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ICBA Strongly Supports Bipartisan ACRE Act Offering Lower-Cost Credit to Rural Americans

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today expressed strong support for the Senate introduction of the Access to Credit for our Rural Economy (ACRE) Act to support farmers, ranchers,...

Feb 26, 2025
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Agriculture Lending Agriculture Rural Development

Community bank net income declines in Q4

Community bank net income fell 6.5% in the fourth quarter and was down 2.4% in 2024 from the previous year, according to the FDIC’s latest Quarterly Banking Profile.

Feb 26, 2025
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Article

ICBA urging grassroots outreach to stop CFPB overdraft rule

ICBA is calling on community bankers to tell their members of Congress to support legislative efforts to stop the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's overdraft rule.

Feb 24, 2025
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

New op-ed urges Illinois lawmakers to rethink credit union tax exemption

A new op-ed from Community Bankers Association of Illinois Chairman David Stanton calls on policymakers to tax credit unions like every other business in the state.

Feb 20, 2025
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Credit Unions

ICBA, U.S. Postal Inspection Service partner to combat check fraud

ICBA announced a partnership with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service to combat the threat of check fraud.

Feb 24, 2025
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Fraud

ICBA, U.S. Postal Inspection Service partner to combat check fraud

ICBA announced a partnership with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service to combat the threat of check fraud.

Feb 21, 2025
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Fraud

ICBA urging community banker outreach on stopping CFPB overdraft rule

ICBA is calling on community bankers to tell their members of Congress to stop the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's overdraft rule.

Feb 21, 2025
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Latest ILC application brings total pending bids to three

With auto company Stellantis last week applying to form an industrial loan company in Utah, the number of pending ILC applications now stands at three.

Feb 21, 2025
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ICBA and U.S. Postal Inspection Service Partner to Help Community Banks Combat Check Fraud

The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today announced a partnership with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service to combat the threat of check fraud.

Feb 20, 2025
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Fraud Postal Service Banking

FinCEN: BOI reporting requirements back in effect with extended deadline

Following a court decision, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network announced that beneficial ownership information reporting requirements are back in effect, with a new deadline of March 21 for...

Feb 20, 2025
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Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)

Trump directs independent agencies to run proposals through White House

President Donald Trump issued an executive order requiring independent agencies to submit rules to the White House before publishing them in the Federal Register.

Feb 20, 2025
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Agencies/Regulators 

Independent Banker: ICBA speaks out against one-size-fits-all regulations

The latest Independent Banker magazine details how ICBA is advocating for threshold changes that would lighten community banks’ regulatory burden.

Feb 19, 2025
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Hood: OCC will push to include credit union data in merger reviews

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Rodney Hood said he wants to revisit how credit unions affect regulatory reviews of bank mergers, as advocated by ICBA.

Feb 19, 2025
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Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC)

ICBA, farm groups continue to urge support of crop insurance

Farm and rural groups joined ICBA in urging the new leaders of the Agriculture Department and Office of Management and Budget to protect crop insurance from harmful cuts that would undermine U.S....

Feb 19, 2025
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Agriculture

Romero Rainey: Community bank-focused hearings show ICBA message is resonating

Last week’s simultaneous congressional hearings featuring ICBA witnesses spotlighted the industry’s policy priorities while demonstrating that community banks are being heard in Washington, ICBA...

Feb 14, 2025
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Deadline today to register to speak during EGRPRA meeting

Community bankers interested in speaking during the next Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act regulatory review must register by today.

Feb 14, 2025
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Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (EGRPRA s.2155)

Report: Romance scams grew 40% in 2024

Revenue from romance scams—also known as “pig butchering”—grew 40% last year and accounted for more than a third of all crypto-related scams, according to a report by Chainalysis.

Feb 14, 2025
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Digital Assets

New blog post offers steps to a smooth ISO 20022 transition

After the Federal Reserve delayed the Fedwire Funds Service’s conversion to the ISO 20022 message format until July 14, a new ICBA blog post spotlights resources to help community banks prepare.

Feb 18, 2025
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Federal Reserve

ICBA supports resolutions to scrap CFPB overdraft rule

ICBA expressed support for a new congressional effort to invalidate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule on overdraft protection programs, saying it is a deeply flawed and harmful...

Feb 18, 2025
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

ICBA: Community banks need be integral part of cyber incident response

ICBA commended the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s efforts to create a better framework for responding to significant cyber incidents, but said community banks need to be an...

Feb 18, 2025
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Cybersecurity