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ICBA urges CFPB to use modified TRID disclosure forms
ICBA urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to move its TRID Sandbox Project forward with a modified TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) form developed by ICBA.
ICBA breaks down the GENIUS Act and what’s next for community banks
A new blog post from ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey details what’s in the recently signed GENIUS Act stablecoin law and what it means for community banks.
ICBA: OCC should postpone decisions on recent charter applications
ICBA and other groups told the OCC that recent national bank charter applications raise substantial concerns and urged the OCC to postpone considering the applications.
GENIUS Act bill to establish stablecoin regulations signed into law
President Donald Trump signed into law the GENIUS Act, which establishes a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins. The bill signing follows a House vote last week of 308-122 to pass the...
Senators introduce bill to roll back 1071 requirements
Sens. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) introduced legislation to shield community banks from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Section 1071 small-business reporting rule.
ICBA Welcomes Back Loughlin Cleary as Executive Vice President of Member Relations
ICBA announced Loughlin Cleary's return as executive vice president, member relations. He'll lead the member relations team to strengthen community bank relationships and connect them with ICBA...
House passes bills to establish digital assets regulatory frameworks, bar U.S. CBDC
The House of Representatives passed three bills designed to establish stablecoin and digital asset regulatory frameworks and prohibit the United States from issuing a central bank digital currency.
ICBA Foundation raising funds for Texas flood relief
The ICBA Foundation Disaster Relief Program in coordination with the Independent Bankers Association of Texas is requesting tax-deductible donations to assist community banks and employees affected...
ICBA urges House committee to advance reg relief bills at markup
The House Financial Services Committee today kicks off a two-day markup of various banking bills, including several ICBA-advocated regulatory reform measures.
ICBA CRA Solutions/USI Alliance Names Two New Community Bankers to its Board
ICBA CRA Solutions/USI Alliance, an ICBA subsidiary, announced the election to its board of directors Shon Myers, president and CEO of Farmers & Merchants Bank, and Andrew Tinberg, president and...
Independent Banker: It matters who has access to master accounts
The latest Independent Banker magazine spotlights efforts by nontraditional financial companies to get access to Federal Reserve master accounts and why ICBA is working to protect access to these...
FHA: Disaster area for Texas floods expanded
The Federal Housing Administration shared that the Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Area declaration in Texas issued on July 6 due to the recent catastrophic flooding across the state was...
Agencies propose rescinding 2023 CRA final rule
Federal bank regulatory agencies issued a joint proposal to rescind the Community Reinvestment Act final rule issued in October 2023 and replace it with the prior CRA regulations after the FDIC...
ICBA Payments and Visa Renew Partnership Supporting Community Bank Payments
ICBA Payments, a subsidiary of ICBA, today announced the renewal of its four-decade relationship with Visa. Together, the organizations are deepening their efforts to equip local financial...
ICBA Statement on House Passage of Legislation to Establish Digital Asset Regulatory Framework and Bar U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on House passage of the GENIUS Act (S. 1582), the CLARITY Act (H.R. 3633), and...
ICBA urges Congress to build on pro-agriculture policies
ICBA testified before Congress on the importance of community banks to the nation’s agriculture credit markets and how policymakers can enhance the new farm bill.
ISO 20022 migration for Fedwire Funds complete
The Federal Reserve announced the completed migration to the ISO 20022 message format for the Fedwire Funds Service.
ICBA Urges Congress to Build on Pro-Agriculture Policies in Testimony Before House Agriculture Committee
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today testified before Congress on the importance of community banks to the nation’s agriculture credit markets and how policymakers can enhance...
ICBA CRA Solutions/USI Alliance Names Two New Community Bankers to its Board
ICBA CRA Solutions/USI Alliance, an ICBA subsidiary, announced the election to its board of directors Shon Myers, president and CEO of Farmers & Merchants Bank, and Andrew Tinberg, president and...
2025 Summer Internship Diaries - Vol. 3
Over our 5th and 6th weeks of programming, we continued to develop our skills, learn from ICBA leaders, and have a bit of fun along the way.