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Treasury sanctions North Korean institutions involved in cybercrime

The Treasury Department sanctioned eight North Korean individuals and two entities for their role in laundering funds derived from a variety of illicit schemes, including cybercrime and information technology worker fraud.
November 05, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Department of Treasury 

Audit finds CFPB s information security is not effective

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Office of the Inspector General released an audit that found the bureau’s information security program is no longer effective.
November 05, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 

ICBA Urges OCC to Deny Coinbase s Application for a National Trust Bank Charter

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) urged the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to reject Coinbase’s application for a national trust bank charter for its subsidiary, Coinbase National Trust Co. (CNTC).
November 04, 2025 | Press Release   OCC 

ICBA urges OCC to deny Coinbase s national trust bank charter application

ICBA urged the OCC to deny Coinbase’s application for a national trust bank charter for its subsidiary, Coinbase National Trust Co.
November 04, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   OCC 

Bank financial officers report tighter standards for commercial industrial loans

Respondents to the Federal Reserve’s latest survey of senior financial officers shared their opinions on the standards and terms on, and demand for, bank loans to businesses and households over the past three months.
November 04, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Reserve 

ICBA Urges OCC to Deny Coinbase’s Application for a National Trust Bank Charter

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) urged the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to reject Coinbase’s application for a national trust bank charter for its subsidiary, Coinbase National Trust Co. (CNTC).
November 04, 2025 | Press Release  

FS-ISAC: North Korean criminals using new fraud technique

North Korean threat actors are leveraging a new technique to get victims to click on malicious links, the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center said in its latest weekly risk summary.
November 03, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Fraud 

Treasury secretary, senator: It’s time to empower community banks

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) said empowering community banks to succeed is essential to driving economic growth in America.
November 03, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Department of Treasury 

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