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ICBA Announces 2013-14 Executive Committee
2013-03-14 ICBA Announces 2013-14 Executive Committee West Virginia Community Banker Bill Loving Elected Chairman Las Vegas, Nev. (March 14, 2013)—The Independent Community Bankers of America...
ICBA Backs Dallas Fed Plan to Restructure Too-Big-To-Fail Firms Addressing Systemic Risks, Reinforcing Market Discipline Needed for Long-Term Stability
ICBA Backs Dallas Fed Plan to Restructure Too-Big-To-Fail Firms Addressing Systemic Risks, Reinforcing Market Discipline Needed for Long-Term Stability Addressing Systemic Risks, Reinforcing...
ICBA’s Karen Thomas Testifies at CFPB’s Field Hearing on Mortgage Policy—Comments on New QM Rule
2013-01-10 ICBA’s Karen Thomas Testifies at CFPB’s Field Hearing on Mortgage Policy—Comments on New QM Rule Washington, D.C. (Jan. 10, 2013)—Karen Thomas, senior executive vice president of...
ICBA Thanks Senate Agriculture Committee for Passing a New Farm Bill
ICBA Thanks Senate Agriculture Committee for Passing a New Farm Bill Washington, D.C. (May 14, 2013)—Bill Loving, chairman of the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) and president and...
ICBA Supports Revisions to Remittance Rule
2013-05-01 ICBA Supports Revisions to Remittance Rule Updates Help Ensure Continued Access to Remittance Transfers for Community Bank Customers Washington, D.C. (May 1, 2013)— The Independent...
ICBA Supports H.R. 1750 to Promote Regulatory Relief for Community Banks
ICBA Supports H.R. 1750 to Promote Regulatory Relief for Community Banks Legislation Advances Provisions from ICBA Plan for Prosperity Washington, D.C. (April 29, 2013)— The Independent Community...
ICBA Lauds Brown-Vitter Legislation Taking on Too-Big-To-Fail
2013-04-24 ICBA Lauds Brown-Vitter Legislation Taking on Too-Big-To-Fail Washington, D.C. (April 24, 2013)— The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today expressed its support for new...
ICBA: Evidence Mounting against Too-Big-To-Fail
ICBA: Evidence Mounting against Too-Big-To-Fail Washington, D.C. (March 18, 2013)—The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today said that there is mounting evidence that...
Regulatory Relief for Community Banks “Is the No. 1 Goal” for ICBA’s New Chairman
2013-03-14 Regulatory Relief for Community Banks “Is the No. 1 Goal” for ICBA’s New Chairman Las Vegas, Nev. (March 14, 2013)—Bill Loving, president and CEO of Pendleton Community Bank in Franklin,...
ICBA and CPI Card Group Extend Agreement, Providing Debit and Credit Card Manufacturing Services for Community Banks
ICBA and CPI Card Group Extend Agreement, Providing Debit and Credit Card Manufacturing Services for Community Banks Las Vegas, Nev. (March 12, 2013)—The Independent Community Bankers of America®...
ICBA Stands with Sens. Brown and Vitter Against Wall Street Spin Machine
Washington, D.C. (Mar. 11, 2013)—Camden R. Fine, president and CEO of the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA), released this statement today in support of a press release sent by Sens....
ICBA: Survey Finds Community Banks Focused on Reducing Payments Fraud
ICBA: Survey Finds Community Banks Focused on Reducing Payments Fraud Washington, D.C. (Feb. 28, 2013)—While payments fraud continues to rise, community banks are using technological solutions and...
ICBA Introduces Plan for Prosperity Targeting Excessive Regulatory Burdens
Platform for 113th Congress Offers A Historic Step for Rebuilding Our Economy—One Community at A Time Washington, D.C. (Feb. 26, 2013)—The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today...
ICBA: Tiered Regulation Essential to Minimizing Financial, Economic Costs
ICBA: Tiered Regulation Essential to Minimizing Financial, Economic Costs Nearly 900 new and proposed banking rules issued since 2007 Washington, D.C. (February 4, 2013)—The Independent Community...
Too Big to Jail?
ICBA’s Fine speaks out on recent “Frontline” episode and expresses need to downsize TBTF institutions Washington, D.C. (Jan. 24, 2013)— Camden R. Fine, president and CEO of the Independent...
ICBA Statement on Nomination of Richard Cordray
ICBA Statement on Nomination of Richard Cordray Washington, D.C. (Jan. 24, 2013)—The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today released this statement following President Barack Obama’s...
ICBA Supports Community Bank Exemptions from Mortgage-Servicer Rules
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Recognizes Sound Community Bank Servicing Practices Washington, D.C. (Jan. 17, 2013)—The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today said it is...
FS-ISAC spotlights Holy Ghost ransomware group
The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center’s latest weekly risk report details the Holy Ghost ransomware group, which has been active for more than a year and has connections to...
ICBA urges agencies to keep voluntary cyber tool up to date
ICBA called on federal regulators to continue building on the Cybersecurity Assessment Tool risk assessment framework while keeping it voluntary.
Senators introduce broad cannabis bill as safe harbor push continues
Senate Democrats introduced sweeping legislation to end federal cannabis prohibitions, potentially paving the way for an ICBA-advocated cannabis banking safe harbor.
Feds announce first crypto insider trading indictment
Federal law enforcement officials announced the first-ever insider trading tipping indictment involving cryptocurrency.
House again passes cannabis banking bill
The House advanced an ICBA-advocated cannabis banking safe harbor as part of a fiscal 2023 defense authorization bill.
TCM Bank Names William Weeks Chief Information Officer
TCM Bank, N.A., the credit card bank of ICBA Bancard, which is the payments services subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), today announced the hire of William Weeks as...
ICBA Names Andrew Hipolit Assistant Vice President, Financial Policy, Research and Advocacy
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today announced that Andrew Hipolit has joined its government relations team as assistant vice president, financial policy, research, and advocacy.
Community banks vital to manufacturing-concentrated states: FDIC
Community banks in manufacturing-concentrated states have provided more commercial loans than other community banks and reported higher net interest margins, according to a new FDIC report.
ICBA Statement on Mutual Savings Association Advisory Committee Charter Renewal
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement regarding the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s renewal of the Mutual...
What community banks can do about the super app rise
ICBA Bancard President and CEO Tina Giorgio’s latest blog post covers the rise of the super app and what community banks can do about it.
ICBA Statement on Confirmation of Michael Barr for Fed Vice Chair of Supervision
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on Michael Barr’s confirmation for Federal Reserve vice chair of supervision.
ICBA Services Network Announces New Members to Board of Directors
ICBA Services Network today announced that Thomas E. Bates Jr.; G. Scott McComb, and Noah Wilcox were elected to the ICBA Services Network board of directors.
USPS defends postal banking pilot
The U.S. Postal Service defended its decision to launch an ICBA-opposed postal banking pilot program without first consulting the Postal Regulatory Commission.
ICBA Testifies Urging Congress to Apply Community Reinvestment Act to Credit Unions
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today called on Congress to examine the need to apply the Community Reinvestment Act to tax-exempt credit unions.
ICBA testifying today on CRA modernization
ICBA is scheduled to testify today before Congress on the interagency proposal to modernize Community Reinvestment Act regulations.
CFPB confirms March 2023 for 1071 final rule
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to issue a final rule implementing Section 1071 small-business reporting requirements by March 31, 2023, according to court filing.
Agencies encourage risk-based approach to customer due diligence
Federal financial services regulators issued a joint statement to remind banks of the risk-based approach to assessing customer relationships and conducting customer due diligence.
ICBA “dashboard” and briefing highlight community bank-focused advocacy efforts for Q3
ICBA’s third quarter “Advocacy in Action” government relations dashboard and recent advocacy briefing provide community banks with an update on ICBA’s advocacy successes, along with more...
ICBA guidance on new FDIC approach to re-presented transactions
With the FDIC taking a new, stricter approach to how banks treat single items that are repeatedly rejected for insufficient funds, ICBA released member-protected fact sheet on the issue with...
CRA Partners/USI Alliance Names Ohio Community Banker New Chairman
CRA Partners/USI Alliance, an ICBA subsidiary, today announced the election of G. Scott McComb, chairman, president and CEO of Heartland Bank in Whitehall, Ohio, as chairman of the USI Alliance...
ICBA to House: Include cannabis, notarization bills in defense act
ICBA and other groups today are calling on the House to include a cannabis banking safe harbor in the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 7900).
‘Buy now, pay later’ surge deflates merchant interchange push
While merchants are urging regulators to expand the Durbin Amendment, the recent surge of “buy now, pay later” is deflating their interchange arguments, according to ICBA’s latest blog post.
Community Banker Anne Balcer Today Joins ICBA as New Head of Government Relations
Anne Balcer today officially joined the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) as senior executive vice president, chief government relations and public policy.