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ICBA to FDIC: Deny Square’s Latest Application
ICBA to FDIC: Deny Square’s Latest Application ICBA expressed disappointment in federal regulators’ insufficient proposal to reduce reporting burdens and repeated its call for a true short-form...
ICBA Urges True Short-Form Call Report
ICBA Urges True Short-Form Call Report ICBA expressed disappointment in federal regulators’ insufficient proposal to reduce reporting burdens and repeated its call for a true short-form call...
ICBA Seeks Hearings on ‘Emergency’ CU Merger
ICBA Seeks Hearings on ‘Emergency’ CU Merger ICBA called on key congressional committees to hold hearings on the National Credit Union Administration’s approval of an “emergency merger” between...
Wolters Kluwer Launches Online Applications Capability for Community Banks
Wolters Kluwer Launches Online Applications Capability for Community Banks New Functionality Enables Lenders to Deliver Online Loan Applications to Consumers Wolters Kluwer’s Compliance Solutions...
Independent Banker Profiles Community Bankers of the Year
Independent Banker Profiles Community Bankers of the Year The December issue of Independent Banker® magazine features profiles of ICBA’s Community Bankers of the Year. The profiles of Ken LaRoe,...
Podcast Features Community Bank Payment Trends
Podcast Features Community Bank Payment Trends ICBA Bancard’s Tina Giorgio and TCM Bank’s Damon Moorer were featured in the latest This Month In Banking podcast by the Kafafian Group. The 30-minute...
Agencies Planning Resolution Reform: McWilliams
Agencies Planning Resolution Reform: McWilliams The FDIC and Federal Reserve are reviewing resolution-planning regulations for bank holding companies, FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams said....
Court Delays Bureau’s Small-Dollar Rule
Court Delays Bureau’s Small-Dollar Rule A federal court this week granted the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’s request to delay the effective date of its rule on small-dollar loans. The...
Visa: EMV Shift Crushing Counterfeit Fraud
Visa: EMV Shift Crushing Counterfeit Fraud The shift to EMV chip technology has reduced card-present counterfeit payment fraud by 82 percent at chip-enabled merchants, Visa said. More than 3.1...
FHFA Seeks Input on ‘Duty to Serve’ Modifications
FHFA Seeks Input on ‘Duty to Serve’ Modifications The Federal Housing Finance Agency is seeking input on proposed modifications to the Underserved Markets Plans for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The...
The Bank of Elk River wins two National Awards for Video Production featuring Elk River residents
The Bank of Elk River wins two National Awards for Video Production featuring Elk River residents The American Bankers Association (ABA) announced the winners of the third annual ABA Bank Marketing...
Fannie, Freddie Update PMI Standards
Fannie, Freddie Update PMI Standards Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac revised eligibility requirements for private mortgage insurers, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced. The updates include...
Agencies Issue Customer Identification Program Exemptions
Agencies Issue Customer Identification Program Exemptions Federal regulators exempted loans for property and casualty insurance policies from Customer Identification Program rules. Banks engaging...
DOJ Indicates Support for ADA Website Flexibility
DOJ Indicates Support for ADA Website Flexibility The Justice Department told members of Congress that it is evaluating whether to issue guidance on web accessibility standards under the Americans...
Free Credit Freezes Are Here
Free Credit Freezes Are Here A provision of S. 2155 requiring credit reporting agencies to freeze consumer credit reports at no charge took effect Friday. These security or credit freezes restrict...
ICBA Statement on FDIC Call Report Proposal
ICBA Statement on FDIC Call Report Proposal ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued a statement on federal regulators’ proposed rule to implement quarterly reporting relief required by...
FDIC Call Features S. 2155 Consumer Compliance Provisions
FDIC Call Features S. 2155 Consumer Compliance Provisions The FDIC is hosting an upcoming teleconference on consumer compliance topics related to the S. 2155 regulatory relief law. Scheduled for 2...
FinCEN Issues Advisory on Iran
FinCEN Issues Advisory on Iran The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued an advisory to help financial institutions better detect and report potentially illicit transactions related to Iran....
Boston Fed Encourages Tokenization Collaboration
Boston Fed Encourages Tokenization Collaboration Federal Reserve Bank of Boston researchers encouraged stakeholders to continue collaborating on the development of payment tokenization. Noting that...
FinCEN Wants to Talk BSA Reporting with Hurricane-Affected Banks
FinCEN Wants to Talk BSA Reporting with Hurricane-Affected Banks The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network said financial institutions affected by Hurricane Florence should contact FinCEN and their...