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Treasury targets ransomware operators

Treasury targets ransomware operators The Treasury Department announced a new round of coordinated actions as part of the federal government’s response to ransomware. The Treasury Department...

Nov 09, 2021
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Cybersecurity Technology

ICBA continues IRS push in congressional roundtable

ICBA continues IRS push in congressional roundtable ICBA continued pushing back against the IRS reporting proposal during testimony at a House Financial Services Committee Republican roundtable....

Nov 08, 2021
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Taxes & Budget

ICBA releases new innovation podcast

ICBA releases new innovation podcast ICBA released the second podcast in its new Communities of Innovation series on community bank innovation stories and experiences. ICBA released the second...

Nov 08, 2021
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Technology

CFPB targets faulty identity matching practices

CFPB targets faulty identity matching practices The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an advisory opinion affirming that consumer reporting companies engaging in “shoddy name-matching...

Nov 05, 2021
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Compliance

ICBA joining webinar on bank-like credit unions

ICBA joining webinar on bank-like credit unions ICBA Chairman Robert Fisher will participate in a National Taxpayers Union webinar scheduled for next week on the “rise of bank-like credit unions.”...

Nov 04, 2021
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Credit Unions

Hsu: OCC has concluded fintech charter review

Hsu: OCC has concluded fintech charter review The OCC has concluded its review of bank charter applications and crypto-related interpretative letters and will be communicating its findings in the...

Nov 04, 2021
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Digital Assets Technology

ICBA to OCC: Take moderate approach to CRA rescission

ICBA to OCC: Take moderate approach to CRA rescission ICBA advocated a moderate approach to the OCC’s rescission of its 2020 Community Reinvestment Act final rule and reinstatement of the 1995...

Nov 01, 2021
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Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)

IRS: Update income in Child Tax Credit portal

IRS: Update income in Child Tax Credit portal The IRS today is launching a new feature allowing any family receiving monthly Child Tax Credit payments to update their income using the Child Tax...

Nov 01, 2021
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Taxes & Budget

SBA: $44.8B in 2021 lending through signature programs

SBA: $44.8B in 2021 lending through signature programs The SBA said its 7(a) and 504 loan programs supported more than 61,000 traditional loans worth $44.8 billion in fiscal 2021. The lending...

Nov 01, 2021
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Lending

ICBA opposes reconciliation package tax hikes

ICBA opposes reconciliation package tax hikes ICBA expressed strong opposition to certain tax provisions policymakers are considering as part of the Build Back Better reconciliation package. ICBA...

Oct 29, 2021
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Taxes & Budget

ICBA to Congress: Extend Data Security Standards to Retailers, Tech Firms

ICBA to Congress: Extend Data Security Standards to Retailers, Tech Firms ICBA today called on Congress to extend Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act data security standards to retailers, technology companies,...

Nov 03, 2021
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Cybersecurity

ICBA testifying today on cyber, data security

ICBA testifying today on cyber, data security ICBA is scheduled to testify at today’s House Financial Services Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions hearing on cyber and...

Nov 03, 2021
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Cybersecurity Technology

Independent Banker focuses on faster payments

Independent Banker focuses on faster payments This month’s ICBA Independent Banker magazine focuses on the race for faster payments. This month’s ICBA Independent Banker magazine focuses on the...

Nov 03, 2021
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Payments Faster Payments

Blog: PPP data show community bank lending urgency

Blog: PPP data show community bank lending urgency A new ICBA blog post explores data showing the urgency of community banks’ Paycheck Protection Program response to help save small businesses in...

Nov 03, 2021
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Advocacy Crisis Preparedness

Regulators recommend bank-like rules for stablecoins

Regulators recommend bank-like rules for stablecoins The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets issued a long-awaited report spotlighting regulatory gaps in overseeing stablecoins and...

Nov 02, 2021
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Digital Assets Technology

ICBA testifying tomorrow on cyber, data security

ICBA testifying tomorrow on cyber, data security ICBA is scheduled to testify tomorrow on cyber and data security issues before the House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Consumer...

Nov 02, 2021
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Cybersecurity Technology

ICBA Statement on President’s Working Group Stablecoin Report ​

ICBA Statement on President’s Working Group Stablecoin Report ​ Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the President’s...

Nov 02, 2021
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Digital Assets

CFPB issues debt collection guidance

CFPB issues debt collection guidance The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released several guidance documents to help providers prepare for two debt collection final rules taking effect Nov....

Nov 01, 2021
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Compliance

ICBA Expands Preferred Service Provider Agreement with Wolters Kluwer to Include iLien Document Management

ICBA Expands Preferred Service Provider Agreement with Wolters Kluwer to Include iLien Document Management The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced it has expanded its Wolters...

Nov 01, 2021
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Article

Grassroots push continues against reconciliation tax hikes

Grassroots push continues against reconciliation tax hikes With policymakers’ draft framework for the budget reconciliation bill featuring numerous tax increases, ICBA is calling on community...

Nov 01, 2021
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Taxes & Budget