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National Campaign Videos Connect with Target Audience
Video assets were one of the most significant production investments ICBA made for the ICBA National Campaign — an effort to elevate community banking in the hearts and minds of America’s...
Digital Dollar Design Specifics Community Bankers Should Know
Digital Dollar Design Specifics Community Bankers Should Know As the globe focuses on the rise of digital assets, the Federal Reserve is cautiously weighing whether to build a central bank digital...
ICBA Launches New Solutions Directory to Better Support Community Bank Innovation Needs
ICBA has launched an enhanced version of our Solutions Directory, which in addition to providing useful fintech-related company information, serves as a one-stop shop for community bank enabling...
Why Community Banks Should Urge the CFPB to Update TRID Mortgage Disclosures
After several years of community banker engagement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the bureau has released for public comment an ICBA proposal to improve mortgage disclosures...
ThinkTECH Accelerator: Evolving to Address Market Pressures and Community Bank Needs
As news outlets continue to report on the demise of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the broader implications for the industry, it bears repeating that not all banks are equal. Community banks are...
How Community Banks Can Prepare for the End of Microsoft Internet Explorer
How Community Banks Can Prepare for the End of Microsoft Internet Explorer Microsoft is discontinuing its Internet Explorer browser in less than a year, requiring community banks and vendors to...
LIBOR Transition Heats Up for Community Banks as Deadline Nears
LIBOR Transition Heats Up for Community Banks as Deadline Nears With the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, set to be largely discontinued in a few months, federal regulators are increasingly...
Community Banks Leading with an Innovation Mindset
In a recent interview, the Luray, Va.-based community bank quickly pointed out that innovation is not as much about the technology investment as it is about the cultural one.
Reaching out to Unbanked and Underbanked Hispanic Customers
As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, community bankers continue to discuss new ways of reaching out to the Hispanic community in their local areas and offer tips to connect with this diverse...
Key Take-Aways from Federal Reserve Report on Community Bank Innovation
High-tech, high touch. That phrase has been a rallying cry for community banks for years, emphasizing the blending of the relationship banking model with the technology fueling today’s digital era....
Continuing Your Community Bank’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Journey
A new educational webinar series hosted by ICBA and Jackson Lewis starts tomorrow. This series will provide greater insights into both the why and how behind diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
4 Ways to Increase the Impact of Your Customer Feedback
4 Ways to Increase the Impact of Your Customer Feedback Testimonials have long been a crux of an effective communications effort in helping to articulate and demonstrate a community bank’s value...
What Decentralized Finance Means for Community Banks
What Decentralized Finance Means for Community Banks As discussed in ICBA’s first Crypto Chronicles blog post, cryptocurrency emerged from Satoshi Nakamoto’s desire to create a “purely peer-to-peer...
Why Community Banks Should Play an Important Intermediary Role with a CBDC
Why Community Banks Should Play an Important Intermediary Role with a CBDC While policy and technology questions continue to be debated around the digital dollar, the vital role that community...
Stablecoin Surge Raises Consumer and Systemic Risks
In the months since our Crypto Chronicles series began, stablecoins have become a hot topic due to an incredible surge in activity—and affiliated risk.
ICBA campaign opposing new bank IRS reporting generates passionate consumer response
ICBA has for months strongly objected to a Washington proposal that would require financial institutions to report information on customer bank accounts to the IRS, which Congress could soon pass...
Community Bank Resources to Help Customers Bounce Back from Natural Disasters
As National Crisis Preparedness Month draws to a close, ICBA continues to reinforce the importance of proper preparedness to combat unforeseen natural disasters and keep local banks and communities...
Where Does the U.S. Stack Up in the Race for a Central Bank Digital Currency?
As more people chase the unregulated crypto market of rising stablecoins, an emerging shadow bank ecosystem threatens community banks’ business models.
ICBA Research Reveals Characteristics of Today’s Community Bank Customers
he actions and activities of customers you have known have evolved, and potential new customers are now seeking different products and services than they would have just two years ago.
Three Proven Factors in Fintech Success with Community Banks
In this latest blog, ICBA senior vice president and chief innovation officer Charles Potts, writes about the key factors that lead fintechs to success in the community banking space.