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ICBA requests more time for interchange feedback
ICBA requests more time for interchange feedback ICBA and other groups called on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors to grant a 30-day extension for its Notice of Proposed Rule Making on Debit...
ICBA updates data privacy guide
ICBA updates data privacy guide ICBA recently released an updated guide for community banks on data privacy laws and regulations. The guide walks community bankers through some of the more...
ICBA to OCC: Rescind charter policy shift
ICBA to OCC: Rescind charter policy shift ICBA and other groups wrote to request the OCC rescind its interpretive letter expanding eligibility to apply for a national trust charter as well as the...
Nick Denning Joins ICBA Bancard as Senior Vice President, Payments Industry Relations
Nick Denning Joins ICBA Bancard as Senior Vice President, Payments Industry Relations ICBA Bancard, the payments services subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America, announced the...
ICBA Offers Tips to Help Demystify the Home Buying Process
ICBA Offers Tips to Help Demystify the Home Buying Process In recognition of National Homeownership Month in June, ICBA and the nation’s community banks are reminding consumers to consult their...
ICBA updates data privacy guide
ICBA updates data privacy guide ICBA this week released an updated guide for community banks on data privacy laws and regulations. The guide is available here and in the Cyber and Data Security...
CFPB: Manufactured housing borrowers have higher interest rates
CFPB: Manufactured housing borrowers have higher interest rates Roughly 42 percent of loans for manufactured homes are secured by “chattel” loans secured by the home but not the land, according to...
ICBA, Minority Bank Council: Housing Finance Amendments Hurt Low-Income, Minority Borrowers
ICBA, Minority Bank Council: Housing Finance Amendments Hurt Low-Income, Minority Borrowers ICBA and its Minority Bank Advisory Council urged the Treasury Department and Federal Housing Finance...
ICBA urges House to oppose ‘true lender’ repeal
ICBA urges House to oppose ‘true lender’ repeal ICBA and other groups today are urging House members to oppose a Senate-passed resolution to repeal the OCC’s “true lender” rule. ICBA and other...
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, May 24, 2021
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, May 24, 2021 A new study conducted between April and May led by Public Health England has found that two doses of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or AstraZeneca-University of...
GAO urges agency collaboration re: alternative data use
GAO urges agency collaboration re: alternative data use The Government Accountability Office reissued its recommendation to the FDIC for enhanced collaboration with other financial regulators...
ICBA, Independent Banker Spotlights Community Bank Emerging Leaders in Annual 40 under 40 List
ICBA, Independent Banker Spotlights Community Bank Emerging Leaders in Annual 40 under 40 List Independent Banker magazine, the award-winning monthly publication of the Independent Community...
PPP funding exhausted as loan application deadline passes
PPP funding exhausted as loan application deadline passes The Paycheck Protection Program closed to new loan applications more than a year and several iterations after the emergency program was...
Fed proposes changes to intraday credit policy
Fed proposes changes to intraday credit policy The Federal Reserve Board requested public comment on proposed changes to its policy governing the provision of intraday credit, or daylight...
Event on LIBOR transition next week
Event on LIBOR transition next week The Alternative Reference Rates Committee said it is holding an event next week on the impact of the transition from LIBOR to the Secured Overnight Financing...
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, June 2, 2021
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, June 2, 2021 With about 34,500 new cases reported last week, the US saw the lowest number of weekly Covid-19 cases among children since early October, the American...
Remove GSE product restrictions: ICBA, minority bank council
Remove GSE product restrictions: ICBA, minority bank council ICBA and its Minority Bank Advisory Council this week urged the Treasury Department and Federal Housing Finance Agency to reopen...
ICBA releases new banklocally.org video
ICBA releases new banklocally.org video ICBA released its latest video in a series on how community banks have partnered with small businesses during the pandemic to help them navigate the Paycheck...
USDA to begin paying off direct loans to minority farmers
USDA to begin paying off direct loans to minority farmers The USDA announced the initial phase of plans to pay off USDA direct loans to socially disadvantaged (SDA) farmers and ranchers. It will...
OCC reconsidering CRA final rule
OCC reconsidering CRA final rule ICBA expressed support for an OCC announcement that it will reconsider its Community Reinvestment Act rulemakings and information collection. ICBA expressed support...