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FFIEC announces updates to interest rate risk analysis web pages
2026-03-03 The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council announced updates to the Uniform Bank Performance Report’s Interest Rate Risk Analysis page. The FFIEC said the update contained...
ICBA urges OCC to adjust threshold for heightened standards proposal
ICBA urges OCC to adjust threshold for heightened standards proposal 2026-03-03 ICBA said that while it supports efforts to improve clarity and reduce unnecessary burden, the OCC’s proposal to...
ICBA LIVE’s “Anchored in Purpose” Spotlights Enduring Spirit of Community Banking
2026-03-03 ThinkTECH Showcase.jpg San Diego, Calif. (March 3, 2026)—Community bankers and industry leaders convene this week at the San Diego Convention Center for the Independent Community Bankers...
Customers Don't Care Who Built It
2026-03-01 Business Small Banking Customer Banks image9 Banks want tokenized deposits. Fintechs want stablecoins. Customers will choose what works. Banks want tokenized deposits. Fintechs want...
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 expert. This strategic relationship reflects ICBA’s commitment to keeping community...
Off and Running
2026-03-03 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, the...
Fannie Mae provides shutdown guidance
2026-03-04 Fannie Mae published temporary guidance on selling and servicing policies that may be impacted by the partial federal government shutdown that began on Feb. 14. Details: The enterprise...
Farm bill markup continues today
Farm bill markup continues today 2026-03-04 The House Agriculture Committee is scheduled to continue its markup of the farm bill (H.R. 7567) at 8 a.m. (Eastern time) today. Details: The committee...
OCC finalizes reg relief rules
2026-03-04 The OCC announced two final ICBA-supported rules to reduce the regulatory burden for community banks. Details: The OCC final rules: Rescind its Fair Housing Home Loan Data System...
ICBA Raises Deep Concerns with Master Account Approval for Kraken Financial
2026-03-04 Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2026) — Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement sharing significant concerns with...
ICBA Commends House Financial Services Committee for Advancing Main Street Capital Access Act
2026-03-04 Business Small Banking Customer Banks image13 Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2026) — The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today commended the House Financial Services...
Staying power - Fed’s balance sheet has some duration, for better or worse
2026-03-04 It appears that, assuming the nominee for the next federal reserve chairman is confirmed by the Senate, he is going to have to roll up his sleeves to achieve some of his monetary policy...
ICBA Congratulates House Agriculture Committee on Passing New Farm Bill
2026-03-05 Main Street Local Community 03 image Washington, D.C. (March 5, 2026) — Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following...
ICBA Testifies Before Congress on Helping Community Banks Fight Fraud
Washington, D.C. (March 5, 2026) — The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today testified before Congress on legislative and regulatory recommendations to help community banks combat...
Economic activity increases in recent weeks: Beige Book
2026-03-05 Economic activity increased at a slight to modest pace in more than half of the Federal Reserve Districts from early January through February, according to the latest Beige Book of...
Trump officially nominates Warsh to lead Fed
Trump officially nominates Warsh to lead Fed 2026-03-05 President Donald Trump officially nominated Kevin Warsh to serve as Federal Reserve chairman. If confirmed by the Senate, Warsh would replace...
New op-ed says it’s time to end credit unions’ tax exemption
2026-03-05 A new op-ed says ending the tax exemption for business entities such as credit unions could help solve the nation’s budget issues. Details: In The Washington Post (subscription...
ICBA raises concerns with master account approval for crypto firm
ICBA raises concerns with master account approval for crypto firm 2026-03-05 ICBA expressed significant concerns with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s approval of a master account for...
House panel advances ICBA-supported reg relief bill
2026-03-05 ICBA commended the House Financial Services Committee for voting to advance the pro-community bank Main Street Capital Access Act (H.R. 6955). Details: Sponsored by House Financial...
Agencies issues FAQs on the capital treatment of tokenized securities
Agencies issues FAQs on the capital treatment of tokenized securities 2026-03-06 The federal bank regulatory agencies issued answers to frequently asked questions on the capital treatment of...