate Statistics include data on residential property sales comparisons.
June 30, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
Task force updates AML-deficiency jurisdiction list
The Financial Action Task Force—a global anti-money-laundering watchdog—updated its statements concerning jurisdictions with strategic AML, terrorist-financing, and weapons-proliferation deficiencies.
June 30, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
Agencies finalize CRE guidance update
Banking regulators finalized updates to agency guidance on commercial real estate loan accommodations for borrowers.
June 30, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
CFPB issues FAQs on 1071 rule
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued frequently asked questions on its Section 1071 small-business data collection and reporting rule. The FAQs cover which financial institutions, transactions, and small businesses are covered under the rule.
June 30, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator Demo Day Highlights the Future of Real-time Payments and Deposit Innovation for Community Banks
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) hosted its fifth annual ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator Demo Day, the first since ICBA brought the accelerator program in-house and in its new home in Atlanta.
June 29, 2023 |
Press Release
ICBA Commends Fed’s Bowman for Remarks on Pending Regulatory Capital Reforms
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman’s recent remarks on responsive and responsible bank regulation and supervision.
June 28, 2023 |
Press Release
Regulatory Relief
OCC releases Cybersecurity Supervision Work Program
The OCC released the Cybersecurity Supervision Work Program, which provides high-level examination objectives and procedures for cybersecurity assessment.
June 27, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity
ICBA urging grassroots outreach on credit card routing bill
ICBA is calling on community bankers to urge their members of Congress to oppose legislation to impose routing mandates on credit card transactions.
June 27, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Cards Payments
ICBA backs FTC inquiry on cloud computing providers
ICBA said it supports the Federal Trade Commission’s interest in the role and business practices of cloud service providers, or CSPs.
June 27, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity
CFPB accepting Community Bank Advisory Council applications
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it will be accepting applications for membership on the Community Bank Advisory Council and other advisory committees between July 3 and July 16.
June 27, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
Agencies issue 2023 list of CRA geographies
Federal banking regulators issued the 2023 list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies.
June 27, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
40 Under 40: 2023 Community Bank Leaders
In our fifth annual 40 Under 40 community bank leaders awards, meet the winners who are making a difference in their banks and communities through trailblazing innovations, a philanthropic spirit and a dedication to their industry.
June 26, 2023 |
Independent Banker
How Cloud Banking Benefits Customers
Customers don’t often see the inner workings of how cloud technology simplifies the banking process, but they can certainly experience the perks that come with it.
June 26, 2023 |
Independent Banker
Payments
Next ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator application period underway
ICBA is accepting applications for the second ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program of 2023 through Thursday, July 15.
June 23, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
CFPB webinar next week on 1071 rule
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is hosting a webinar next week on its 1071 rule on small-business lending.
June 23, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
Powell shares personal community banking story in testimony on industry’s importance
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell pledged to Congress that the Fed would consider the impact on community banks of any new regulatory initiatives.
June 23, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Community Bank Awareness
ICBA, groups raise concerns with new FHFA credit score models
ICBA and other groups raised concerns about a Federal Housing Finance Agency plan for transitioning Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to new credit score models
June 23, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Secondary Mortgage Market Secondary Mortgage Market
ICBA Services Network Announces Appointments to its Community Banker-led Board of Directors
ICBA Services Network, the business-services subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), today announced the election of Robert Barnes, president and CEO of Priority One Bank in Magee, Miss.; Ruth Christopher, secretary of Amador Bancshares Inc. in Las Cruses, N.M.; and Doug Ouellette, chief community banking officer of Mercantile Bank in Mt. Pleasant, Mich., to its board of directors.
June 22, 2023 |
Press Release
ICBA Bancard Names New Mexico Community Banker as Chairman While Michigan Community Banker Joins Board
ICBA Bancard, the payments-services subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), announced the election of Ruth Christopher, board member for Citizens Bank of Las Cruces, N.M., and secretary of its holding company, Amador Bancshares Inc., as chairman of the ICBA Bancard board of directors.
June 21, 2023 |
Press Release
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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