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ICBA Commends Fed Vice Chair Barr for Targeting Regulatory Capital Reforms on Largest Institutions

ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr’s remarks on pending regulatory capital rules.
July 10, 2023 | Press Release   Federal Reserve Regulatory Compliance 

ICBA urging community banker comment letters on FDIC assessment proposal

ICBA is calling on community bankers to send individual comment letters to the FDIC to support the agency’s proposal to exempt community banks under $5 billion in assets from its proposed special assessment.
July 10, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Why FedNow isn't a Payments App

FedNow launches this month. That’s why it’s critical that community bankers understand the payments rail and how it differs from widely used payment apps.
July 10, 2023 | Independent Banker   Payments 

Texas Community Banker Elected to ICBA Securities Board

ICBA Securities Inc.®, the broker-dealer subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), today announced the election of Gabriel Guerra, president and CEO of Kleberg Bank in Corpus Christi, Texas, to the ICBA Securities board of directors.
July 07, 2023 | Press Release  

ICBA to CFPB: Guidance on abusive conduct doesn’t acknowledge other regulations

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s policy statement that explains the legal prohibition on abusive conduct in consumer financial markets fails to acknowledge the myriad rules and regulations that apply to insured depository institutions, ICBA said.
July 07, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 

ICBA, groups support permanent Sub S tax deduction

ICBA and other groups expressed support for legislation to make permanent the 20% Section 199A deduction for small and individually owned businesses.
July 07, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Taxes & Budget 

N.Y. Fed says digital ledgers feasible for global payments

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York Innovation Center released reports on its research into an interoperable network for wholesale payments using a distributed ledger shared by multiple entities.
July 07, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Payments 

Rebeca Romero Rainey: Here for the Long Haul

Community banks … commit for the long haul as a true partner, helping customers withstand market turbulence and come out successfully on the other side.
July 07, 2023 | Independent Banker  

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