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Blog: PPP data show community bank lending urgency

Blog: PPP data show community bank lending urgency A new ICBA blog post explores data showing the urgency of community banks’ Paycheck Protection Program response to help save small businesses in...

Nov 03, 2021
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Advocacy Crisis Preparedness

Regulators recommend bank-like rules for stablecoins

Regulators recommend bank-like rules for stablecoins The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets issued a long-awaited report spotlighting regulatory gaps in overseeing stablecoins and...

Nov 02, 2021
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Digital Assets Technology

ICBA testifying tomorrow on cyber, data security

ICBA testifying tomorrow on cyber, data security ICBA is scheduled to testify tomorrow on cyber and data security issues before the House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Consumer...

Nov 02, 2021
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Cybersecurity Technology

ICBA Statement on President’s Working Group Stablecoin Report ​

ICBA Statement on President’s Working Group Stablecoin Report ​ Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the President’s...

Nov 02, 2021
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Digital Assets

CFPB issues debt collection guidance

CFPB issues debt collection guidance The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released several guidance documents to help providers prepare for two debt collection final rules taking effect Nov....

Nov 01, 2021
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Compliance

ICBA Expands Preferred Service Provider Agreement with Wolters Kluwer to Include iLien Document Management

ICBA Expands Preferred Service Provider Agreement with Wolters Kluwer to Include iLien Document Management The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced it has expanded its Wolters...

Nov 01, 2021
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Article

Grassroots push continues against reconciliation tax hikes

Grassroots push continues against reconciliation tax hikes With policymakers’ draft framework for the budget reconciliation bill featuring numerous tax increases, ICBA is calling on community...

Nov 01, 2021
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Taxes & Budget

IRS plan excluded from budget framework — for now

IRS plan excluded from budget framework — for now A Biden administration draft framework for the next round of congressional reconciliation discussions leaves out the ICBA-opposed IRS reporting...

Oct 29, 2021
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Article
Taxes & Budget

FHFA proposes GSE capital disclosures

FHFA proposes GSE capital disclosures The Federal Housing Finance Agency proposed additional public disclosure requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s Enterprise Regulatory Capital Framework....

Oct 28, 2021
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Housing Finance/GSEs

CFTC head makes push to be primary crypto regulator

CFTC head makes push to be primary crypto regulator The acting head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission urged Congress to consider granting his agency the authority to be the primary...

Oct 28, 2021
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Digital Assets Technology

ICBA, groups oppose grantor trust rule changes

ICBA, groups oppose grantor trust rule changes ICBA and other business groups urged Congress to reject proposed changes to grantor trust and valuation rules in the Build Back Better reconciliation...

Oct 29, 2021
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Taxes & Budget

OCC issues revised TILA procedures

OCC issues revised TILA procedures The OCC issued revised interagency examination procedures and rescissions for the Truth in Lending Act The OCC issued revised interagency examination procedures...

Oct 29, 2021
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Compliance

ICBA Statement on IRS Bank Reporting Proposal

ICBA Statement on IRS Bank Reporting Proposal ICBA and the nation’s community banks applaud the exclusion of the widely opposed IRS bank reporting proposal from today’s budget reconciliation...

Oct 28, 2021
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Taxes & Budget

ICBA talks IRS on Fox News as House Dem coalition pushes back

ICBA talks IRS on Fox News as House Dem coalition pushes back ICBA leaders appeared on Fox News to continue raising awareness of the widely opposed IRS reporting proposal. ICBA leaders appeared on...

Oct 28, 2021
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Taxes & Budget

ICBA testifies on IRS reporting as Manchin speaks out

ICBA testifies on IRS reporting as Manchin speaks out ICBA testified against the widely opposed IRS reporting proposal while a key Democratic senator raised objections to the policy. ICBA testified...

Oct 27, 2021
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Taxes & Budget

ICBA to Congress: Reject IRS Reporting Plan Outright

ICBA to Congress: Reject IRS Reporting Plan Outright The Independent Community Bankers of America today told Congress that proposed tweaks to Washington’s widely opposed IRS reporting proposal are...

Oct 26, 2021
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Taxes & Budget

CFPB revises Reg Z dollar amounts

CFPB revises Reg Z dollar amounts The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a final rule amending the official interpretations for Regulation Z, which implements the Truth in Lending Act. The...

Oct 27, 2021
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Compliance Lending

OCC issues FAQs on rescinding CRA rule

OCC issues FAQs on rescinding CRA rule The OCC issued responses to frequently asked questions on its proposal to rescind its June 2020 Community Reinvestment Act rule and replace it with...

Oct 27, 2021
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Compliance

Senate bill would bar IRS reporting proposal

Senate bill would bar IRS reporting proposal ICBA expressed support for a Senate companion bill to block the widely opposed IRS reporting proposal. ICBA expressed support for a Senate companion...

Oct 26, 2021
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Taxes & Budget

Complimentary central bank digital currency webinar tomorrow

Complimentary central bank digital currency webinar tomorrow ICBA is hosting a complimentary one-hour webinar at 11 a.m. (Eastern time) tomorrow, Oct. 26, to provide ICBA members with foundational...

Oct 25, 2021
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Faster Payments