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Claremont Savings Bank Provides $4 Million Line of Credit to SAU 6

Learn how Claremont Savings Bank (CSB) saved the SAU 6 school year with a $4 million line of credit and a $100,000 donation during a severe budget shortfall.

Apr 01, 2026
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Q&A: Betty Brannock

Betty Brannock, executive vice president of risk management at Legence Bank in Eldorado, Illinois, has spent over three decades in the industry. She holds ICBA’s Certified BSA/AML Professional...

Apr 01, 2026
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How Queensborough Bank Supports Jefferson Hospital

Learn how Queensborough National Bank & Trust Company supports rural healthcare through $600,000 in donations to Jefferson Hospital and the Georgia HEART Program.

Apr 01, 2026
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A Drive to Remember

For over a decade, Lesa and Andrew Black of $125 million-asset Princeville State Bank in Princeville, Illinois, and Doug Parrott of $325 million-asset State Bank of Toulon in Toulon, Illinois,...

Apr 01, 2026
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ICBA shares information on converting credit unions to mutual banks

ICBA shares information on converting credit unions to mutual banks ICBA published a guide to converting from credit unions to mutual banks to help financial institutions better serve their...

Mar 31, 2026
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Credit Unions Mutual Institutions

ICBA objects to PAYO national trust charter application

ICBA objects to PAYO national trust charter application ICBA opposed PAYO Digital Bank’s application for a national trust charter, saying it has significant concerns regarding the applicant's...

Mar 31, 2026
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Digital Assets Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) Safety & Soundness +1 More...

ICBA supports legislation to allow FHLBs to provide letters of credit 

ICBA supports legislation to allow FHLBs to provide letters of credit ICBA signaled support for the Municipal Investment and Neighborhood Transformation (MINT) Act, which would allow Federal Home...

Mar 31, 2026
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Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLB) Legislation

FinCEN issues advisory on health care fraud

FinCEN issues advisory on health care fraud The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued an advisory urging financial institutions to be vigilant about health care fraud schemes targeting...

Mar 31, 2026
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Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Fraud Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)

ICBA offers Community Banking Month marketing tools

ICBA offers Community Banking Month marketing tools ICBA’s Marketing Resource Center features ready-to-use marketing tools for Community Banking Month and other April events. Assets: The MRC’s...

Mar 31, 2026
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Community Bank Awareness Growing the Community

Strategies for Maximizing Debit Card Use

Strategies for Maximizing Debit Card Use We’ve come a long way since ATM cards launched at our bank in 1982: Now, debit cards are the payment of choice We’ve come a long way since ATM cards...

Mar 31, 2026
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Debit Cards Payments

Navigating a New Form of Authorization Fraud

Navigating a New Form of Authorization Fraud Move over traditional card fraud, there’s a new kind of attack in town: nuanced authorization fraud. Move over traditional card fraud, there’s a new...

Mar 31, 2026
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Data Security/Fraud Fraud

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...

Mar 31, 2026
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Debit Cards Payments

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...

Mar 31, 2026
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Fintech Innovation Innovation

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...

Apr 01, 2026
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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...

Mar 31, 2026
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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....

Apr 01, 2026
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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...

Apr 01, 2026
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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...

Apr 01, 2026
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Community Bank Awareness Growing the Community

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:...

Apr 02, 2026
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Digital Assets Legislation

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...

Apr 02, 2026
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Digital Assets Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) Safety & Soundness