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FHFA eliminates ICBA-opposed GSE fee
FHFA eliminates ICBA-opposed GSE fee ICBA welcomed the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s announcement that it will eliminate an ICBA-opposed fee on refinance loans delivered to the...
ICBA launches fintech investment fund
ICBA launches fintech investment fund ICBA is forming BankTech Ventures, an investment fund designed to accelerate technology opportunities and adoption at community banks. ICBA is forming BankTech...
ICBA: Postal banking designed to fail
ICBA: Postal banking designed to fail Postal banking is a risky venture for which the U.S. Postal Service is ill suited, ICBA told Congress in its latest issue brief. Postal banking is a risky...
ICBA urges grassroots on rural lending tax relief
ICBA urges grassroots on rural lending tax relief Following the recent Senate introduction of legislation to provide rural lending tax relief, ICBA is calling on community bankers to urge their...
Child Tax Credit payments start today
Child Tax Credit payments start today The IRS today begins distributing Advance Child Tax Credit payments authorized by the American Rescue Plan. The IRS today begins distributing Advance Child Tax...
Independent Banker Ranks Top Loan Performers
Independent Banker Ranks Top Loan Performers This month’s issue of Independent Banker, the award-winning magazine of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) and the number-one source...
ICBA Promotes Mike DeVoll to Assistant Vice President, Marketing Strategy and Execution
ICBA Promotes Mike DeVoll to Assistant Vice President, Marketing Strategy and Execution The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced Mike DeVoll’s promotion to assistant vice...
ICBA Welcomes End of FHFA Refinance Fee
ICBA Welcomes End of FHFA Refinance Fee Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today's Federal Housing Finance Agency...
FASB to pursue further CECL improvements
FASB to pursue further CECL improvements The Financial Accounting Standards Board this week agreed to add a project to its technical agenda to investigate the suspension of troubled debt...
CISA warns of Microsoft Print Spooler vulnerability
CISA warns of Microsoft Print Spooler vulnerability The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued Emergency Directive 21-04 on mitigating a vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows...
Agencies propose guidance on third-party relationships
Agencies propose guidance on third-party relationships Federal banking regulators proposed interagency guidance designed to help banks manage risks associated with third-party relationships,...
Terri Howard Joins TCM Bank as Senior Vice President, People & Culture
Terri Howard Joins TCM Bank as Senior Vice President, People & Culture TCM Bank, N.A., the credit card bank of ICBA Bancard®, which is the payments services subsidiary of the Independent Community...
ICBA Minority Bank Advisory Council Opposes IRS Reporting Proposal
ICBA Minority Bank Advisory Council Opposes IRS Reporting Proposal The Independent Community Bankers of America’s (ICBA) Minority Bank Advisory Council today expressed strong opposition to the...
ICBA, BPI Urge Federal Reserve to Clarify, Strengthen Guidelines for Fed Account Access
ICBA, BPI Urge Federal Reserve to Clarify, Strengthen Guidelines for Fed Account Access The Independent Community Bankers of America and Bank Policy Institute today called on the Federal Reserve to...
ICBA minority bank council opposes IRS reporting plan
ICBA minority bank council opposes IRS reporting plan ICBA’s Minority Bank Advisory Council today is expressing strong opposition to the Biden administration’s proposal to require banks to report...
White House directs tougher scrutiny of bank mergers
White House directs tougher scrutiny of bank mergers President Joe Biden directed the Justice Department and federal banking regulators to more closely scrutinize bank mergers and make it easier...
ICBA Bancard and Finzly Partner to Offer Instant Payments
ICBA Bancard and Finzly Partner to Offer Instant Payments ICBA Bancard, the payments services subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), today announced a new partnership...
Former NCUA official criticizes credit union bank purchases
Former NCUA official criticizes credit union bank purchases A former National Credit Union Administration official this week raised concerns over credit union acquisitions of community banks. A...
Congress pushes back on IRS reporting plan
Congress pushes back on IRS reporting plan House Ways and Means Committee Republicans issued a fact sheet pushing back on the Biden administration’s proposal to require banks to report customer...
CFPB launches housing insecurity media toolkit
CFPB launches housing insecurity media toolkit The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launched a digital media toolkit with resources for renters and mortgage borrowers who continue to struggle...