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Op-ed: Credit union CRA exemption helped sink Navy Federal

Had Navy Federal Credit Union been subject to the Community Reinvestment Act, it might have avoided reputation disaster with reports of its discriminatory lending, according to a new op-ed.
February 13, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Credit Unions 

Agency council issues exam principles on valuation discrimination

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council issued a statement of principles related to valuation discrimination and bias for member agencies to consider when examining financial institutions.
February 13, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   FFIEC Compliance 

Fed’s Bowman urges fair rules for community banks

Fairness for community banks often appears to be a non-factor when considering which proposals make the regulatory agenda, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said.
February 13, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Schooling Customers on Student Loan Fraud

With student loan payments recently unpaused, cybercriminals have new ways of scamming banks and their customers. Here’s what community banks and their customers need to know.
February 13, 2024 | Independent Banker   Compliance Growing the Community 

ICBA, state groups to FDIC: Withdraw corporate governance proposal

ICBA and state community banking associations expressed strong opposition to the FDIC’s proposed corporate governance and risk management guidelines for covered institutions with $10 billion or more in assets.
February 12, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 

ICBA continues grassroots push on several bills

ICBA is calling on community bankers to use its Be Heard grassroots action center to urge Congress to support several pro-community bank bills.
February 12, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Grassroots/Be Heard 

ICBA files protest of largest-ever credit union bank acquisition

ICBA filed a Community Reinvestment Act protest in the acquisition of First Financial Northwest Bank in Renton, Wash., by Global Credit Union of Anchorage, Alaska. If approved, it would be the largest credit union acquisition of a community bank.
February 12, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   CRA Credit Unions 

ICBA, groups urge VA to streamline home loan program

ICBA and other groups called on the Department of Veterans Affairs to align the minimum property requirements under its Home Loan Guaranty Program with the standards established by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
February 12, 2024 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Secondary Mortgage Market Secondary Mortgage Market 

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