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House passes bills to establish digital assets regulatory frameworks, bar U.S. CBDC

The House of Representatives passed three bills designed to establish stablecoin and digital asset regulatory frameworks and prohibit the United States from issuing a central bank digital currency.
July 18, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Digital Assets 

ICBA CRA Solutions/USI Alliance Names Two New Community Bankers to its Board

ICBA CRA Solutions/USI Alliance, an ICBA subsidiary, today announced the election to its board of directors Shon Myers, president and CEO of Farmers & Merchants Bank in Miamisburg, Ohio, and Andrew Tinberg, president and CEO of CNB Bank and Trust N.A., in Carlinville, Ill.
July 18, 2025 | Press Release  

Independent Banker: It matters who has access to master accounts

The latest Independent Banker magazine spotlights efforts by nontraditional financial companies to get access to Federal Reserve master accounts and why ICBA is working to protect access to these accounts.
July 18, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

FHA: Disaster area for Texas floods expanded

The Federal Housing Administration shared that the Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Area declaration in Texas issued on July 6 due to the recent catastrophic flooding across the state was updated to include additional counties.
July 18, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Agencies propose rescinding 2023 CRA final rule

Federal bank regulatory agencies issued a joint proposal to rescind the Community Reinvestment Act final rule issued in October 2023 and replace it with the prior CRA regulations after the FDIC board of directors advanced the proposal earlier this week.
July 17, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 

ICBA Statement on House Passage of Legislation to Establish Digital Asset Regulatory Framework and Bar U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency

Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on House passage of the GENIUS Act (S. 1582), the CLARITY Act (H.R. 3633), and the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act (H.R. 1919).
July 17, 2025 | Press Release   Digital Assets 

ICBA urges Congress to build on pro-agriculture policies

ICBA testified before Congress on the importance of community banks to the nation’s agriculture credit markets and how policymakers can enhance the new farm bill.
July 17, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Agriculture 

ISO 20022 migration for Fedwire Funds complete

The Federal Reserve announced the completed migration to the ISO 20022 message format for the Fedwire Funds Service.
July 17, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Reserve 

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