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ICBA backs bill to extend CBLR relief
ICBA backs bill to extend CBLR relief ICBA expressed support for legislation to allow federal banking regulators to implement a community bank leverage ratio of 8-8.5% through 2024. ICBA expressed...
As crypto CEOs testify, ICBA urges coordinated regulatory approach
As crypto CEOs testify, ICBA urges coordinated regulatory approach With cryptocurrency CEOs testifying before Congress, ICBA called on policymakers to enact a comprehensive, coordinated regulatory...
CFPB issues final rule on LIBOR transition
CFPB issues final rule on LIBOR transition The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule facilitating the transition away from the LIBOR interest rate index for consumer financial...
HUD issues guidance on special-purpose credit programs
HUD issues guidance on special-purpose credit programs The Department of Housing and Urban Development released guidance clarifying that special-purpose credit programs that conform with the Equal...
Multi-Factor Authentication – Widely Adopted, Effective Protection
Multi-Factor Authentication – Widely Adopted, Effective Protection Static passwords alone are no longer a viable tool for identifying customers. With payments fraud rising year after year, and...
FinCEN proposes rule to implement beneficial owner reforms
FinCEN proposes rule to implement beneficial owner reforms The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a proposed rule to implement ICBA-advocated beneficial ownership reporting provisions of...
ICBA Statement on the Withdrawal of Saule Omarova’s OCC Nomination
ICBA Statement on the Withdrawal of Saule Omarova’s OCC Nomination Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the...
Understanding Velocity BIN Attacks and How to Address Them
Understanding Velocity BIN Attacks and How to Address Them It’s Friday night and you are enjoying your well-deserved, stress-free night when your work phone rings. It’s your call center manager...
Telltale signs to avoid becoming a victim of a social engineering attack
Telltale signs to avoid becoming a victim of a social engineering attack The financial services industry is constantly under siege against would-be fraudsters seeking to exploit...
Using Loyalty Programs to Grow Your Portfolio
Using Loyalty Programs to Grow Your Portfolio Loyalty programs are a tremendous tool for community banks to build trust with consumers and deliver an enhanced shopping experience. These cardholder...
Grow and Protect
Grow and Protect I’m a glass-half-full banker. So, while we can look at 2021 as a year of challenges, we should also take a moment to recognize the opportunities that have emerged in their wake....
ICBA/Travelers Deliver Over $4 Million in Dividends for Participating Community Banks
ICBA/Travelers Deliver Over $4 Million in Dividends for Participating Community Banks ICBA today announced that a dividend of $4.1 million will be shared by nearly 1,200 member banks based on their...
This week: ICBA advocacy briefing on 1071 push
This week: ICBA advocacy briefing on 1071 push ICBA this week is hosting a complimentary briefing on its campaign targeting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Section 1071 proposal. ICBA...
ICBA to CFPB: Extend inquiry of largest tech firms
ICBA to CFPB: Extend inquiry of largest tech firms The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should extend its inquiry of the six largest technology companies to all tech firms that participate in...
ICBA advocacy briefing this week on 1071 push
ICBA advocacy briefing this week on 1071 push ICBA this week is hosting a complimentary briefing on its campaign targeting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Section 1071 proposal. ICBA...
Boozman op-ed targets postal banking pilot
Boozman op-ed targets postal banking pilot A U.S. Postal Service pilot program to test postal banking will further complicate already-strained mail delivery, Sen. John Boozman (Ark.) wrote in a new...
New ICBA video: Call for credit union hearings
New ICBA video: Call for credit union hearings ICBA released a new video distinguishing taxpaying community banks from tax-exempt credit unions. ICBA released a new video distinguishing taxpaying...
Growing your credit portfolio starts with knowing the numbers
Growing your credit portfolio starts with knowing the numbers You’ve probably heard the saying, “the numbers don’t lie” and in the financial world, it is more than a cliché it’s usually a fact....
Credit unions report Q3 growth
Credit unions report Q3 growth Shares and deposits at federally insured credit unions increased 14.4% in the third quarter from the previous year, the National Credit Union Administration reported....
ICBA 1071 campaign continues
ICBA 1071 campaign continues ICBA this week began calling on community bankers to submit personalized comments on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposal to implement Dodd-Frank Section...