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New blog post offers steps to a smooth ISO 20022 transition

After the Federal Reserve delayed the Fedwire Funds Service’s conversion to the ISO 20022 message format until July 14, a new ICBA blog post spotlights resources to help community banks prepare.
February 18, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Reserve 

ICBA supports resolutions to scrap CFPB overdraft rule

ICBA expressed support for a new congressional effort to invalidate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule on overdraft protection programs, saying it is a deeply flawed and harmful rule.
February 18, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 

ICBA: Community banks need be integral part of cyber incident response

ICBA commended the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s efforts to create a better framework for responding to significant cyber incidents, but said community banks need to be an integral part of a coordinated cyber defense plan.
February 18, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Cybersecurity 

How Community Banks Are Fighting AI-Powered Elder Fraud

Generative AI has made scamming vulnerable people alarmingly simple. Banks must raise awareness among their senior customers of the dangers and help build financial security.
February 18, 2025 | Independent Banker   Compliance 

Romero Rainey: Community bank-focused hearings show ICBA message is resonating

Last week’s simultaneous congressional hearings featuring ICBA witnesses spotlighted the industry’s policy priorities while demonstrating that community banks are being heard in Washington, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey wrote in a new op-ed.
February 14, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Deadline today to register to speak during EGRPRA meeting

Community bankers interested in speaking during the next Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act regulatory review must register by today.
February 14, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   EGRPRA s.2155 

Report: Romance scams grew 40% in 2024

Revenue from romance scams—also known as “pig butchering”—grew 40% last year and accounted for more than a third of all crypto-related scams, according to a report by Chainalysis.
February 14, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Digital Assets 

Romero Rainey: Community bank-focused hearings show ICBA message is resonating

Last week’s simultaneous congressional hearings featuring ICBA witnesses spotlighted the industry’s policy priorities while demonstrating that community banks are being heard in Washington, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey wrote in a new op-ed.
February 13, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

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