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As Senate meets on stablecoins, ICBA urges coordinated approach
As Senate meets on stablecoins, ICBA urges coordinated approach Policymakers should take a comprehensive, coordinated regulatory approach to stablecoins and other digital assets, ICBA told the...
CFPB updates electronic fund transfer FAQs
CFPB updates electronic fund transfer FAQs The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau updated its frequently asked questions on electronic fund transfers. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
FinCEN seeks comments on modernizing AML/CFT regime
FinCEN seeks comments on modernizing AML/CFT regime The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network requested comments on updating the U.S. anti-money-laundering and countering-the-financing-of-terrorism...
OCC issues final rule rescinding CRA rule
OCC issues final rule rescinding CRA rule The OCC issued a final rule to rescind its June 2020 Community Reinvestment Act rule and reinstate the 1995 interagency CRA rule. The OCC issued a final...
1071 campaign now open to small-biz customers
1071 campaign now open to small-biz customers ICBA is calling on community bankers to enlist their small-business customers in the industry’s comment letter campaign on the Consumer Financial...
1071 leads CFPB rulemaking agenda
1071 leads CFPB rulemaking agenda The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its fall 2021 agenda of regulatory matters it plans to pursue through Oct. 31, 2022. The Consumer Financial...
Small-biz customers can now join 1071 campaign
Small-biz customers can now join 1071 campaign ICBA is calling on community bankers to enlist their small-business customers in the industry’s comment letter campaign on the Consumer Financial...
CISA warns of Java logging library vulnerability
CISA warns of Java logging library vulnerability The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency urged the private and public sectors to actively address a critical vulnerability that a...
Recording of 1071 grassroots briefing available
Recording of 1071 grassroots briefing available Community bankers can access an on-demand recording of yesterday’s ICBA briefing on its campaign targeting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s...
CFPB report spotlights mortgage, payday, remittance violations
CFPB report spotlights mortgage, payday, remittance violations The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its Supervisory Highlights report for the first half of 2021, which spotlights legal...
House passes ICBA-backed LIBOR transition bill
House passes ICBA-backed LIBOR transition bill The House passed ICBA-supported legislation to support the transition from LIBOR to alternative reference rates. The House passed ICBA-supported...
ICBA 1071 advocacy briefing today
ICBA 1071 advocacy briefing today ICBA is hosting a complimentary briefing on its campaign targeting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Section 1071 proposal at 3 p.m. (Eastern time) today,...
ICBA-opposed Omarova nomination withdrawn
ICBA-opposed Omarova nomination withdrawn Law professor Saule Omarova withdrew her nomination to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency following public opposition by ICBA and...
From the CEO: ICBA and Community Banker Leadership Prevails Again
From the CEO: ICBA and Community Banker Leadership Prevails Again Amid an outsized response to the pandemic’s economic implications, community bankers have in 2021 once again proven to be...
IMF researchers urge global crypto regulatory regime
IMF researchers urge global crypto regulatory regime A new International Monetary Fund article urges regulators across the globe to develop comprehensive international standards for digital assets....
ICBA backs bill to extend CBLR relief
ICBA backs bill to extend CBLR relief ICBA expressed support for legislation to allow federal banking regulators to implement a community bank leverage ratio of 8-8.5% through 2024. ICBA expressed...
As crypto CEOs testify, ICBA urges coordinated regulatory approach
As crypto CEOs testify, ICBA urges coordinated regulatory approach With cryptocurrency CEOs testifying before Congress, ICBA called on policymakers to enact a comprehensive, coordinated regulatory...
CFPB issues final rule on LIBOR transition
CFPB issues final rule on LIBOR transition The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule facilitating the transition away from the LIBOR interest rate index for consumer financial...
HUD issues guidance on special-purpose credit programs
HUD issues guidance on special-purpose credit programs The Department of Housing and Urban Development released guidance clarifying that special-purpose credit programs that conform with the Equal...
FinCEN proposes rule to implement beneficial owner reforms
FinCEN proposes rule to implement beneficial owner reforms The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a proposed rule to implement ICBA-advocated beneficial ownership reporting provisions of...
ICBA Statement on the Withdrawal of Saule Omarova’s OCC Nomination
ICBA Statement on the Withdrawal of Saule Omarova’s OCC Nomination Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the...
ICBA/Travelers Deliver Over $4 Million in Dividends for Participating Community Banks
ICBA/Travelers Deliver Over $4 Million in Dividends for Participating Community Banks ICBA today announced that a dividend of $4.1 million will be shared by nearly 1,200 member banks based on their...
This week: ICBA advocacy briefing on 1071 push
This week: ICBA advocacy briefing on 1071 push ICBA this week is hosting a complimentary briefing on its campaign targeting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Section 1071 proposal. ICBA...
ICBA to CFPB: Extend inquiry of largest tech firms
ICBA to CFPB: Extend inquiry of largest tech firms The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should extend its inquiry of the six largest technology companies to all tech firms that participate in...
ICBA advocacy briefing this week on 1071 push
ICBA advocacy briefing this week on 1071 push ICBA this week is hosting a complimentary briefing on its campaign targeting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Section 1071 proposal. ICBA...
Boozman op-ed targets postal banking pilot
Boozman op-ed targets postal banking pilot A U.S. Postal Service pilot program to test postal banking will further complicate already-strained mail delivery, Sen. John Boozman (Ark.) wrote in a new...
New ICBA video: Call for credit union hearings
New ICBA video: Call for credit union hearings ICBA released a new video distinguishing taxpaying community banks from tax-exempt credit unions. ICBA released a new video distinguishing taxpaying...
Credit unions report Q3 growth
Credit unions report Q3 growth Shares and deposits at federally insured credit unions increased 14.4% in the third quarter from the previous year, the National Credit Union Administration reported....
ICBA 1071 campaign continues
ICBA 1071 campaign continues ICBA this week began calling on community bankers to submit personalized comments on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposal to implement Dodd-Frank Section...
Romero Rainey: Act now on 1071 proposal
Romero Rainey: Act now on 1071 proposal ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey called on community bankers to join the grassroots push on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s 1071...
ICBA’s Independent Banker Names 2021 Best Community Banks to Work For
ICBA’s Independent Banker Names 2021 Best Community Banks to Work For Independent Banker magazine today bestowed 2021 Best Community Banks to Work For honors upon five community banks for their...
CFPB issues annual threshold adjustment
CFPB issues annual threshold adjustment The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau raised the annual threshold adjustment maximum that consumer reporting agencies may charge consumers for making a...
Yellen, Powell testifying this week
Yellen, Powell testifying this week Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell are scheduled to testify this week before the Senate Banking and House Financial...
ICBA urges cannabis banking safe harbor in Senate defense bill
ICBA urges cannabis banking safe harbor in Senate defense bill ICBA called on senators to support the inclusion of an ICBA-advocated cannabis banking safe harbor as an amendment to a pending...
ICBA’s Romero Rainey, Paul Merski Named Top Lobbyists by The Hill
ICBA’s Romero Rainey, Paul Merski Named Top Lobbyists by The Hill Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey and ICBA Group Executive Vice President of...
Regulators update BSA/AML exam manual
Regulators update BSA/AML exam manual The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council updated its BSA/AML Examination Manual, which instructs examiners on assessing BSA/AML compliance. The...
Agencies adjust regulatory thresholds
Agencies adjust regulatory thresholds Federal regulators announced 2022 updates to key regulatory thresholds. Federal regulators announced 2022 updates to key regulatory thresholds. Mortgage Loans:...
CFPB: Community banks charge lower overdraft fees
CFPB: Community banks charge lower overdraft fees The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said community banks charge lower overdraft fees than larger institutions. The Consumer Financial...
ICBA launches comment letter campaign on 1071 proposal
ICBA launches comment letter campaign on 1071 proposal ICBA is calling on community bankers to submit personalized comments on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposal to implement...
Five Democratic senators oppose Omarova nomination: report
Five Democratic senators oppose Omarova nomination: report Five Democratic senators reportedly don't support Saule Omarova’s nomination to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency,...