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ICBA: Guidance on third parties a key step

ICBA: Guidance on third parties a key step ICBA told regulators it supports their efforts to consolidate guidance on third-party risk management while providing recommendations on the proposed...

Oct 19, 2021
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Risk Technology

Top stablecoin issuer fined $41M over reserve claims

Top stablecoin issuer fined $41M over reserve claims The Commodity Futures Trading Commission fined Tether, the largest stablecoin issuer, $41 million for misleading claims that its U.S. dollar...

Oct 18, 2021
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Digital Assets Payments

ICBA, groups push back on IRS reporting false claims

ICBA, groups push back on IRS reporting false claims With Congress working to modify its IRS reporting proposal in response to widespread opposition, ICBA and 100 other organizations pushed back...

Oct 15, 2021
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Taxes & Budget

ICBA backs hybrid exam model

ICBA backs hybrid exam model ICBA encouraged the FDIC to adopt a hybrid examination model that uses on-site and off-site exam activity as it explores the future of post-pandemic oversight. ICBA...

Oct 15, 2021
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Deposit Insurance

Jack Henry Partners with Open Banking Providers to Enhance Digital Platform

Jack Henry Partners with Open Banking Providers to Enhance Digital Platform Jack Henry announced today that Finicity, Akoya, and Plaid are among the first open banking pioneers to integrate to the...

Oct 12, 2021
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ICBA concerns with OCC nomination make headlines

ICBA concerns with OCC nomination make headlines The New York Times covered ICBA’s concerns with the nomination of Cornell University law professor Saule Omarova for comptroller of the currency....

Oct 08, 2021
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Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC)

OCC nomination continues generating press

OCC nomination continues generating press ICBA’s concerns with the nomination of Cornell University law professor Saule Omarova for comptroller of the currency continued generating headlines....

Oct 12, 2021
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Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC)

Senators ramp up opposition to IRS reporting plan

Senators ramp up opposition to IRS reporting plan Congressional pushback against the reconciliation package’s ICBA-opposed IRS reporting proposal continued with commentary from Senate leaders....

Oct 08, 2021
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Taxes & Budget

Senators continue opposition to 7(a) direct lending

Senators continue opposition to 7(a) direct lending A group of 15 Republican senators led by Tim Scott (S.C.) continued pushing back against ICBA-opposed proposed changes to the SBA 7(a) loan...

Oct 07, 2021
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Lending

DOJ team to target crypto platforms

DOJ team to target crypto platforms The Justice Department has launched a team to target cryptocurrency platforms that support money laundering, a top DOJ official said The Justice Department has...

Oct 07, 2021
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Digital Assets Technology

Global regulators issue guidance on stablecoin oversight

Global regulators issue guidance on stablecoin oversight Central bankers and international securities regulators issued guidance on how financial market principles would apply to stablecoins....

Oct 07, 2021
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Digital Assets Technology

WSJ editorial targets IRS reporting plan

WSJ editorial targets IRS reporting plan ICBA’s campaign against the reconciliation package’s IRS reporting proposal picked up additional steam with a Wall Street Journal editorial opposing the...

Oct 06, 2021
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Taxes & Budget

Quarles: LIBOR definitely expiring at year-end

Quarles: LIBOR definitely expiring at year-end Market participants should act now to accelerate their transition away from LIBOR, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Randal Quarles said....

Oct 06, 2021
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Lending

Financial Stability Board issues stablecoin progress report

Financial Stability Board issues stablecoin progress report The Financial Stability Board issued a progress report on its implementation of high-level recommendations on regulating “global...

Oct 08, 2021
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Digital Assets Technology

ICBA Offers Cybersecurity Tips to Help Safeguard Sensitive Data ​

ICBA Offers Cybersecurity Tips to Help Safeguard Sensitive Data ​ ICBA and the nation’s community banks are reminding consumers of simple actions they can take during Cybersecurity Awareness Month...

Oct 05, 2021
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Administration planning crypto charter proposal: report

Administration planning crypto charter proposal: report The Biden administration’s upcoming report on digital assets will include recommendations on imposing bank-like regulation on crypto...

Oct 04, 2021
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Digital Assets Technology

ICBA Congratulates Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra on Confirmation

ICBA Congratulates Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra on Confirmation Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following...

Oct 01, 2021
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

ICBA Testifies on Preserving Community Bank SBA Lending

ICBA Testifies on Preserving Community Bank SBA Lending The Independent Community Bankers of America today called on Congress to reject proposed changes to the Small Business Administration 7(a)...

Sep 30, 2021
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Lending Small Business Administration

ICBA Securities’ Exclusively Endorsed Broker Announces Sale

ICBA Securities’ Exclusively Endorsed Broker Announces Sale ICBA Securities Inc., the broker-dealer subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America, released the following statement in...

Sep 29, 2021
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ICBA takes on postal banking pilot in press

ICBA takes on postal banking pilot in press ICBA continued its pushback against the U.S. Postal Service’s quiet launch of a financial services pilot program to test postal banking. ICBA continued...

Oct 06, 2021
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Postal Service Banking