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ICBA Bancard Celebrates 35 Years of Service to Community Banks
ICBA Bancard Celebrates 35 Years of Service to Community Banks ICBA Bancard, the payments subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America, is celebrating its 35th anniversary during the...
ICBA Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee
ICBA Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee On behalf of community bankers nationwide, with more than 52,000 locations, ICBA's president and CEO writes to forward recommendations for stimulus...
ICBA Letter to White House Regarding Priority Coronavirus Stimulus and Relief Measures
ICBA Letter to White House Regarding Priority Coronavirus Stimulus and Relief Measures Since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, ICBA leadership has been in intensive discussions with...
Ag Policy Recommendations to Congress
Ag Policy Recommendations to Congress Since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, ICBA leadership has been in intensive discussions with community bankers from across the country serving rural,...
Letter to Chairman McWilliams Concerning ILCs
Letter to Chairman McWilliams Concerning ILCs ICBA is extremely concerned about the proposed rulemaking on parent companies of industrial banks and industrial loan companies (ILCs) which will be...
ICBA Announces 2020-21 Executive Committee
ICBA Announces 2020-21 Executive Committee Noah W. Wilcox, president, CEO and chairman of Grand Rapids State Bank and its holding company, Wilcox Bancshares Inc., in Grand Rapids, Minn., was...
ICBA Comment Letter on NEPA
ICBA Comment Letter on NEPA The Independent Community Bankers of America, is submitting this letter in response to the Council on Environmental Quality’s proposed rule to update its regulations for...
ICBA Bancard and Ondot Announce Partnership
ICBA Bancard and Ondot Announce Partnership ICBA Bancard®, the payments subsidiary of ICBA, announced today an agreement with Ondot Systems for a white label version of Card App. Through the...
Susan Sullivan Joins ICBA as Vice President, Congressional Relations
Susan Sullivan Joins ICBA as Vice President, Congressional Relations Washington, D.C. (March 6, 2020) — The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today announced that Susan J. Sullivan...
ICBA makes news for turning up heat on credit unions
ICBA makes news for turning up heat on credit unions This week’s ICBA pushback against credit union advocacy meetings in Washington is making news. This week’s ICBA pushback against credit union...
ICBA’s Romero Rainey: Embrace Your Collective Strength
ICBA’s Romero Rainey: Embrace Your Collective Strength Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey reminded community bankers of their unified power to...
ICBA Statement on Iowa Rejecting Credit Union-Bank Deal
ICBA Statement on Iowa Rejecting Credit Union-Bank Deal Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the Iowa Division of...
Comment Letter to the Fed and FDIC on RFI Concerning CAMELS Ratings
Comment Letter to the Fed and FDIC on RFI Concerning CAMELS Ratings The Independent Community Bankers of America appreciates the opportunity to respond to a request for information from the FDIC...
ICBA Promotes Lilly Thomas to Executive Vice President
ICBA Promotes Lilly Thomas to Executive Vice President The Independent Community Bankers of America, today announced Lilly Thomas’ promotion to executive vice president and senior regulatory...
CGCIV Letter SEC Proxy Advisor
CGCIV Letter SEC Proxy Advisor The Corporate Governance Coalition for Investor Value strongly supports the proposed rules issued by the SEC on November 5th entitled “Amendments to Exemptions from...
CGCIV Letter SEC Shareholder Proposal
CGCIV Letter SEC Shareholder Proposal The Corporate Governance Coalition for Investor Value appreciates the ongoing work by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) to...
ICBA Applauds National Taxpayers Union Call for Credit Union Hearings
ICBA Applauds National Taxpayers Union Call for Credit Union Hearings The Independent Community Bankers of America applauded the National Taxpayers Union for joining its call for Congressional...
ICBA Seeks Hearings on Surging Credit Union Acquisitions
ICBA Seeks Hearings on Surging Credit Union Acquisitions The Independent Community Bankers of America today called on Congress to hold hearings on the surge in tax-exempt credit unions purchasing...
ICBA Comment Letter: USDA's Hemp Interim Final Rule
ICBA Comment Letter: USDA's Hemp Interim Final Rule On behalf of the nation’s community banks, with over 52,000 locations, the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) writes to share our...
Fed’s Bowman: Regs limit community bank mortgage lending
Fed’s Bowman: Regs limit community bank mortgage lending Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle “Miki” Bowman said the declining presence of community banks in the consumer real estate mortgage market is a...