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Treasury sanctions Russia’s national payment system
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced sanctions on nearly 300 Russian individuals and entities, including the operator of the Mir National Payment System.
Hsu: Crypto industry slowing progress on supervision
Crypto industry resistance and jurisdictions competing for crypto business have held up progress on consolidated supervision of cryptoassets, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu said.
ICBA urging outreach on new farm bill
ICBA is urging community bankers to call and write their members of Congress on the pending farm bill.
Grassroots Alert: Time to weigh in on new farm bill
ICBA is urging community bankers to both call and write their members of Congress today on the pending farm bill using ICBA’s newest grassroots advocacy materials.
Novel bank denied Fed master account
A novel financial institution that would pass deposits directly into a Federal Reserve master account announced it was denied access to a Fed master account.
IG: FDIC human capital challenges affecting exams
The FDIC Office of the Inspector General said strategic human capital management is the FDIC’s top challenge and is affecting the agency’s ability to conduct exams.
ICBA urges agencies to ensure reg review provides substantive relief
ICBA called on federal banking regulators to ensure their latest regulatory review under the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act provides substantive regulatory relief for...
ICBA to Agencies: Latest Regulatory Review Should Provide Substantive Relief to Community Banks
ICBA today called on federal banking regulators to ensure their latest regulatory review under the EGRPRA provides substantive regulatory relief for community banks, which previous reviews under...
Bowman: Regulators should not dictate bank strategy
The role of the Federal Reserve and other regulators in overseeing banks is not to make credit allocation decisions, but to ensure institutions manage their material risks, Fed Governor Michelle...
Jefferson: Fed must prep for economic shocks
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said policymakers should remain “vigilant and nimble” on monetary policy in case of adverse shocks to the economy.
2024 Bank Director Forum series begins April 4
Registration is open for ICBA’s Bank Directors Forums—exclusive sessions tailored for busy directors.
ICBA Announces New ThinkTECH Accelerator Sponsors to Support Innovation in Community Banking
The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) announced three-year agreements with Fiserv, TrueNorth, Wipfli, and Ncontracts to sponsor ICBA’s acclaimed ThinkTECH Accelerator and other...
CFPB revises supervisory appeals process
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a procedural rule updating the process by which financial institutions can appeal supervisory findings.
Blog post highlights ICBA innovation milestones
ICBA’s Charles Potts highlighted several recent innovation milestones, including the opening of its Center for Innovation, which coincided with ThinkTECH Regulator Day on Feb. 15, and its inaugural...
CFPB: Credit card data shows small issuers offer lower rates
A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau report on credit card data show that smaller credit card issuers have "significantly lower" median annual percentage rates than the largest 25 credit card...
CFTC panel to meet on crypto taxonomy
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said its Global Markets Advisory Committee will meet next month on digital assets and other issues.
Fed researchers say CBDC wouldn’t disrupt U.S. dollar’s role
Federal Reserve researchers said a U.S. central bank digital currency would likely have only a marginal impact on the international role of the U.S. dollar and the role of U.S. payment systems in...
Agencies disrupt LockBit ransomware group
The U.S. and U.K. governments said they have successfully disrupted LockBit, one of the world’s most active ransomware groups.
Barr: Larger banks face increased scrutiny in the wake of SVB
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr said Friday that bank supervisors are increasing scrutiny for larger banks in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank’s failure due in part to large...
ICBA continues grassroots push on several bills
While Congress is out for the Presidents’ Day recess, ICBA continues calling on community bankers to use its Be Heard grassroots action center to urge lawmakers to support several pro-community...