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Georgia approves Stripe application to form MALPB

The state of Georgia approved Stripe’s application for a merchant acquirer limited purpose bank charter, or MALPB.
July 08, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Independent Banker: Community banks step up after California wildfires

The latest Independent Banker magazine details how community banks stepped up to help employees, customers, and neighbors after wildfires devastated areas of Southern California.
July 08, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

OCC: Texas banks affected by flooding can close

The OCC issued a proclamation allowing national banks, federal savings associations, and federal branches and agencies of foreign banks to close offices in areas of Texas affected by flooding.
July 08, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   OCC 

ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator Showcase Returns to GSBC, Connecting Fintechs with Future Community Leaders

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) announced its upcoming ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program showcase will once again take place at the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado (GSBC). The event, set for July 17, marks the culmination of the latest Accelerator program (AP9), a 10-week collaborative experience designed to foster fintech-community bank partnerships that advance community bank innovation.
July 08, 2025 | Press Release  

Independent Banker highlights exceptional lenders

High-performing community bank lenders use innovation and relationship-based banking to support their customers, as detailed in the latest Independent Banker magazine.
July 07, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

FDIC publishes consumer compliance supervisory highlights

The FDIC published its annual Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights, which includes a summary of the overall consumer compliance performance of FDIC-supervised institutions in 2024, the most frequently cited violations, and an overview of consumer complaint trends.
July 07, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 

Budget reconciliation bill with pro-community bank policies signed into law

President Donald Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act budget reconciliation package after the House of Representatives passed it on a 218-214 vote.
July 07, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Congressional Matters 

ICBA Thanks Congress for Passing Community Bank Legislative Priorities in One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on congressional passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act budget reconciliation package.
July 03, 2025 | Press Release   Congressional Matters Taxes & Budget 

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