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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’s Cam Fine: Let’s See it Through
ICBA President and CEO Camden R. Fine called on community bankers to continue fighting for tiered and proportional regulations that will truly energize local economies. In a speech at the ICBA Community Banking LIVE® 2017 national convention, Fine told attendees to continue advocating to achieve meaningful regulatory reforms.
March 16, 2017 |
Press Release
Regulatory Relief
Watrous Joins Southern First
Kinderhook Bank Corp. and Patrio Federal Bank Announce Plan to Merge
ICBA Testifies on Success of SBA Community Bank Loans
Cynthia Blankenship, vice chairman, chief financial officer and corporate president of Bank of the West in Grapevine, Texas, testified on behalf of ICBA before Congress about the value of the SBA's 7(a) loan program to local small business lending.
March 09, 2017 |
Press Release
Small Business Lending
TMG CEO Shazia Manus Named Finalist for Inspiring Women of Iowa Confidence Award
STC Capital Bank Announces Executive Appointments
Level One Bank Hires Peter Root as VP, Treasurer
Axiom Bank Announces Extended Hours, New Hires, Branch Openings for First Quarter
Best practices for fighting counterfeit bills
Cash may no longer be king in the U.S., but millions of dollars in counterfeit bills make their way into the system each year. Fortunately, there are some simple ways community banks can stop scammers in their tracks.
March 01, 2017 |
Independent Banker
Compliance
FinCEN Renews Real Estate Geographic Targeting Order
FinCEN renews real estate Geographic Targeting Orders for six major metropolitan areas.
February 23, 2017 |
News
BSA/AML Compliance
Fannie Mae Announces Simplifying Servicing for Customers
ICBA Statement on Financial Regulation Review
ICBA President and CEO Camden R. Fine released a statement on the executive order directing the Treasury Department and federal regulators to review financial services regulations.
February 03, 2017 |
Press Release
Regulatory Relief
What happens when a bank hits $10 billion?
How—and when—should you prepare for the regulatory and cultural aftershocks? And can smaller but ambitious community banks learn from these best-practice preparations?
February 01, 2017 |
Independent Banker
Compliance
Community Bankers Association of Oklahoma Endorses ICBA Securities
ICBA Securities Inc., the broker-dealer subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America, has received the endorsement of the Community Bankers Association of Oklahoma.
January 31, 2017 |
Press Release
Community Bankers to Gather in San Antonio for 2017 Community Banking LIVE®
Registration open for the Independent Community Bankers of America's 2017 National Convention, Community Banking LIVE--the largest, most comprehensive educational event for the nation's community bankers.
January 26, 2017 |
Press Release
Marijuana Banking Grows, Terminations Too
More financial institutions are servicing the marijuana industry, but depositories have terminated 5,650 accounts at an increasingly rapid clip.
January 25, 2017 |
News
Compliance Regulatory Compliance
Agencies Release Annual CRA Asset-Size Threshold Adjustments for Small and Intermediate Small Institutions
You Don't Have to Fall Short with Fall Back
Horizon Scanning
Following last issue’s review of compliance in 2016, we look at how community banks will meet the challenges of compliance in 2017
December 19, 2016 |
Independent Banker
Compliance Compliance Regulatory Compliance
Demand-Letter Deluge
Recently, ICBA has witnessed a growing and alarming trend: a resurgence of aggressive demand letters from plaintiffs’ law firms. Unlike the rash of demand letters regarding flimsy patent claims that many community bankers have experienced in the past, this new breed has found a novel source for trolling small businesses: the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
December 19, 2016 |
Independent Banker
ADA Compliance Compliance Regulatory Compliance
ICBA: Credit Union Proposal Would Render Membership Restrictions Meaningless
ICBA expressed its strong opposition to a National Credit Union Administration proposal to further decimate field-of-membership rules for federally chartered credit unions. In a comment letter to the NCUA, ICBA said quadrupling the population limit for most community credit unions to 10 million violates statutory requirements that geographic-based credit unions may serve only a well-defined, local area.
December 12, 2016 |
Press Release
NCUA
Psychology of Money
How emotions, thoughts and biases drive financial decisions—and what community bankers can do about it
December 01, 2016 |
News
ICBA Statement on Minneapolis Fed Plan to End Too-Big-To-Fail
ICBA commends the Minneapolis Fed for its recognition that reducing unnecessary regulatory burdens on community banks.
November 16, 2016 |
Press Release
Too-Big-To-Fail/Systemic Risk Regulatory Relief
ICBA Statement on 2016 Election Results
ICBA congratulates Donald Trump and Mike Pence on their election victory.
November 10, 2016 |
Press Release
275 Community Banks Offer Student Loans with ICBA and iHELP®
The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) and iHELP announced that 275 ICBA community bank members have committed to helping young adults meet the challenges of funding a higher education through the iHELP private student loan program, which helps students bridge the gap between scholarships, federal loans, and the final cost of tuition. So far, community banks have provided $92 million in private student loans.
November 03, 2016 |
News
Consumer Authentication Grows Up – 3D Secure 2.0
Are You Ready to Get Enabled?
ICBA Extends Preferred Service Provider Agreement with PMA Funding
The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today announced that Jeff Oody, president and CEO of Community State Bank in Starke, Fla., is the association’s national Community Banker of the Year.
October 04, 2016 |
News
ICBA to Congress: Pass Basel III Exemption for Community Banks
TCM Bank Acquires Fifth Third Bank Agent Bank Portfolio
ICBA Bancard announced that its credit card bank, TCM Bank, N.A., has acquired the agent bank portfolio of Fifth Third Bank, marking the largest credit card acquisition in TCM’s history.
August 11, 2016 |
Press Release
Credit Cards
ICBA Statement on Council of Economic Advisers Report
ICBA Encouraged by Proposal to Streamline Call Report
ICBA Recognizes Community Banks for Exceptional Community Service Projects
ICBA Statement on CFPB’s Mortgage Disclosure Rule
ICBA Bancard Announces Partnership with CRIF Lending Solutions
ICBA Bancard announced a new partnership with CRIF Lending Solutions to offer the CRIF Mark IV WebApp exclusively to community banks for online credit card applications.
July 28, 2016 |
Press Release
Credit Cards
ICBA Bancard Names New Board Members
ICBA Bancard announced the election of two new members to its board of directors: Samuel Vallandingham, president and CEO of First State Bank in Barboursville, W.Va. and Matthew Ruge, executive director of the Missouri Independent Bankers Association.
July 21, 2016 |
Press Release
ICBA Statement on FHA Property Assessed Clean Energy Policy
ICBA Backs Senate Push for Community Bank Relief at CFPB
ICBA Securities Announces New Board Members
Verafin’s FRAMLxchange Connects ICBA Members to Prevent Financial Crime
ICBA and Continuity Celebrate Service to More Than 200 Community Banks
ICBA Appoints New Executives for Membership and Government Relations
ICBA Bancard Names Chrystina Giorgio as President and CEO
ICBA Bancard named Chrystina Giorgio as president and CEO. She was appointed by unanimous decision of ICBA Bancard’s board of directors.
July 11, 2016 |
Press Release
ICBA Selects PayNet as the Newest Preferred Service Provider
Independent Banker Recognizes Top-Producing Lenders Nationwide
ICBA Announces NextGen Scholarship Recipients
ICBA Bancard Promotes Liang Han to Chief Operating Officer
ICBA Bancard announced the promotion of Liang Han executive vice president of operations and card risk to executive vice president and chief operating officer.
June 27, 2016 |
Press Release
All Covered is Newest ICBA Preferred Service Provider
ICBA: FASB Makes Major Improvements to Accounting Standard
ICBA Supports Repeal of Price Controls on Debit Card Interchange
Qualitative ALLL
Considering qualitative factors in calculating loan-loss allowances
March 01, 2016 |
Independent Banker
Compliance
ICBA to FASB: Hit Stop Button on Dangerous Accounting Plan
ICBA: Review of Farm Credit System a Welcome First Step
E-Signature Approval
Legally and operationally, digital John Hancocks come of age in lending
September 14, 2015 |
Independent Banker
Payments
Producing Sustainable Performance: What Every Banker Should Know
Unlocking the Power of Your Data
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