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FINSYNC is Rapidly Closing the Gap Between Online Banking and Online Lending
FINSYNC is Rapidly Closing the Gap Between Online Banking and Online Lending FINSYNC, Inc., a cash flow management platform for small to midsize businesses, is adding new banks to its lending...
Agility Recovery Acquires Preparis, a Leading Business Continuity and Emergency Notification Software and Services Provider
2019-02-28 Agility Recovery Acquires Preparis, a Leading Business Continuity and Emergency Notification Software and Services Provider DENVER, CO — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Agility Recovery, North...
Report Notes Solid, But Slower Growth in 2018
2019-02-25 Report Notes Solid, But Slower Growth in 2018 The Federal Reserve said it will stick to its “patient” approach as it determines future adjustments amid concerns of a slowing global...
ICBA Advocates Uniformity, Certainty in FCC Rules
ICBA Advocates Uniformity, Certainty in FCC Rules Last week, ICBA and other financial services trade associations filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court, advocating for uniformity and...
ICBA Expands Toolkit to Promote Savings
ICBA updated its Tell Your Story toolkit with a customizable press release to help community bankers encourage financial responsibility during America Saves Week, slated for Feb. 25-March 2....
Wolters Kluwer Triumphs in US Business News Awards
Wolters Kluwer Triumphs in US Business News Awards Wolters Kluwer’s CASH Workflow™ solution has been named Commercial Loan Origination Solution of the Year by US Business News, as part of its...
ACH Volume Skyrocketed in Q418
The National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) reports that during the fourth quarter of 2018, ACH Network volume saw more growth than it has in a decade. More than 5.9 billion ACH...
Senate Banking Panel Issues Subcommittee Assignments
Senate Banking Panel Issues Subcommittee Assignments Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) announced the panel’s subcommittee assignments...
ICBA Statement on Subchapter S Tax Deduction
Washington, D.C. (Jan. 22, 2019)—Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the Treasury Department’s final rule...
Luetkemeyer Urges Rule Distinguishing Guidance
Luetkemeyer Urges Rule Distinguishing Guidance Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.) urged federal regulators to begin a formal rulemaking to clarify the distinctions between guidance and rules. In a...
TCM Bank Supports Customers Affected by Government Shutdown
TCM Bank, N.A. Supports Community Banks and Their Customers Affected by Government Shutdown Washington, D.C. (Jan. 4, 2019)—TCM Bank, N.A., a subsidiary of ICBA Bancard®, announced that it is...
Big Announcement: Agility Recovery Acquires the Workplace Recovery Business Unit of Rentsys Recovery Services
Big Announcement: Agility Recovery Acquires the Workplace Recovery Business Unit of Rentsys Recovery Services A Great Moment for Customers Today marks yet another milestone in the nearly 30-year...
ICBA Applauds House Passage of Farm Bill
Washington, D.C (Dec. 12, 2018)—Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the House of Representatives’ passage of...
Wolters Kluwer and CRMNEXT Form Expere Services Partnership
Wolters Kluwer and CRMNEXT Form Expere Services Partnership Arrangement Empowers Banks to Deliver Innovative and Profitable Omnichannel Customer Interactions Wolters Kluwer’s Compliance Solutions...
Congress Extends Flood Program Until Friday
Congress extended the National Flood Insurance Program through this Friday. With the program set to expire at the end of last week, the last-minute vote averted a lapse. Congress could extend the...
ICBA to FDIC: Deny Square’s Latest Application
ICBA to FDIC: Deny Square’s Latest Application ICBA called on the FDIC to deny Square Financial Services Inc.’s recently refiled deposit-insurance application. In a letter on the application, which...
ICBA Urges True Short-Form Call Report
ICBA Urges True Short-Form Call Report ICBA expressed disappointment in federal regulators’ insufficient proposal to reduce reporting burdens and repeated its call for a true short-form call...
ICBA Seeks Hearings on ‘Emergency’ CU Merger
2019-01-22 ICBA Seeks Hearings on ‘Emergency’ CU Merger ICBA called on key congressional committees to hold hearings on the National Credit Union Administration’s approval of an “emergency merger”...
Wolters Kluwer Launches Online Applications Capability for Community Banks
Wolters Kluwer Launches Online Applications Capability for Community Banks New Functionality Enables Lenders to Deliver Online Loan Applications to Consumers Wolters Kluwer’s Compliance Solutions...
Independent Banker Profiles Community Bankers of the Year
2018-12-10 Independent Banker Profiles Community Bankers of the Year The December issue of Independent Banker® magazine features profiles of ICBA’s Community Bankers of the Year. The profiles of...
Podcast Features Community Bank Payment Trends
Podcast Features Community Bank Payment Trends ICBA Bancard’s Tina Giorgio and TCM Bank’s Damon Moorer were featured in the latest This Month In Banking podcast by the Kafafian Group. The 30-minute...
Agencies Planning Resolution Reform: McWilliams
2018-11-30 Agencies Planning Resolution Reform: McWilliams The FDIC and Federal Reserve are reviewing resolution-planning regulations for bank holding companies, FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams...
Court Delays Bureau’s Small-Dollar Rule
Court Delays Bureau’s Small-Dollar Rule A federal court this week granted the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’s request to delay the effective date of its rule on small-dollar loans. The...
Visa: EMV Shift Crushing Counterfeit Fraud
2018-11-30 Visa: EMV Shift Crushing Counterfeit Fraud The shift to EMV chip technology has reduced card-present counterfeit payment fraud by 82 percent at chip-enabled merchants, Visa said. More...
FHFA Seeks Input on ‘Duty to Serve’ Modifications
FHFA Seeks Input on ‘Duty to Serve’ Modifications The Federal Housing Finance Agency is seeking input on proposed modifications to the Underserved Markets Plans for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The...
The Bank of Elk River wins two National Awards for Video Production featuring Elk River residents
2018-10-01 The Bank of Elk River wins two National Awards for Video Production featuring Elk River residents FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elk River, MN 9.28.18 – The American Bankers Association (ABA)...
Fannie, Freddie Update PMI Standards
Fannie, Freddie Update PMI Standards Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac revised eligibility requirements for private mortgage insurers, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced. The updates include...
Agencies Issue Customer Identification Program Exemptions
2018-10-01 Agencies Issue Customer Identification Program Exemptions Federal regulators exempted loans for property and casualty insurance policies from Customer Identification Program rules. Banks...
DOJ Indicates Support for ADA Website Flexibility
DOJ Indicates Support for ADA Website Flexibility The Justice Department told members of Congress that it is evaluating whether to issue guidance on web accessibility standards under the Americans...
Free Credit Freezes Are Here
A provision of S. 2155 requiring credit reporting agencies to freeze consumer credit reports at no charge took effect Friday. These security or credit freezes restrict access to credit files to...
ICBA Statement on FDIC Call Report Proposal
ICBA Statement on FDIC Call Report Proposal Washington, D.C (Nov. 7, 2018)—Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey today issued the following...
FDIC Call Features S. 2155 Consumer Compliance Provisions
The FDIC is hosting an upcoming teleconference on consumer compliance topics related to the S. 2155 regulatory relief law. Scheduled for 2 p.m. (Eastern time) Thursday, Oct. 25, the teleconference...
FinCEN Issues Advisory on Iran
FinCEN Issues Advisory on Iran The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued an advisory to help financial institutions better detect and report potentially illicit transactions related to Iran....
Boston Fed Encourages Tokenization Collaboration
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston researchers encouraged stakeholders to continue collaborating on the development of payment tokenization. Noting that tokenization mitigates risk by eliminating the...
FinCEN Wants to Talk BSA Reporting with Hurricane-Affected Banks
FinCEN Wants to Talk BSA Reporting with Hurricane-Affected Banks The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network said financial institutions affected by Hurricane Florence should contact FinCEN and their...
Facebook Breach Affects 50M Users
Facebook announced a security breach affecting nearly 50 million accounts. Attackers exploited a vulnerability in Facebook’s code that affected the “View As” feature that lets users see what their...
‘Tax Reform 2.0’ Passes House
‘Tax Reform 2.0’ Passes House The House passed legislation to permanently extend the lower individual tax rates included in the tax reform law signed late last year. Known as “Tax Reform 2.0,” the...
Chelsea Groton Bank Named a Winner of the 2018 Top Workplaces Award for Third Straight Year
Chelsea Groton Bank Named a Winner of the 2018 Top Workplaces Award for Third Straight Year 2018-09-24 2018_TopWorkplaces Chelsea Groton Bank has been awarded a 2018 Top Workplaces honor by The...
Bureau Opening Regional Office in Atlanta
The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection said it will relocate its southeast regional office from Washington, D.C., to Atlanta, Ga., in late 2019. The bureau already has regional offices in New...
Wolters Kluwer Announces Interoperability with RSA Archer to Provide Regulatory Data Feed
2018-09-20 Wolters Kluwer Announces Interoperability with RSA Archer to Provide Regulatory Data Feed Enhances Institutions’ Access to Regulatory Change Management Content Wolters Kluwer today...