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ICBA Testifies on Success of SBA Community Bank Loans
Washington, D.C. (March 9, 2017)—The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today testified before Congress on the value of the Small Business Administration’s 7(a) loan program to local...
Fiserv Integrates Credit Score Monitoring into Digital Banking to Give Consumers One-Stop Insight into Their Finances
2017-03-08 Fiserv Integrates Credit Score Monitoring into Digital Banking to Give Consumers One-Stop Insight into Their Finances Technology also enables financial institutions to make pre-qualified...
STC Capital Bank Announces Executive Appointments
STC Capital Bank Announces Executive Appointments St. Charles, IL – February 6, 2017 STC Capital Bank, a growing and successful community bank in St. Charles has announced several managerial...
FinCEN Renews Real Estate Geographic Targeting Order
2017-02-23 FinCEN Renews Real Estate Geographic Targeting Order The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) renewed the existing Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) that temporarily requires...
Fannie Mae Announces Simplifying Servicing for Customers
Fannie Mae Announces Simplifying Servicing for Customers Fannie Mae is Simplifying Servicing™. Customers highlighted concerns with the complex servicing environment. Fannie Mae listened....
ICBA Statement on Financial Regulation Review
2017-02-03 ICBA Statement on Financial Regulation Review Washington, D.C. (Feb. 3, 2017)—Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) President and CEO Camden R. Fine released the following...
Agencies Release Annual CRA Asset-Size Threshold Adjustments for Small and Intermediate Small Institutions
Agencies Release Annual CRA Asset-Size Threshold Adjustments for Small and Intermediate Small Institutions 2016-12-29
TMG CEO Shazia Manus Named Finalist for Inspiring Women of Iowa Confidence Award
TMG CEO Shazia Manus Named Finalist for Inspiring Women of Iowa Confidence Award Award recipient will be announced on April 5 in Des Moines (Des Moines, Iowa – March 6, 2017) – Through her...
Level One Bank Hires Peter Root as VP, Treasurer
2017-03-03 Level One Bank Hires Peter Root as VP, Treasurer FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., - Level One Bank, a leading community bank in Michigan, has hired Peter Root as VP, Treasurer. The announcement...
Axiom Bank Announces Extended Hours, New Hires, Branch Openings for First Quarter
Axiom Bank Announces Extended Hours, New Hires, Branch Openings for First Quarter ORLANDO, Fla. (March 2, 2017) – Axiom Bank, a community bank headquartered in Central Florida, is making...
Community Bankers Association of Oklahoma Endorses ICBA Securities
2017-01-31 Community Bankers Association of Oklahoma Endorses ICBA Securities Washington, D.C. (Jan. 31, 2017)—ICBA Securities® Inc., the broker-dealer subsidiary of the Independent Community...
Community Bankers to Gather in San Antonio for 2017 Community Banking LIVE®
Community Bankers to Gather in San Antonio for 2017 Community Banking LIVE® WHAT: Register today for the Independent Community Bankers of America’s ® (ICBA) 2017 National Convention, Community...
Marijuana Banking Grows, Terminations Too
More financial institutions are servicing the marijuana industry, but depositories have terminated 5,650 accounts at an increasingly rapid clip. 2017-01-25 Marijuana Banking Grows, Terminations Too
Horizon Scanning
Horizon Scanning Following last issue’s review of compliance in 2016, we look at how community banks will meet the challenges of compliance in 2017 2016-12-19
Demand-Letter Deluge
Recently, ICBA has witnessed a growing and alarming trend: a resurgence of aggressive demand letters from plaintiffs’ law firms. Unlike the rash of demand letters regarding flimsy patent claims...
Psychology of Money
2016-12-01 psych-money_233x275846a05b051c36d55bb68ff00003634f2 How emotions, thoughts and biases drive financial decisions—and what community bankers can do about it Short description text How...
ICBA Statement on Minneapolis Fed Plan to End Too-Big-To-Fail
ICBA Statement on Minneapolis Fed Plan to End Too-Big-To-Fail Washington, D.C. (Nov. 16, 2016)—Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) President and CEO Camden R. Fine released the...
ICBA Statement on 2016 Election Results
2016-11-10 ICBA Statement on 2016 Election Results Washington, D.C. (Nov. 10, 2016)— Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) President and CEO Camden R. Fine released this statement on the...
275 Community Banks Offer Student Loans with ICBA and iHELP®
275 Community Banks Offer Student Loans with ICBA and iHELP® Washington, D.C. (Nov. 3, 2016)—Today, the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) and iHELP announced that 275 ICBA community...
ICBA Extends Preferred Service Provider Agreement with PMA Funding
ICBA Extends Preferred Service Provider Agreement with PMA Funding ICBA and PMA Funding have announced that they have extended their Preferred Service Provider agreement. As a result, community...
ICBA: Credit Union Proposal Would Render Membership Restrictions Meaningless
2016-12-12 ICBA: Credit Union Proposal Would Render Membership Restrictions Meaningless Washington, D.C. (Dec. 12, 2016)—The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today expressed its...
TCM Bank Acquires Fifth Third Bank Agent Bank Portfolio
2016-08-11 TCM Bank Acquires Fifth Third Bank Agent Bank Portfolio Deal represents $97.9 million in credit card receivables and 90,000 accounts Washington, D.C. (Aug. 11, 2016)— ICBA Bancard®, the...
ICBA Recognizes Community Banks for Exceptional Community Service Projects
ICBA Recognizes Community Banks for Exceptional Community Service Projects The 15th annual ICBA National Community Bank Service Awards honor three community banks for dedication to local...
ICBA Statement on CFPB’s Mortgage Disclosure Rule
2016-07-29 ICBA Statement on CFPB’s Mortgage Disclosure Rule Washington, D.C. (July 29, 2016)—Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) President and CEO Camden R. Fine released this...
ICBA Bancard Names New Board Members
ICBA Bancard Names New Board Members Washington, D.C. (July 21, 2016)—ICBA Bancard®, the payments services subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA), today announced the...
ICBA to Congress: Pass Basel III Exemption for Community Banks
2016-08-26 ICBA to Congress: Pass Basel III Exemption for Community Banks Washington, D.C. (June 23, 2016)—The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today called on Congress to exempt...
ICBA Statement on Council of Economic Advisers Report
ICBA Statement on Council of Economic Advisers Report Washington, D.C. (Aug. 10, 2016)—Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) President and CEO Camden R. Fine released the following...
ICBA Encouraged by Proposal to Streamline Call Report
Community banks have led effort for call report relief Washington, D.C. (Aug. 5, 2016)—The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today said it is encouraged by a new regulatory proposal...
ICBA Bancard Announces Partnership with CRIF Lending Solutions
ICBA Bancard Announces Partnership with CRIF Lending Solutions Offers the Mark IV WebApp for Online Credit Card Applications Washington, D.C. (July 28, 2016)—ICBA Bancard®, the payments services...
ICBA Securities Announces New Board Members
Washington, D.C. (July 18, 2016)— ICBA Securities® Inc., the broker-dealer subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA), today announced the election of three new members to...
Verafin’s FRAMLxchange Connects ICBA Members to Prevent Financial Crime
Verafin’s FRAMLxchange Connects ICBA Members to Prevent Financial Crime ICBA and Verafin would like to announce that over 125 ICBA banks are now members of Verafin’s successful FRAMLxchange...
ICBA Statement on FHA Property Assessed Clean Energy Policy
Washington, D.C. (July 20, 2016)—Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) President and CEO Camden R. Fine released this statement on the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) policy...
ICBA Backs Senate Push for Community Bank Relief at CFPB
ICBA Backs Senate Push for Community Bank Relief at CFPB Urges Concerned Lawmakers to Pass Pending Regulatory Relief Bills Washington, D.C. (July 19, 2016)—The Independent Community Bankers of...
ICBA Bancard Names Chrystina Giorgio as President and CEO
Succeeds longtime executive Linda Echard who retired Washington, D.C. (July 11, 2016)— ICBA Bancard®, the payments-services subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA),...
ICBA Selects PayNet as the Newest Preferred Service Provider
ICBA Selects PayNet as the Newest Preferred Service Provider Washington, D.C. (July 7, 2016)—The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today announces that PayNet Inc., a credit and risk...
Independent Banker Recognizes Top-Producing Lenders Nationwide
Washington, D.C. (July 1, 2016)—This month’s issue of Independent Banker®, the award-winning magazine of the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA), spotlights Main Street’s top-producing...
ICBA Announces NextGen Scholarship Recipients
ICBA Announces NextGen Scholarship Recipients Washington, D.C. (June 30, 2016)—The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today announced the recipients of its 2016 NextGen Scholarships....
ICBA Bancard Promotes Liang Han to Chief Operating Officer
Washington, D.C. (June 27, 2016)—ICBA Bancard®, the payment-services subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA), today announced the promotion of Liang Han executive vice...
ICBA and Continuity Celebrate Service to More Than 200 Community Banks
ICBA and Continuity Celebrate Service to More Than 200 Community Banks ICBA and Preferred Service Provider Continuity have announced that this successful program now serves over 200 community banks...
ICBA Appoints New Executives for Membership and Government Relations
ICBA Appoints New Executives for Membership and Government Relations Washington, D.C. (July 12, 2016)— The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today promoted John McNair to executive...