With several key community banking policy issues coming up for a vote in the coming days, ICBA is urging community bankers to speak out while it engages lawmakers in Washington.
ICBA and a coalition of 44 state community banking associations urged Congress to include a cannabis banking safe harbor in the America COMPETES Act conference report.
The Independent Community Bankers of America and a coalition of 44 state community banking associations today called on Congress to include in the America COMPETES Act conference report legislation establishing a cannabis banking safe harbor.
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today announced that Anne Balcer, executive vice president, general counsel and internal auditor for Forbright Bank, formerly Congressional Bank, in Chevy Chase, Md., will succeed ICBA Senior Executive Vice President of Government Relations and Public Policy Karen Thomas following her retirement in July.
ICBA wrote to the FDIC to share its concerns with the agency’s proposed climate risk management framework for large banks, which could limit and discourage financial institutions from doing otherwise lawful business with climate-disfavored industries.
ICBA continues calling on community bankers to urge their lawmakers to oppose legislation that would expand credit unions’ fields of membership and commercial lending powers.
Misguided efforts by “big box” merchants seeking to extend debit card interchange price controls to the credit card market jeopardize investments in protections and security that defend cardholders from criminal activity and undermine trust in the banking system, writes ICBA’s Deborah Matthews Phillips in a new blog post.
In recognition of National Homeownership Month in June, the Independent Community Bankers of America and the nation’s community banks encourage consumers to consult their local community bank to learn about available programs that make financing a mortgage or refinancing an existing home easier and more affordable.
ICBA and 44 state banking associations, strongly urged the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) not to allow its proposed statement of principles on climate-risk management for large banks to limit and discourage financial institutions from doing otherwise lawful business with climate-disfavored industries.
ICBA and 44 state banking groups wrote to the FDIC to express concerns that the agency’s proposed climate risk management framework for large banks could “choke off” lawful but climate-disfavored industries from the banking system.
Today is the deadline for community bankers to submit personalized comment letters to the FDIC on its draft statement of principles for climate-related financial risk management for large financial institutions.
Independent Banker magazine, the award-winning monthly publication of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), announced its 40 Under 40: Emerging Community Bank Leaders.
Community bankers have until this Friday, June 3, to submit personalized comment letters to the FDIC on its draft statement of principles for climate-related financial risk management for large financial institutions.
The USDA told Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program stakeholders that it has discontinued allocating funds on an as-requested basis because the program is running low on authorized funding.
Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission officials called on their agencies to hold joint roundtables to consider regulations governing digital assets.
Members of Congress from both parties raised concerns about the impact of a U.S. central bank digital currency on community banks after ICBA told lawmakers it opposes the digital dollar.
Community bankers have one week left to submit personalized comment letters to the FDIC on its draft statement of principles for climate-related financial risk management for large financial institutions.
ICBA and other groups filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking Consumer Financial Protection Bureau records on its implementation of Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act.
