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ICBA commends administration’s cybersecurity actions
ICBA commends administration’s cybersecurity actions ICBA commended the Trump administration for releasing President Donald Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America and executive order on combating...
Credit Union Acquires Tax-Paying Community Bank Amid Launch of ICBA’s “The Illusionists” Campaign
Credit Union Acquires Tax-Paying Community Bank Amid Launch of ICBA’s “The Illusionists” Campaign Washington, D.C. (March 10, 2026) — Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and...
FinCEN issues modified southwest border targeting order
FinCEN issues modified southwest border targeting order The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a modified Geographic Targeting Order to combat the illicit activities and money laundering...
CDFI Fund Seeks input on Bank Enterprise Award Program application
CDFI Fund Seeks input on Bank Enterprise Award Program application The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund requested comments on its Bank Enterprise Award Program application....
ICBA, others request extension of comment period for GENIUS Act proposal
ICBA, others request extension of comment period for GENIUS Act proposal ICBA and other groups requested that the OCC extend the deadline for public comments on its proposed rule on implementing...
ICBA: Guidance on AI agent systems must reflect the realities of community banking
ICBA: Guidance on AI agent systems must reflect the realities of community banking ICBA recommended to the National Institute of Standards and Technology that any future guidance on artificial...
Credit union acquires bank amid launch of ICBA’s ‘Illusionists’ campaign
Credit union acquires bank amid launch of ICBA’s ‘Illusionists’ campaign The latest reported credit union acquisition of a community bank comes follows this week’s launch of ICBA’s “The...
Lavarnway appointed to New York Fed advisory group
Lavarnway appointed to New York Fed advisory group The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced that Mark Lavarnway, president and CEO of Watertown Savings Bank in Watertown, N.Y., has been...
FDIC’s Hill: CAMELS proposals coming
FDIC’s Hill: CAMELS proposals coming FDIC Chairman Travis Hill said that over the past few months, the federal banking agencies have made significant progress on reforms to the CAMELS rating system...
Independent Banker: New ICBA chair wants to prepare the next generation of community bankers
Independent Banker: New ICBA chair wants to prepare the next generation of community bankers New ICBA Chairman Alice Frazier is focusing her term as chairman on engaging the next generation of...
Treasury issues update on Iran-related cyber threats
Treasury issues update on Iran-related cyber threats The Treasury Department’s Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection released a new flash alert (ICBA login required) on...
Fed’s Bowman: Changes to capital rules coming soon
Fed’s Bowman: Changes to capital rules coming soon Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said federal banking regulators will soon propose rules to implement the final phase of...
Senate passes housing bill as ICBA continues push for reg relief provisions
Senate passes housing bill as ICBA continues push for reg relief provisions The Senate passed housing legislation without ICBA-advocated community bank regulatory relief provisions, though ICBA...
ICBA Commends Trump Administration for Executive Order to Help Community Banks Promote Housing Affordability
ICBA Commends Trump Administration for Executive Order to Help Community Banks Promote Housing Affordability Washington, D.C. (March 13, 2026) — Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA)...
Q4 GDP growth revised down to 0.7%
Q4 GDP growth revised down to 0.7% The Commerce Department downwardly revised its estimate for fourth-quarter gross domestic product growth from 1.4% to 0.7%. The decline from the 4.4% GDP increase...
ICBA to participate in panels at EGRPRA meeting this month
ICBA to participate in panels at EGRPRA meeting this month ICBA will be participating in two panels during this month’s Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act outreach meeting in...
Agency board meetings this week on bank capital rules
Agency board meetings this week on bank capital rules Federal banking regulators are scheduled to meet this week to consider proposed rules to reform bank capital rules. Details: The FDIC board of...
Trump issues executive order to help community banks promote housing affordability
Trump issues executive order to help community banks promote housing affordability ICBA commended the Trump administration for issuing an executive order directing regulatory reforms that will help...
Amid House-Senate standoff, ICBA urges inclusion of pro-community bank provisions
Amid House-Senate standoff, ICBA urges inclusion of pro-community bank provisions Following last week’s Senate passage of a housing bill without ICBA-advocated community bank regulatory relief...
ICBA Statement on Proposed Rules on Regulatory Capital
ICBA Statement on Proposed Rules on Regulatory Capital Washington, D.C. (March 19, 2026) — Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the...