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Debit as a Relationship Asset: Regulatory Developments Community Banks Should Watch
Debit as a Relationship Asset: Regulatory Developments Community Banks Should Watch With more than 100.7 billion transactions processed in 2023 alone—up from 37 billion in 2009—debit represents...
How Continuous Innovation is Redefining Community Banking
How Continuous Innovation is Redefining Community Banking Resilience: The word defines a community bank’s constitution. No matter the challenges that arise, community banks stand firm in their...
2026 National Survey Report: What Consumers Say About Branches
2026 National Survey Report: What Consumers Say About Branches SPONSORED | Our latest nationwide survey report explores consumers' relationship with the branch and how they use it today. For banks...
Online Course Newsletter – March 2026
Online Course Newsletter – March 2026 What’s New On Mar. 23, the following Bank Secrecy Act courses were updated with the changes made by the Exceptive Relief to Streamline Customer Due Diligence...
CECL Reasonable and Supportable Forecasts for Banks
CECL Reasonable and Supportable Forecasts for Banks SPONSORED | CECL's "reasonable and supportable" standard sounds straightforward — until you're the one defending your assumptions to regulators....
Driving Deposit Growth Through Better Digital Banking Experiences
Driving Deposit Growth Through Better Digital Banking Experiences SPONSORED | Deposit growth is getting harder, not easier — and community banks feel that pressure every day. Customers aren’t just...
ICBA Celebrates Local Impact During Community Banking Month in April
ICBA Celebrates Local Impact During Community Banking Month in April Washington, D.C. (April 1, 2026) — The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) is celebrating Community Banking Month in...
Treasury proposes GENIUS Act rule on regulatory regimes
Treasury proposes GENIUS Act rule on regulatory regimes The Treasury Department issued a proposed rule to implement GENIUS Act policies on state-level regulatory regimes. Details: Treasury said:...
ICBA objects to ZeroHash charter application
ICBA objects to ZeroHash charter application ICBA objected to the application filed by Zero Hash US LLC to charter ZeroHash National Trust Bank—its latest response to the current influx of national...
ICBA: Community Banking Month celebrates America’s economic engine
ICBA: Community Banking Month celebrates America’s economic engine ICBA said Community Banking Month in April highlights the critical role community banks serve in powering local economies,...
ICBA Opposes OCC Approval of Coinbase’s National Trust Bank Charter Application
ICBA Opposes OCC Approval of Coinbase’s National Trust Bank Charter Application Washington, D.C. (April 2, 2026) — The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today expressed opposition to...
New News About the FedNow® Service
New News About the FedNow® Service SPONSORED | Instant payments and the FedNow Service continue to grow and gain adoption momentum. The FedNow Service has continued to grow rapidly since its 2023...
Fannie Mae reduces lender requirements
Fannie Mae reduces lender requirements Fannie Mae updated its Selling Guide to reduce lender quality control requirements. Details: Fanne Mae said that in response to lender feedback, it updated...
FDIC’s Hill, Treasury’s McKernan to speak at ICBA Capital Summit
FDIC’s Hill, Treasury’s McKernan to speak at ICBA Capital Summit FDIC Chairman Travis Hill and Treasury Department Under Secretary for Domestic Finance Jonathan McKernan are slated to speak at the...
ICBA, state groups urge FDIC to reconsider Edward Jones ILC application
ICBA, state groups urge FDIC to reconsider Edward Jones ILC application ICBA and 38 state banking associations urged the FDIC to reconsider its decision to approve Edward Jones’s deposit insurance...
Trump’s 2027 budget calls for CDFI Fund cuts
Trump’s 2027 budget calls for CDFI Fund cuts President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget proposal calls for cutting $204.5 million in discretionary awards from the Community Development Financial...
ICBA, State Groups Urge FDIC to Reconsider Edward Jones Industrial Loan Company Approval
ICBA, State Groups Urge FDIC to Reconsider Edward Jones Industrial Loan Company Approval Washington, D.C. (April 7, 2026) — The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) and 38 state banking...
ICBA Capital Summit Brings Community Bankers to Washington to Meet with Lawmakers and Drive Policy Action
ICBA Capital Summit Brings Community Bankers to Washington to Meet with Lawmakers and Drive Policy Action The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) will host hundreds of community bankers...
ICBA’s Scanlan joins CFTC ag committee
ICBA’s Scanlan joins CFTC ag committee ICBA Senior Vice President of Agriculture and Rural Policy Mark Scanlan was named as a member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Agricultural...
ICBA, groups urge SEC to rescind cyber incident rule
ICBA, groups urge SEC to rescind cyber incident rule ICBA and other groups called on the Securities and Exchange Commission to rescind its cybersecurity risk management governance and incident...