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ICBA issues comprehensive CRA summary, reschedules briefing
ICBA released a comprehensive summary of the recently released interagency final rule to reform Community Reinvestment Act regulations.
Congress continues pressing regulators on community bank reg burden
Members of Congress continued to press prudential regulators about the impact of their rulemakings on community banks during a second day of oversight hearings.
IMF makes case for ICBA-opposed CBDC
Global policy groups continued making their case for central bank digital currencies with the release of a new International Monetary Fund guidebook on digital dollars.
ICBA, groups: CFPB should reject petition for arbitration rerun
ICBA and other groups urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to deny a recent petition seeking a rulemaking that would ban pre-dispute arbitration provisions in contracts for consumer...
Regulators emphasize community bank exemptions during Senate hearing
Federal banking regulators emphasized community bank exemptions from various regulations while testifying before the Senate Banking Committee.
Cyber agency releases AI roadmap
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released an artificial intelligence roadmap designed to support the secure development and implementation of AI capabilities.
ICBA launching survey on recent regulatory changes
ICBA this week is launching a survey on the value of community banks, small-business lending, and the regulatory environment. The survey will inform a forthcoming ICBA report on the impact of...
Grassroots key as Congress debates spending bills
With Congress working this week to advance funding bills to avoid a government shutdown ahead of Friday’s deadline, ICBA is calling on community bankers to contact their members of Congress on...
FinCEN issues final rule on beneficial ownership identifiers
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a final rule that specifies the circumstances in which a reporting company may report an entity’s FinCEN identifier in lieu of information about...
FinCEN issues new SAR term for reporting export control evasion
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and the Bureau of Industry and Security issued a joint notice highlighting a new Suspicious Activity Report key term.
FDIC board meeting today on special assessment
The FDIC board of directors is scheduled to meet at 10 a.m. (Eastern time) today to finalize the agency’s special assessment to replenish the Deposit Insurance Fund following large bank failures...
Introducing ICBA Payments
ICBA Bancard, ICBA’s payments subsidiary, unveiled its new brand—ICBA Payments. The name change reflects its expanded offerings beyond card services and a broader focus on the larger payments...
ICBA Bancard Rebrands to ICBA Payments
ICBA Bancard, the payments subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), today unveiled its new brand—ICBA Payments.
ICBA supports proposed tax treatment for digital assets
ICBA expressed support for an Internal Revenue Service proposal designed to clarify the tax treatment of digital assets.
ICBA briefing on CRA rule this week
ICBA is slated to hold a complimentary briefing this week on the interagency final rule to reform Community Reinvestment Act regulations.
Bowman reiterates CRA, interchange, climate concerns
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman reiterated her concerns with the community bank impact of regulators’ Community Reinvestment Act final rule and other recent agency actions.
Luetkemeyer raises concerns with GSE credit score change
A key member of the House Financial Services Committee raised concerns with the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s plan to change credit report requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgages.
Regulators target CRA, interchange, climate standards
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman expressed concerns with the community bank impact of regulators’ Community Reinvestment Act final rule and other recent agency actions.
ICBA, state groups request comment extension on 1033 proposal
ICBA and its affiliated state community banking associations called on the CFPB to extend the comment deadline on its proposal to implement standards for sharing consumer financial data under...
ICBA Statement on Federal Home Loan Bank Report
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today’s Federal Housing Finance Agency report on the Federal Home Loan Banks.