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Rebeca Romero Rainey: Is Crypto Needed?

“While we have heard a wide range of rationale [for cryptocurrency], those concepts don’t seem founded in need as much as in justification.”
November 07, 2023 | Independent Banker  

ICBA expresses concerns with SBA 7(a) expansion

ICBA expressed concerns with a Small Business Administration announcement that it has licensed three new Small Business Lending Companies for its 7(a) loan program.
November 06, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Small Business Administration 

New ICBA podcast on rising cybercrime

The latest episode of ICBA’s “Independent Banker” podcast spotlights rising cybercrime and the importance of community banks fortifying their cybersecurity operations.
November 06, 2023 | Podcast  

Watchdog warns of money-laundering threats

The Financial Action Task Force—a global anti-money-laundering watchdog—updated its list of jurisdictions with strategic AML, terrorist-financing, and weapons-proliferation deficiencies.
November 06, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Digital Assets 

ICBA offers high-level CRA summary ahead of briefing

ICBA released a high-level summary of the recently released interagency final rule to reform Community Reinvestment Act regulations ahead of an upcoming ICBA briefing on the rule.
November 06, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Reserve Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 

How Community Banks Can Support Self-Employed and Gig Workers

Gig workers and self-employed individuals make up a growing sector of the workforce in the U.S. This group of workers has specific needs when it comes to banking. Here’s how community banks are embracing, working with and creating new services for this group.
November 06, 2023 | Independent Banker  

ICBA Statement on New SBA 7(a) Lending Companies

Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the Small Business Administration’s expansion of its 7(a) loan program.
November 03, 2023 | Press Release   Small Business Administration 

4 Emerging Bank Technologies (That Aren't AI)

With rapid new developments in bank technology, it’s easy to feel stressed about keeping up with them. Read on to learn what’s new and upcoming in tech and how to determine what’s worth exploring.
November 03, 2023 | Independent Banker   Payments 

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