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House Ag ranking member calls for one-year farm bill extension

House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott (D-Ga.) called for a one-year extension of the 2018 farm bill while lawmakers continue to develop a five-year reauthorization.
November 07, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Farm Bill 

Out of Office: Kenesha Davis

Kenesha Davis, a Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) specialist at $1.4 billion-asset Lincoln Savings Bank in Reinbeck, Iowa, has turned her hobby of crocheting into a successful side business. Now, she creates handmade crochet goods that allow her to express her creativity and develop her skills as a small business owner.
November 07, 2023 | Independent Banker  

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  

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