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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...
FDIC rescinds guidance update on re-presentment fees
FDIC rescinds guidance update on re-presentment fees The FDIC rescinded its June 2023 guidance on how banks assess fees on items that are repeatedly rejected for insufficient funds. Background:...
Administration releases withheld CDFI funds
Administration releases withheld CDFI funds The Trump administration has begun releasing 2025 funding for the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund that had been held up since it was...
ICBA to Congress: Ensure Digital Assets Legislation Bars Interest on Payment Stablecoins to Avoid Harming Local Economies
ICBA to Congress: Ensure Digital Assets Legislation Bars Interest on Payment Stablecoins to Avoid Harming Local Economies Washington, D.C. (April 13, 2026) — As Congress looks to advance digital...
Regulators to host forum next month on bank capital proposals
Regulators to host forum next month on bank capital proposals The FDIC, Federal Reserve, and OCC will host an Ask the Regulators event next month to discuss recent proposals to revise bank capital...
ICBA ensures community bank perspective is represented in AI security discussions
ICBA ensures community bank perspective is represented in AI security discussions Amid ongoing developments regarding artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, ICBA is working with relevant...
How Learning to Talk to AI Made Me a Better Communicator with People
How Learning to Talk to AI Made Me a Better Communicator with People There's a moment most leaders know all too well. You ask someone on your team to do something. They go off and do it. And what...
ICBA Opens 2026 Compensation & Benefits Survey to Community Banks Nationwide
ICBA Opens 2026 Compensation & Benefits Survey to Community Banks Nationwide ICBA invites community banks across the country to participate in the 2026 ICBA Compensation & Benefits Survey, the...
Meet the Innovators – A Q&A with ICBA ThinkTech Alumni
Meet the Innovators – A Q&A with ICBA ThinkTech Alumni Community banks thrive when innovation is built for them, not around them. That’s the purpose of the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator—pairing...
Staying Power: Fed’s balance sheet has some duration, for better or worse
Staying Power: Fed’s balance sheet has some duration, for better or worse It appears that, assuming the nominee for the next federal reserve chairman is confirmed by the Senate, he is going to have...