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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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...