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Fed Close on Faster Payments—Make Some Noise
Fed Close on Faster Payments—Make Some Noise With the Federal Reserve closing in on its decision about whether to take a leadership role in faster payments, ICBA is urging community bankers to...
Washington Banker Elected ICBA Bancard Chairman
2019-06-28 Washington Banker Elected ICBA Bancard Chairman Washington, D.C. (June 28, 2019)—ICBA Bancard, the payments services subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA),...
Agencies Update CRA Community List
Agencies Update CRA Community List Federal regulators released the 2018 list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies. These are areas in which revitalization or...
EZShield and IdentityForce Combine Under New Parent Company: SONTIQ™
EZShield, the best-in-class digital Identity Theft Protection and Mobile Cybersecurity provider that pioneered fraud restoration, and IdentityForce, the #1 consumer-rated service that pioneered...
ICBA to Congress: Extend Safeguards on Personal Info to All Entities
ICBA to Congress: Extend Safeguards on Personal Info to All Entities ICBA urged Congress to require all entities that are responsible for handling personal consumer information to be held to the...
CFPB Issues Proposed Rule on Debt Collection
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to implement the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Under its proposal, debt collectors would be restricted in how...
ICBA to CFPB: Study Risks of Small-Business Data Collection
ICBA to CFPB: Study Risks of Small-Business Data Collection Washington, D.C. (April 24, 2019)—The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) called on the Consumer Financial Protection...
Community Banks Are the Megabank Alternative
Washington, D.C. (April 10, 2019)—Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today’s House Financial Services...
Brattleboro Savings & Loan Earns B Corp Certification
Brattleboro Savings & Loan Earns B Corp Certification Becomes one of the first banks in New England to meet rigorous standards for environmental and socially responsible practices BRATTLEBORO, VT –...
ICBA Announces 2019-20 Executive Committee
Louisiana community banker Preston L. Kennedy elected chairman Nashville, Tenn. (March 21, 2019)— The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today announced the election of its 2019-20...
ICBA Expands Government Relations Team
ICBA Expands Government Relations Team Noah Yosif Named Assistant Vice President, Economic Policy and Research Washington, D.C. (March 12, 2019)—The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA)...
Romero Rainey: Another Wall Street Tall Tale
While megabanks have been withdrawing from local communities in the wake of the financial crisis they created, a new Wall Street Journal article claims these areas can’t possibly get by without...
FDIC Seeks Feedback on Proposed Call Report Revisions
FDIC Seeks Feedback on Proposed Call Report Revisions The FDIC is requesting feedback on proposed revisions to the call report. The revision introduces reporting requirements on the proposed...
Crapo: Grassroots Advocacy Works
Community bank grassroots advocacy was instrumental in passing the S. 2155 regulatory relief law and remains critical to advancing additional reforms, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo...
ICBA Announces 2019 Community Banking Policy Priorities
2019-04-29 ICBA Announces 2019 Community Banking Policy Priorities Washington, D.C. (April 29, 2019)—The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today announced its top legislative and...
Community Bankers in Washington This Week
Community Bankers in Washington This Week ICBA Capital Summit Attendees Pressing for Reforms to Help Local Communities Washington, D.C. (April 29, 2019)—Community bankers from all corners of the...
New ICBA Chairman’s Message to Community Bankers: Fight to Promote the Community Banking Model
2019-03-21 New ICBA Chairman’s Message to Community Bankers: Fight to Promote the Community Banking Model Nashville, Tenn. (Mar. 21, 2019)— Incoming Independent Community Bankers of America®...
Treasury Tosses Old Tax Rules
Treasury Tosses Old Tax Rules The Treasury Department finalized the repeal of 296 unnecessary, duplicative or obsolete tax regulations. Treasury said the elimination of regulatory “deadwood” helps...
ICBA to Congress: Require All Entities to Safeguard Personal Information
2019-03-14 ICBA to Congress: Require All Entities to Safeguard Personal Information Federal security standards don’t apply to credit bureaus, retailers, others Washington, D.C. (March 14, 2019)—The...
FINSYNC is Rapidly Closing the Gap Between Online Banking and Online Lending
FINSYNC is Rapidly Closing the Gap Between Online Banking and Online Lending FINSYNC, Inc., a cash flow management platform for small to midsize businesses, is adding new banks to its lending...