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TCM Bank Acquires Fifth Third Bank Agent Bank Portfolio
2016-08-11 TCM Bank Acquires Fifth Third Bank Agent Bank Portfolio Deal represents $97.9 million in credit card receivables and 90,000 accounts Washington, D.C. (Aug. 11, 2016)— ICBA Bancard®, the...
ICBA Recognizes Community Banks for Exceptional Community Service Projects
ICBA Recognizes Community Banks for Exceptional Community Service Projects The 15th annual ICBA National Community Bank Service Awards honor three community banks for dedication to local...
ICBA Statement on CFPB’s Mortgage Disclosure Rule
2016-07-29 ICBA Statement on CFPB’s Mortgage Disclosure Rule Washington, D.C. (July 29, 2016)—Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) President and CEO Camden R. Fine released this...
ICBA Bancard Names New Board Members
ICBA Bancard Names New Board Members Washington, D.C. (July 21, 2016)—ICBA Bancard®, the payments services subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA), today announced the...
ICBA to Congress: Pass Basel III Exemption for Community Banks
2016-08-26 ICBA to Congress: Pass Basel III Exemption for Community Banks Washington, D.C. (June 23, 2016)—The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today called on Congress to exempt...
ICBA Statement on Council of Economic Advisers Report
ICBA Statement on Council of Economic Advisers Report Washington, D.C. (Aug. 10, 2016)—Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) President and CEO Camden R. Fine released the following...
ICBA Encouraged by Proposal to Streamline Call Report
Community banks have led effort for call report relief Washington, D.C. (Aug. 5, 2016)—The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today said it is encouraged by a new regulatory proposal...
ICBA Bancard Announces Partnership with CRIF Lending Solutions
ICBA Bancard Announces Partnership with CRIF Lending Solutions Offers the Mark IV WebApp for Online Credit Card Applications Washington, D.C. (July 28, 2016)—ICBA Bancard®, the payments services...
ICBA Securities Announces New Board Members
Washington, D.C. (July 18, 2016)— ICBA Securities® Inc., the broker-dealer subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA), today announced the election of three new members to...
Verafin’s FRAMLxchange Connects ICBA Members to Prevent Financial Crime
Verafin’s FRAMLxchange Connects ICBA Members to Prevent Financial Crime ICBA and Verafin would like to announce that over 125 ICBA banks are now members of Verafin’s successful FRAMLxchange...
ICBA Statement on FHA Property Assessed Clean Energy Policy
Washington, D.C. (July 20, 2016)—Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) President and CEO Camden R. Fine released this statement on the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) policy...
ICBA Backs Senate Push for Community Bank Relief at CFPB
ICBA Backs Senate Push for Community Bank Relief at CFPB Urges Concerned Lawmakers to Pass Pending Regulatory Relief Bills Washington, D.C. (July 19, 2016)—The Independent Community Bankers of...
ICBA Bancard Names Chrystina Giorgio as President and CEO
Succeeds longtime executive Linda Echard who retired Washington, D.C. (July 11, 2016)— ICBA Bancard®, the payments-services subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA),...
ICBA Selects PayNet as the Newest Preferred Service Provider
ICBA Selects PayNet as the Newest Preferred Service Provider Washington, D.C. (July 7, 2016)—The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today announces that PayNet Inc., a credit and risk...
Independent Banker Recognizes Top-Producing Lenders Nationwide
Washington, D.C. (July 1, 2016)—This month’s issue of Independent Banker®, the award-winning magazine of the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA), spotlights Main Street’s top-producing...
ICBA Announces NextGen Scholarship Recipients
ICBA Announces NextGen Scholarship Recipients Washington, D.C. (June 30, 2016)—The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today announced the recipients of its 2016 NextGen Scholarships....
ICBA Bancard Promotes Liang Han to Chief Operating Officer
Washington, D.C. (June 27, 2016)—ICBA Bancard®, the payment-services subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA), today announced the promotion of Liang Han executive vice...
ICBA and Continuity Celebrate Service to More Than 200 Community Banks
ICBA and Continuity Celebrate Service to More Than 200 Community Banks ICBA and Preferred Service Provider Continuity have announced that this successful program now serves over 200 community banks...
ICBA Appoints New Executives for Membership and Government Relations
ICBA Appoints New Executives for Membership and Government Relations Washington, D.C. (July 12, 2016)— The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today promoted John McNair to executive...
All Covered is Newest ICBA Preferred Service Provider
2016-06-21 All Covered is Newest ICBA Preferred Service Provider Washington, D.C. (June 21, 2016)—The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today announced that All Covered, a provider...
ICBA: FASB Makes Major Improvements to Accounting Standard
ICBA: FASB Makes Major Improvements to Accounting Standard Revised loan-loss update more workable for community banks Washington, D.C. (June 16, 2016)—The Independent Community Bankers of America®...
ICBA Supports Repeal of Price Controls on Debit Card Interchange
2016-06-15 ICBA Supports Repeal of Price Controls on Debit Card Interchange Rep. Randy Neugebauer’s bill would reverse costly policy Washington, D.C. (June 15, 2016)—The Independent Community...
ICBA Statement on FASB Transition Resource Group
ICBA Statement on FASB Transition Resource Group Washington, D.C. (March 28, 2016)—Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) President and CEO Camden R. Fine released this statement on the...
ICBA: Review of Farm Credit System a Welcome First Step
2015-12-02 ICBA: Review of Farm Credit System a Welcome First Step Series of Congressional Hearings Needed to Examine Farm Credit System Abuses Washington, D.C. (Dec. 2, 2015)—The Independent...
Producing Sustainable Performance: What Every Banker Should Know
Performance is the common denominator that soothes many stakeholder expectations. Given the current market and regulatory environment, the big question is: How do we produce performance that is...
eMortgage Benefits – Customer Satisfaction is Key!
In today’s business environment, mortgage lenders are looking for a way to grow and retain their customer base by both providing better products and services and pursuing a more efficient loan...
Unlocking the Power of Your Data
Are you getting the most value from your cardholder data? By analyzing information on your credit card customers that is readily available, you may spot opportunities to improve retention and...
.BANK Emerges as Anti-Fraud Platform
.BANK Emerges as Anti-Fraud Platform As Internet usage has become a mainstay of American life, so too have financial losses stemming from online fraud. Banks have invested heavily in third-party...
Standing Out In A Vanilla Mortgage Market
During a time when consumer mortgage lending instruments are virtually identical from bank to bank, Waterford Bank, N.A. in Toledo, Ohio has distinguished itself among its competitors, including...
ICBA to FASB: Hit Stop Button on Dangerous Accounting Plan
ICBA to FASB: Hit Stop Button on Dangerous Accounting Plan Washington, D.C. (Feb. 4, 2016)—A delegation of community bankers from the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) met today with...
Recent Data Shows Bankers Need to Focus on the Elder Generation
2015-09-01 Recent Data Shows Bankers Need to Focus on the Elder Generation The banking industry should recognize that our population is aging at a dramatic pace. According to the Census Bureau, the...
How Community Banks Should Use Big Data to Become Better, Faster and Stronger
2015-09-01 Today, consumers live in a world where anything and nearly everything they want is at their fingertips. Understanding and retaining customer data is becoming critical for community banks...
Making Loyalty Pay
Up until three years credit cards didn’t factor into GNB Bank’s profitability picture much, says Shane Tiernan, senior vice president and chief of lending at the bank. It was your “basic,...
Product Announcement - ICBA Bancard Endorses Visa Checkout
2015-02-01 Product Announcement - ICBA Bancard Endorses Visa Checkout A Seamless, Secure Payment Option The rise of ecommerce has ushered in a host of new payment methods, including some that...
ICBA Asks Farm Credit System Regulator to Explain CoBank Loan to Verizon
ICBA Asks Farm Credit System Regulator to Explain CoBank Loan to Verizon Tax-advantaged FCS lender makes $725 million loan to Verizon in Vodafone buyout Washington, D.C. (Oct. 22, 2013)—The...
ICBA Statement on Nomination of Fed Vice Chair Yellen for Federal Reserve Chairman
2013-10-09 ICBA Statement on Nomination of Fed Vice Chair Yellen for Federal Reserve Chairman Washington, D.C. (October 9, 2013)—Bill Loving, Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA)...
Knowledge Center - Fannie Mae's New Interactive Training Tool
Knowledge Center - Fannie Mae's New Interactive Training Tool Fannie Mae’s Housing Finance Institute® (HFI™) is launching a new interactive training tool, Planning Your Fannie Mae Training. By...
Product Announcement - Fannie Mae’s Collateral Underwriter
2015-04-01 Product Announcement - Fannie Mae’s Collateral Underwriter Fannie Mae’s Collateral Underwriter Helps Lenders Manage Risk, Review Rural Appraisals Collateral Underwriter™ (CU™) is the...
Product Announcement - New Integrated Lending Opportunity
Product Announcement - New Integrated Lending Opportunity Now you can offer your borrowers an online consumer loan application that flows directly into your back office for processing. With the new...
Never Satisfied
2015-04-01 BACKGROUND: Headquartered in Watford City, North Dakota, $1.8 billion in assets First International Bank & Trust has been an ICBA Reinsurance shareholder practically since the captive...
ICBA Securities ® and Vining Sparks Annual Bank Conference Tackles Tough Issues Facing Today’s CFO
ICBA Securities ® and Vining Sparks Annual Bank Conference Tackles Tough Issues Facing Today’s CFO Employed by Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBS) since June 2010, Chief Financial...
Growing Card Usage
“Our penetration rates were good; activation rates were pretty good. And [debit card] usage was in the upper quartile,” explains Randy Braun, vice president of retail banking at German American...
ICBA Supports Proposed Supplementary Leverage Ratio Capital Standards for Largest Megabanks
ICBA Supports Proposed Supplementary Leverage Ratio Capital Standards for Largest Megabanks Washington, D.C. (Oct. 22, 2013)—The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) yesterday expressed...
ICBA: Hold Wall Street Bad Actors Personally Accountable
2013-09-30 ICBA: Hold Wall Street Bad Actors Personally Accountable Washington, D.C. (Sept. 30, 2013)—Camden R. Fine, president and CEO of the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA),...
ICBA Testifies Before Senate Committee on Housing-Finance Reform
ICBA Testifies Before Senate Committee on Housing-Finance Reform Washington, D.C. (July 23, 2013)—The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today testified before Congress on the need to...
ICBA Statement on House Farm Bill Vote
Washington, D.C. (July 11, 2013)—The Independent Community Bankers of America(r) (ICBA) today released this statement following the House of Representatives' vote on the Federal Agriculture Reform...
ICBA Strongly Supports Proposed Supplementary Leverage Ratio Capital Standards for Largest Megabanks
ICBA Strongly Supports Proposed Supplementary Leverage Ratio Capital Standards for Largest Megabanks Washington, D.C. (July 9, 2013)—The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today...
ICBA: Greatest Threat to Financial System is Too-Big-To-Fail
Washington, D.C. (June 26, 2013)—The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today told Congress that the greatest ongoing threat to the safety and soundness of the U.S. financial system...
ICBA Supports Bipartisan Senate Legislation That Promotes Regulatory Relief for Community Banks
ICBA Supports Bipartisan Senate Legislation That Promotes Regulatory Relief for Community Banks Legislation Advances Provisions from ICBA Plan for Prosperity Washington, D.C. (July 24, 2013)—The...
ICBA Statement Regarding CFPB Report on Overdraft Services
Washington, D.C. (June 11, 2013)—The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) released this statement following the announcement of a new report issued by the Consumer Financial Protection...
ICBA Issues Statement on CFPB CARD Act Report
ICBA Issues Statement on CFPB CARD Act Report Washington, D.C. (October 3, 2013)—Camden R. Fine, president and CEO of the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA), issued this statement...
ICBA Statement on Fed Decision to Appeal Court Ruling on Debit Interchange
Washington, D.C. (August 21, 2013)—Camden R. Fine, president and CEO of the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA), today released this statement following the Federal Reserve’s...
ICBA Statement on Nomination of Fed Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin for Deputy Treasury Secretary
ICBA Statement on Nomination of Fed Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin for Deputy Treasury Secretary Washington, D.C. (August 1, 2013)—Camden R. Fine, president and CEO of the Independent Community...
ICBA Thanks Elizabeth Duke for Federal Reserve Board Service
Washington, D.C. (July 11, 2013)—The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today released this statement following Federal Reserve Board Governor Elizabeth Duke’s announcement that she...
ICBA: Tiered Regulatory Capital Approach Essential for Community Banks to Support Main Street
ICBA: Tiered Regulatory Capital Approach Essential for Community Banks to Support Main Street Washington, D.C. (July 2, 2013)—The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today released...
ICBA Urges Renewed Efforts on House Farm Bill
Washington, D.C. (June 20, 2013)—Bill Loving, chairman of the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) and president and CEO of Pendleton Community Bank in Franklin, W.Va., released this...
ICBA Concerned with Freddie Mac Low-Volume Fees for Small Lenders
ICBA Concerned with Freddie Mac Low-Volume Fees for Small Lenders Washington, D.C. (June 7, 2013)—The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today expressed serious concerns with Freddie...
ICBA Testifies in Support of Regulatory-Relief Legislative Platform
ICBA’s Plan for Prosperity Supports Tiered Regulation to Support Economic Recovery Washington, D.C. (April 16, 2013)—The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today called on members of...
ICBA: Survey Shows Americans Want Washington to Address Too-Big-To-Fail Problem
2013-03-21 ICBA: Survey Shows Americans Want Washington to Address Too-Big-To-Fail Problem Washington, D.C. (March 21, 2013)—Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) Chairman Bill Loving,...
ICBA: Senate Report Shows Continued Threat of Too-Big-To-Fail
ICBA: Senate Report Shows Continued Threat of Too-Big-To-Fail Report Finds Insured Deposits Used in JPMorgan ‘London Whale’ Loss Washington, D.C. (March 15, 2013)—Bill Loving, chairman of the...