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How Instant Payments Can Accelerate B2B Payments Modernization
How Instant Payments Can Accelerate B2B Payments Modernization SPONSORED | Community banks have the opportunity to provide new payment offerings, including instant payments, to help businesses move...
2026 Banking Trust & Technology Outlook: What Community Bank Leaders Need to Know
2026 Banking Trust & Technology Outlook: What Community Bank Leaders Need to Know SPONSORED | Rising cyber risks, AI anxiety, and unclear IT spending is challenging community bank leaders to...
FinCEN: Residential real estate reporting begins
FinCEN: Residential real estate reporting begins The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network published a reminder that, as of March 1, select professionals involved in real estate closings and...
FinCEN issues limited exemptive relief for Minnesota GTO
FinCEN issues limited exemptive relief for Minnesota GTO The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued tailored exemptive relief related to the geographic targeting order imposing recordkeeping...
Agencies release Q2, Q3 CRA exam schedules
Agencies release Q2, Q3 CRA exam schedules The OCC and FDIC issued their lists of institutions scheduled for a Community Reinvestment Act evaluation or examination during the second and third...
ICBA offers ready-to-use March marketing tools
ICBA offers ready-to-use March marketing tools ICBA’s Marketing Resource Center features ready-to-use marketing tools that community bankers can use to celebrate and highlight March events. Assets:...
Justice Department seizes $580M from crypto scammers
Justice Department seizes $580M from crypto scammers The Justice Department’s Scam Center Task Force announced that it has seized almost $580 million from crypto scammers in Burma, Cambodia, and...
OCC reports BankNet vulnerability
OCC reports BankNet vulnerability The OCC reported that its cybersecurity team last week discovered a vulnerability affecting the BankNet Portal and related OCC systems. Details: The OCC said: It...
FDIC approves ILC application from Edward Jones
FDIC approves ILC application from Edward Jones The FDIC board of directors approved the deposit insurance application submitted by the Jones Financial Companies to establish an industrial loan...
ICBA urges Senate to include community bank provisions in housing bill
ICBA urges Senate to include community bank provisions in housing bill ICBA urged senators to include House-passed community bank provisions in the ROAD to Housing Act (S. 2651). The bipartisan...
OCC releases ICBA-opposed national trust bank chartering rule
OCC releases ICBA-opposed national trust bank chartering rule After the OCC issued its final chartering rule for national trust banks, ICBA expressed significant concerns with chartering...
ICBA Securities Selects The Baker Group as New Endorsed Provider Following Comprehensive Review
ICBA Securities Selects The Baker Group as New Endorsed Provider Following Comprehensive Review Washington, D.C. (March 3, 2026) — ICBA Securities, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Independent...
Credit Card Growth Amid Regulatory Hurdles: Why Partnerships Matter for Community Banks
Credit Card Growth Amid Regulatory Hurdles: Why Partnerships Matter for Community Banks Community banks have long been defined by close relationships, local expertise, and deep trust within their...
Ways to Improve Community Bank Credit Card Risk Management
Ways to Improve Community Bank Credit Card Risk Management Financial fraud is evolving rapidly. As more consumers turn to online shopping, bill pay, mobile banking, and person-to-person payments,...
FFIEC announces updates to interest rate risk analysis web pages
FFIEC announces updates to interest rate risk analysis web pages The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council announced updates to the Uniform Bank Performance Report’s Interest Rate Risk...
ICBA urges OCC to adjust threshold for heightened standards proposal
ICBA urges OCC to adjust threshold for heightened standards proposal ICBA said that while it supports efforts to improve clarity and reduce unnecessary burden, the OCC’s proposal to increase the...
ICBA LIVE’s “Anchored in Purpose” Spotlights Enduring Spirit of Community Banking
ICBA LIVE’s “Anchored in Purpose” Spotlights Enduring Spirit of Community Banking San Diego, Calif. (March 3, 2026)—Community bankers and industry leaders convene this week at the San Diego...
Customers Don't Care Who Built It
Customers Don't Care Who Built It Banks want tokenized deposits. Fintechs want stablecoins. Customers will choose what works. Banks want tokenized deposits. Fintechs want stablecoins. Customers...
ICBA Taps Digital Assets Leader Wade Peery to Inform Solutions and Banker Education
ICBA Taps Digital Assets Leader Wade Peery to Inform Solutions and Banker Education ICBA has announced a consulting agreement with Wade Peery, a longtime community bank executive and digital assets...
Off and Running
Off and Running I’m hopeful that those New Year’s Resolutions are intact and having their desired effects. In taking one more look back into 2025, it dawns on me the further we got into the year,...