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OCC issues FAQs on rescinding CRA rule

The OCC issued responses to frequently asked questions on its proposal to rescind its June 2020 Community Reinvestment Act rule and replace it with interagency rules adopted in 1995.
October 27, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance 

ICBA to Congress: Reject IRS Reporting Plan Outright

The Independent Community Bankers of America today told Congress that proposed tweaks to Washington’s widely opposed IRS reporting proposal are unworkable and cannot salvage the misguided plan.
October 26, 2021 | Press Release   Taxes & Budget 

Senate bill would bar IRS reporting proposal

ICBA expressed support for a Senate companion bill to block the widely opposed IRS reporting proposal.
October 26, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Taxes & Budget 

ICBA testifying amid renewed IRS reporting push

While ICBA urges community bankers to renew their opposition to Washington’s IRS reporting proposal by calling lawmakers and urging consumer outreach, ICBA Chairman Robert Fisher is set to testify today on why tweaks to the plan won’t quell the opposition
October 26, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Taxes & Budget 

Complimentary central bank digital currency webinar tomorrow

ICBA is hosting a complimentary one-hour webinar at 11 a.m. (Eastern time) tomorrow, Oct. 26, to provide ICBA members with foundational knowledge of central bank digital currencies.
October 25, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Faster Payments 

IRS grassroots evolves with congressional debate: blog

ICBA’s campaign against Washington’s IRS reporting proposal demands that community bankers increase their grassroots outreach through calls and messages to Capitol Hill, ICBA’s Jack Coleman writes in a new blog post.
October 25, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Taxes & Budget 

Bowman: Regulation shouldn’t inhibit de novo formation

With the banking system experiencing a lack of de novo formation in the past decade, policymakers must avoid adding regulatory burdens on community banks, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said.
October 25, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   De Novo Banks 

FDIC adopts rule amending regulatory capital standards

The FDIC adopted an ICBA-supported final rule amending real estate lending standards for supervisory loan-to-value limits to incorporate the Community Bank Leverage Ratio rule.
October 25, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Regulatory Relief 

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