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ICBA-backed bill would clarify CFPB’s UDAAP authority

Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) formally introduced his ICBA-advocated bill to clarify the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s authority to oversee unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts and practices, known as UDAAP.
December 18, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 

Jim Reber: Pushing the Boundaries

Cost of funds is putting pressure on bond portfolio’s net margins.
December 18, 2023 | Independent Banker  

ICBA Hosts First ThinkTECH Connect To Showcase Community Bank Innovation

The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) hosted its first ThinkTECH Connect event, an ICBA event showcasing rapid-fire pitches from 10 emerging fintechs that address community bank pain points and business opportunities.
December 15, 2023 | Press Release   Technology 

Webinar to help navigate recent CRA changes

ICBA is hosting a webinar next month on the federal banking agencies’ recently finalized changes to Community Reinvestment Act regulations.
December 15, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

CNN reports on credit union lending disparities, citing CRA exemption

The nation’s largest credit union has the widest racial disparities in mortgage approval rates of any major lender, CNN reported.
December 15, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Mortgage Lending Diversity and Inclusion MDI 

Basel panel proposes tighter standards on bank stablecoin exposures

The Basel Committee published a new consultation paper proposing to refine how it treats stablecoins in its standards for banks’ cryptoasset exposures.
December 15, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Digital Assets 

ICBA Strongly Supports Senate Bill to Close ILC Loophole

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today expressed its strong support for bipartisan legislation to close the industrial loan company (ILC) loophole, which allows commercial companies to own full-service banks without the same regulatory oversight and violates U.S. policy separating banking and commerce.
December 15, 2023 | Press Release   Compliance Lending 

ThinkTECH Accelerator registration open

Community bankers can now register to participate in the sixth ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program to meet with six emerging fintech companies advancing community bank innovation.
December 15, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

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