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ICBA Urges Congress to Provide Additional Farm Aid
ICBA Urges Congress to Provide Additional Farm Aid Washington, D.C. (Feb. 10, 2026) — The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today strongly urged Congress to quickly pass bipartisan...
Banking Trades Statement on White House Crypto Market Structure Meeting
Banking Trades Statement on White House Crypto Market Structure Meeting Washington, D.C. (Feb. 10, 2026) — Following today’s meeting at the White House on crypto market structure legislation, the...
ICBA ad campaign spotlights impact of community banks
ICBA ad campaign spotlights impact of community banks With multiple advocacy efforts underway in Washington, an ICBA ad campaign running this week showcases the positive impact of community banks...
Fed’s Waller recognizes concerns over ‘skinny’ master accounts
Fed’s Waller recognizes concerns over ‘skinny’ master accounts Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said he’s hearing concerns from banks and crypto-focused firms on his efforts to authorize...
ICBA pushes for more economic assistance to farmers
ICBA pushes for more economic assistance to farmers ICBA urged Congress to pass an additional farm economic assistance package. Details: In a letter to members of Congress, ICBA said: A growing...
ICBA attends another White House meeting on digital asset market structure priorities
ICBA attends another White House meeting on digital asset market structure priorities ICBA attended a second White House meeting focused on the debate over pending digital assets market structure...
Finosec Named ICBA Preferred Service Provider for Cybersecurity Governance
Finosec Named ICBA Preferred Service Provider for Cybersecurity Governance Washington, D.C. (Feb. 11, 2026)—The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today named Finosec, a cybersecurity...
Report: Assets held by CDFIs declined over past two years
Report: Assets held by CDFIs declined over past two years After growing by nearly 10 times between 2011 and 2024, assets held by community development financial institutions declined modestly...
Finosec named as ICBA Preferred Service Provider
Finosec named as ICBA Preferred Service Provider ICBA announced Finosec as its newest Preferred Service Provider to help community banks with cybersecurity governance. Details: Finosec: Specializes...
ICBA-advocated USDA Express Loan Act introduced in House
ICBA-advocated USDA Express Loan Act introduced in House Reps. Brad Finstad (R-Minn.) and Adam Gray (D-Calif.) introduced ICBA-advocated legislation to speed up approval times for USDA loans....
ICBA-supported TRUST Act introduced in Senate
ICBA-supported TRUST Act introduced in Senate ICBA expressed strong support for the bipartisan Senate introduction of ICBA-advocated legislation to provide expanded community bank examination...
Independent Banker shares tips for addressing the end of penny production
Independent Banker shares tips for addressing the end of penny production Since penny production has ended, a new Independent Banker article spotlights the economics of rounding and offers insights...
ICBA: OCC should withdraw national trust bank chartering proposal
ICBA: OCC should withdraw national trust bank chartering proposal ICBA urged the OCC to withdraw its notice of proposed rulemaking on national bank chartering or issue an amended proposal that is...
New op-ed: Credit union tax status hasn’t kept up with changing industry
New op-ed: Credit union tax status hasn’t kept up with changing industry A new community banker op-ed says credit unions have changed and are abusing their tax advantage to acquire tax-paying...
FTC warns consumers about romance scams
FTC warns consumers about romance scams With Valentine’s Day approaching, the Federal Trade Commission issued a consumer alert on romance scams. Details: The FTC said romance scams have become more...
CISA: Energy sector incident highlights cybersecurity concerns
CISA: Energy sector incident highlights cybersecurity concerns The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said a December energy sector cyber incident in Poland highlights the need for...
K.C. Fed: Ag real estate values remain firm
K.C. Fed: Ag real estate values remain firm Despite softer farm finances, the value of cropland in the Kansas City Federal Reserve District was nearly unchanged from a year ago, while ranchland...
Agencies release megabank stress test scenarios
Agencies release megabank stress test scenarios The FDIC and OCC released economic and financial market scenarios for use in upcoming stress tests for covered institutions over $250 billion in...
FFIEC announces changes to UBPR peer groups
FFIEC announces changes to UBPR peer groups The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council announced changes to the Uniform Bank Performance Report’s commercial bank peer group population...
USDA announces specialty crop assistance
USDA announces specialty crop assistance The Agriculture Department announced $1 billion in assistance for specialty crops and sugar not covered through the previously announced Farmer Bridge...
FinCEN launches whistleblower webpage
FinCEN launches whistleblower webpage The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network launched a webpage to confidentially accept whistleblower tips on fraud, money laundering, and sanctions violations....
New farm bill introduced
New farm bill introduced House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) introduced a new farm bill and said the committee would hold a markup on it this month. Details: Thompson said...
ICBA supports legislation targeting online scam ads
ICBA supports legislation targeting online scam ads ICBA signaled support for bipartisan legislation to combat predatory online scam advertisements. Bill Details: Introduced in the House by Reps....
FinCEN relaxes certain beneficial owner requirements
FinCEN relaxes certain beneficial owner requirements The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network announced it is relaxing parts of its 2016 rule that requires covered financial institutions to...
Labor Department releases AI literacy framework
Labor Department releases AI literacy framework The Labor Department published a framework to guide nationwide artificial intelligence efforts across workforce and education systems. Scope: The...
Bowman previews Fed proposals to support bank participation in mortgages
Bowman previews Fed proposals to support bank participation in mortgages Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said her agency will soon introduce two regulatory proposals to...
OCC proposes changes to appeals process
OCC proposes changes to appeals process The OCC proposed establishing revised procedures and policies for appeals by OCC-supervised entities of material supervisory determinations. Details: The OCC...
Treasury initiative to promote AI cybersecurity, risk management
Treasury initiative to promote AI cybersecurity, risk management The Treasury Department announced a public-private initiative to strengthen cybersecurity and risk management for artificial...
Fed officials unsure how fast inflation will fall: minutes
Fed officials unsure how fast inflation will fall: minutes Federal Reserve officials said they anticipate that inflation will move down toward their 2% objective, though the pace and timing of this...
FDIC: Loans to nondepository institutions increasing
FDIC: Loans to nondepository institutions increasing Bank lending to nondepository financial institutions has been the fastest-growing loan segment since the global financial crisis, according to...
ICBA Urges Credit Union Tax Reform as Acquisitions of Tax-Paying Community Banks Continues
ICBA Urges Credit Union Tax Reform as Acquisitions of Tax-Paying Community Banks Continues Washington, D.C. (Feb. 19, 2026) — Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO...
Bowman says Fed continues work to improve community bank capital standards
Bowman says Fed continues work to improve community bank capital standards Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said her agency continues working on changes to help community...
G20 meetings to cover digital assets, cross-border payments, and fraud/scams
G20 meetings to cover digital assets, cross-border payments, and fraud/scams The Treasury Department announced the G20 Finance Track meetings for 2026, which include an emphasis on digital assets,...
Fed hosting EGRPRA outreach meeting next month
Fed hosting EGRPRA outreach meeting next month The Federal Reserve announced it will hold a public outreach meeting next month as part of its review of regulations under the Economic Growth and...
ICBA urges credit union tax reform as acquisitions continue
ICBA urges credit union tax reform as acquisitions continue Following the latest reported acquisition of a tax-paying community bank by a tax-exempt credit union—the second deal of the year—ICBA...
ICBA op-ed: Durbin-Marshall credit card restrictions would harm consumers
ICBA op-ed: Durbin-Marshall credit card restrictions would harm consumers A new op-ed from ICBA community banker Sarah Getzlaff says community bank credit card programs that provide local customer...
ICBA/Travelers Announces Dividend Payment to Participating Community Bankers
ICBA/Travelers Announces Dividend Payment to Participating Community Bankers Washington, D.C. (Feb. 23, 2026) — The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today announced that the...
USDA opens enrollment for farm bridge payments
USDA opens enrollment for farm bridge payments The Agriculture Department announced it is opening the enrollment period for the Farmer Bridge Assistance program, which will provide $11 billion in...
ICBA supports CRA strategic plan guidance
ICBA supports CRA strategic plan guidance ICBA said it supports the OCC’s proposed guidance on Community Reinvestment Act Strategic Plans, which is designed to make the strategic plan option more...
ICBA, others back changes to bank capital rules
ICBA, others back changes to bank capital rules ICBA and other groups expressed support for banking regulators’ continued work to reexamine and repropose a revised Basel III Endgame rule. Details:...