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ICBA Announces Staff Promotions

ICBA Announces Staff Promotions Washington, D.C. (Jan. 13, 2020) —The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) welcomed the new decade with several staff announcements. The new titles and...

Jan 13, 2020
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An Open Letter to Congress: Community Banks Focused on Achievable Bipartisan Solutions

An Open Letter to Congress: Community Banks Focused on Achievable Bipartisan Solutions With a proven track record of common-sense legislative achievements that benefit Main Street consumers, small...

Jan 06, 2020
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Comment Letter to the OCC and FDIC on Federal Interest Rate Authority

Comment Letter to the OCC and FDIC on Federal Interest Rate Authority The Independent Community Bankers of America appreciates the opportunity to comment on proposed rules by both the FDIC and the...

Jan 30, 2020
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Lending

ICBA Request for Banking Committee Hearing on Credit Union Purchases of Community Banks

ICBA Request for Banking Committee Hearing on Credit Union Purchases of Community Banks On behalf of community banks across the country, with more than 50,000 locations, I write to call your...

Jan 29, 2020
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Credit Unions

Community Bankers to Gather in Orlando for 2020 ICBA LIVE

Community Bankers to Gather in Orlando for 2020 ICBA LIVE WHAT: Register today for the Independent Community Bankers of America’s ® (ICBA) 2020 National Convention, ICBA LIVE® — the largest, most...

Jan 27, 2020
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ICBA Statement on Credit Union Proposed Rules

ICBA Statement on Credit Union Proposed Rules ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today’s National Credit Union Administration board meeting. Washington,...

Jan 23, 2020
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National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Credit Unions

ICBA Announces Nominations for 2020-21 Board of Directors

ICBA Announces Nominations for 2020-21 Board of Directors ICBA announced the nominees for its 2020-21 board of directors, which will be voted on during the 2020 ICBA national convention, ICBA LIVE,...

Jan 23, 2020
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Wolters Kluwer’s Lien Solutions and Aite Group To Host Commercial Lending Webinar

Wolters Kluwer’s Lien Solutions and Aite Group To Host Commercial Lending Webinar February 6 Event to Provide Valuable Insights for Navigating Difficult Lending Space Experts from Wolters Kluwer’s...

Jan 17, 2020
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ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator 2.0 Participants Revealed at Kickoff Event

ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator 2.0 Participants Revealed at Kickoff Event ICBA and The Venture Center, in partnership with the State of Arkansas, today announced the 10 companies selected for the...

Jan 08, 2020
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ICBA Names FI Navigator as a Preferred Service Provider for Analytics

ICBA Names FI Navigator as a Preferred Service Provider for Analytics The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced that FI Navigator has been selected as its newest Preferred...

Dec 12, 2019
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Community Bankers Association of Georgia Endorses ICBA Securities

Community Bankers Association of Georgia Endorses ICBA Securities ICBA Securities Inc., the broker-dealer subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America, has been endorsed by the...

Dec 11, 2019
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ICBA Updates Congress on Ag Credit, Warns of Farm Credit System

ICBA Updates Congress on Ag Credit, Warns of Farm Credit System The Independent Community Bankers of America told the House Agriculture Committee that farm banks have stable ag loan portfolios but...

Dec 11, 2019
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ICBA Urges Credit Union Agency to Rethink Redlining Plan

ICBA Urges Credit Union Agency to Rethink Redlining Plan The Independent Community Bankers of America today called on the National Credit Union Administration to withdraw and redraft a proposed...

Dec 09, 2019
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Credit Unions

ICBA’s Independent Banker Names 2019 Best Community Banks to Work For

ICBA’s Independent Banker Names 2019 Best Community Banks to Work For Independent Banker magazine, the award-winning monthly publication of ICBA, bestowed 2019 Best Community Banks to Work For...

Dec 02, 2019
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Wolters Kluwer’s Compliance Solutions Wins Two 2019 BIG Awards for Business

Wolters Kluwer’s Compliance Solutions Wins Two 2019 BIG Awards for Business Continued Accolades for Product Innovation Mark Record Year of Industry Recognition Wolters Kluwer’s Compliance Solutions...

Nov 10, 2019
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ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator 2.0 Finalists to Be Unveiled

ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator 2.0 Finalists to Be Unveiled The Independent Community Bankers of America and The Venture Center, in partnership with the State of Arkansas, will announce the cohort...

Dec 30, 2019
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ICBA Names Sarah Snyder as VP, Tax and Financial Analysis

ICBA Names Sarah Snyder as VP, Tax and Financial Analysis The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today announced that Sarah Snyder has joined the organization as vice president of tax...

Dec 20, 2019
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ICBA Statement on Community Reinvestment Act Proposal

Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today's Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Office of the Comptroller of the...

Dec 12, 2019
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Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)

Wolters Kluwer Names Winners of its 2019 Community Impact Award

Wolters Kluwer Names Winners of its 2019 Community Impact Award Washington Financial Bank, Woodforest National Bank honored at 23rd Annual CRA & Fair Lending Colloquium Wolters Kluwer's Compliance...

Nov 19, 2019
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Blog Details What's Next for Cannabis Banking

Blog Details What's Next for Cannabis Banking A new Main Street Matters post breaks down what's next for cannabis banking following the bipartisan House vote advancing the SAFE Banking Act. A new...

Oct 16, 2019
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Grassroots/Be Heard Cannabis banking

Wolters Kluwer’s Lien Solutions Wins Two 2019 BIG Awards for Business

Wolters Kluwer’s Lien Solutions Wins Two 2019 BIG Awards for Business Continued Accolades for Product Innovation Mark Record Year of Industry Recognition Wolters Kluwer’s Lien Solutions has earned...

Nov 10, 2019
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Provident Bank Employees Raise More Than $6,400 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth & Middlesex Counties

Provident Bank Employees Raise More Than $6,400 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth & Middlesex Counties Provident Bank employees, family members, and friends recently competed in the Big...

Oct 21, 2019
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Provident Promotes Three to Retail Banking Leadership Team

Provident Promotes Three to Retail Banking Leadership Team Provident Bank, a leading New Jersey-based financial institution, today announced the promotion of three executives. Robert Vivo has been...

Oct 17, 2019
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ICBA and ProfitStars Expand Preferred Service Provider Agreement

ICBA and ProfitStars Expand Preferred Service Provider Agreement ICBA today announced its expanded Preferred Service Provider agreement with ProfitStars to include its commercial mobile remote...

Oct 17, 2019
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Wolters Kluwer’s Compliance Solutions Business Triumphs with Four Golden Bridge Awards

Wolters Kluwer’s Compliance Solutions Business Triumphs with Four Golden Bridge Awards Wolters Kluwer’s Compliance Solutions business has earned four 2019 Golden Bridge Awards for product...

Oct 07, 2019
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Wolters Kluwer Introduces CASH Tax Importer to its Commercial Lending Product Suite

Wolters Kluwer Introduces CASH Tax Importer to its Commercial Lending Product Suite Newest CASH Suite Module Speeds Collection, Improves Accuracy of Borrower Data Wolters Kluwer’s Compliance...

Aug 19, 2019
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Main Street, Inc. Successfully Completes System & Organization Controls (SOC) 2 –Type 2 Assurance

Main Street, Inc. Successfully Completes System & Organization Controls (SOC) 2 –Type 2 Assurance Main Street, Inc., a data-driven analytics and print solutions provider, today announced the...

Sep 27, 2019
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Wolters Kluwer’s Lien Solutions Wins Two Prestigious Industry Awards

Wolters Kluwer’s Lien Solutions Wins Two Prestigious Industry Awards iLien Motor Vehicle Garners Globee Awards, International Business Awards Recognition Wolters Kluwer’s Lien Solutions has earned...

Sep 09, 2019
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Wolters Kluwer’s Compliance Solutions Business Triumphs with Six Industry Awards

Wolters Kluwer’s Compliance Solutions Business Triumphs with Six Industry Awards Vanceo, Compliance Program Management Offerings Win Globee Awards, International Business Awards Wolters Kluwer’s...

Sep 09, 2019
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ICBA and The Venture Center Announce ThinkTECH Accelerator 2.0

ICBA and The Venture Center Announce ThinkTECH Accelerator 2.0 ICBA today announced plans for a second ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator in partnership with The Venture Center. The program will accept...

Aug 12, 2019
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Technology Fintech Innovation

Roselle Bank Receives NJBankers' 2018 Community Service Award

Roselle Bank Receives NJBankers' 2018 Community Service Award Bank acknowledged for charitable initiatives, awarded with recognition plaque at conference Roselle, NJ -- Roselle Bank, which has...

May 22, 2019
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Main Street Victory: ICBA Applauds Fed on Real-Time Payments Decision

Main Street Victory: ICBA Applauds Fed on Real-Time Payments Decision ICBA today applauded the Federal Reserve for its decision to develop a real-time payments system—a longtime ICBA priority. ...

Aug 05, 2019
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Federal Reserve Payments Faster Payments

Fed Close on Faster Payments—Make Some Noise

Fed Close on Faster Payments—Make Some Noise With the Federal Reserve closing in on its decision about whether to take a leadership role in faster payments, ICBA is urging community bankers to...

Jul 22, 2019
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Federal Reserve Grassroots/Be Heard Payments +1 More...

Washington Banker Elected ICBA Bancard Chairman

Washington Banker Elected ICBA Bancard Chairman ICBA Bancard, the payments services subsidiary of ICBA, announced today the election of Gregory Deckard, president, chairman and CEO of State Bank...

Jun 28, 2019
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Agencies Update CRA Community List

Agencies Update CRA Community List Federal regulators released the 2018 list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies. These are areas in which revitalization or...

Jun 27, 2019
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Compliance

EZShield and IdentityForce Combine Under New Parent Company: SONTIQ™

EZShield and IdentityForce Combine Under New Parent Company: SONTIQ™ EZShield, the best-in-class digital Identity Theft Protection and Mobile Cybersecurity provider that pioneered fraud...

Jun 27, 2019
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ICBA to Congress: Extend Safeguards on Personal Info to All Entities

ICBA to Congress: Extend Safeguards on Personal Info to All Entities ICBA urged Congress to require all entities that are responsible for handling personal consumer information to be held to the...

May 09, 2019
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Data Security/Fraud

Community Banks Are the Megabank Alternative

Community Banks Are the Megabank Alternative ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today’s House Financial Services Committee hearing on holding megabanks...

Apr 10, 2019
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Too-Big-To-Fail/Systemic Risk

Brattleboro Savings & Loan Earns B Corp Certification

Brattleboro Savings & Loan Earns B Corp Certification Becomes one of the first banks in New England to meet rigorous standards for environmental and socially responsible practices BRATTLEBORO, VT –...

Apr 02, 2019
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ICBA Announces 2019-20 Executive Committee

ICBA Announces 2019-20 Executive Committee ICBA today announced the election of its 2019-20 Executive Committee during the 2019 ICBA LIVE® national convention in Nashville. Louisiana community...

Mar 21, 2019
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Advocacy