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Senate votes down ICBA-opposed amendment to ban interest on reserves

The Senate last week voted against adding an ICBA-opposed ban on interest on reserves to the National Defense Authorization Act.
October 14, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Congressional Matters 

ICBA Urges Policymakers to Continue to Support Local Communities Served by Community Development Financial Institutions

Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on actions to dismantle the Community Development Financial Institution Fund.
October 11, 2025 | Press Release   CDFI 

ICBA Thanks Secretary Bessent Vice Chair Bowman for Pro Community Bank Remarks at Fed Conference

Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the Federal Reserve’s Community Bank Conference.
October 10, 2025 | Press Release   Federal Reserve Community Bank Awareness 

ICBA Supports Bill to Strengthen Deposit Insurance While Minimizing Costs to Community Banks

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) expressed support for legislation to strengthen the nation’s deposit insurance system while minimizing additional costs for community banks.
October 10, 2025 | Press Release   Deposit Insurance 

ICBA Names Wayne Miller Executive Vice President Chief Innovation Officer

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today announced the promotion of Wayne Miller to executive vice president, chief innovation officer. In this expanded role, Miller will help drive ICBA’s innovation strategy, helping to source, refine and scale offerings that deliver real-world solutions to the nation’s community banks.
October 09, 2025 | Press Release  

ICBA Urges Congress to Preserve Access to Credit by Extending Prohibition on Yield Bearing Stablecoins

As the Senate considers legislation to establish a regulatory framework for digital assets markets, the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today is calling on lawmakers to ensure the legislation prohibits digital asset exchanges and affiliates from paying interest or yield to payment stablecoin holders.
October 08, 2025 | Press Release   Digital Assets 

FDIC OCC announce proposals to streamline regulatory oversight

ICBA commended the FDIC and OCC for issuing proposed rules to prohibit the use of reputation risk by regulators and to revise the supervisory framework for “unsafe or unsound” banking practices.
October 08, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation OCC 

FFIEC releases second version of 2025 CRA software

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council announced that the second version of the 2025 Community Reinvestment Act Data Entry Software Release is now available on the FFIEC CRA website.
October 08, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance 

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