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ICBA Community banks lead the fight against fraud

ICBA told Congress that community banks are on the front lines of fraud mitigation and are leading the response but cannot solve the problem alone.
September 19, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Congressional Matters 

OCC announces ICBA advocated supervision restructuring

Following ICBA advocacy, the OCC announced it will reverse its ICBA-opposed plan to merge its community, midsize, and large bank supervision functions into a single unit.
September 19, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   OCC 

ICBA AI can help community banks if regulated properly

ICBA told Congress it believes artificial intelligence has the potential to help community banks meet regulatory burdens and expand access to credit, but thoughtful regulation is needed to ensure that innovation does not come at the expense of consumer protection or financial stability.
September 19, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Artificial Intellegence 

FedNow delivering instant payments for disaster relief disbursements

FedNow announced that participants recently started receiving instant disaster-relief disbursements for their account holders.
September 18, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Department of Treasury 

ICBA Supervisory appeals reviewers should have community banking experience

ICBA told the FDIC that in revising the agency’s supervisory appeals process, the FDIC should ensure that reviewers have significant community banking experience.
September 18, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 

Fed lowers interest rates by 25bp

The Federal Open Market Committee voted to lower target interest rates by 25 basis points to a range of 4.0% to 4.25%.
September 18, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

ICBA Applauds OCC for Announced Updates to Organizational Structure

ICBA today expressed its strong support for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s announcement that it will reverse its ICBA-opposed decision to merge its community, midsize, and large bank supervision functions into a single unit.
September 18, 2025 | Press Release   OCC 

FedDetect announces new payment fraud tool

The Federal Reserve announced a new reporting feature for its FedDetect Anomaly Notification for FedACH Services, which helps financial institutions quickly address potential fraud.
September 17, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Reserve 

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