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Billion-dollar Credit Union Acquisition of Community Bank Affirms ICBA Calls for Policy Change

Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement after a new acquisition of a taxpaying community bank in California by a tax-exempt credit union with assets exceeding $1 billion.
July 22, 2025 | Press Release   Credit Unions 

ICBA breaks down the GENIUS Act and what’s next for community banks

A new blog post from ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey details what’s in the recently signed GENIUS Act stablecoin law and what it means for community banks.
July 22, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Digital Assets 

ICBA Foundation raising funds for Texas flood relief

The ICBA Foundation Disaster Relief Program in coordination with the Independent Bankers Association of Texas is requesting tax-deductible donations to assist community banks and employees affected by recent flooding in as.
July 22, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

ICBA urges House committee to advance reg relief bills at markup

The House Financial Services Committee today kicks off a two-day markup of various banking bills, including several ICBA-advocated regulatory reform measures.
July 22, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Congressional Matters 

ICBA: OCC should postpone decisions on recent charter applications

ICBA and other groups told the OCC that recent national bank charter applications raise substantial concerns and urged the OCC to postpone considering the applications.
July 21, 2025 | Press Release   OCC 

GENIUS Act bill to establish stablecoin regulations signed into law

President Donald Trump signed into law the GENIUS Act, which establishes a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins. The bill signing follows a House vote last week of 308-122 to pass the GENIUS Act following Senate passage last month.
July 21, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Digital Assets 

Senators introduce bill to roll back 1071 requirements

Sens. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) introduced legislation to shield community banks from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Section 1071 small-business reporting rule.
July 21, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 

ICBA Welcomes Back Loughlin Cleary as Executive Vice President of Member Relations

The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today announced that Loughlin Cleary has rejoined the organization as executive vice president, member relations. In this role, Cleary will lead ICBA’s nationwide member relations team, working to strengthen relationships with community banks and ensure they are well-connected to ICBA’s advocacy, innovation, and education initiatives.
July 21, 2025 | Press Release  

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