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ICBA urging grassroots pushback against SBA direct lending plan
ICBA urging grassroots pushback against SBA direct lending plan ICBA is calling on community bankers to continue the campaign opposing proposed changes to the SBA 7(a) loan program contained in the...
Republican senators denounce postal banking pilot
Republican senators denounce postal banking pilot A group of 19 Senate Republicans led by Sen. John Boozman (Ark.) denounced an ICBA-opposed U.S. Postal Service pilot program to test postal...
ICBA-backed updates included in cyber reporting bill
ICBA-backed updates included in cyber reporting bill Lawmakers reached an agreement on bipartisan cyber incident reporting legislation that includes ICBA-advocated updates to avoid excessive...
ICBA to Congress: Extend data security standards to nonbanks
ICBA to Congress: Extend data security standards to nonbanks ICBA called on Congress to extend Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act data security standards to retailers, technology companies, and other parties...
IRS issues November Child Tax Credit payments
IRS issues November Child Tax Credit payments The Treasury Department said families with roughly 61 million eligible children received more than $15 billion in the fifth batch of Advance Child Tax...
House committee Republicans issue CBDC principles
House committee Republicans issue CBDC principles House Financial Services Committee Republicans released principles to guide Congress in evaluating potential proposals for a U.S. central bank...
IRS reporting press push continues
IRS reporting press push continues The community banking industry continued its media push against the IRS bank reporting proposal, which remains a threat even after it was recently left out of the...
Treasury targets ransomware operators
Treasury targets ransomware operators The Treasury Department announced a new round of coordinated actions as part of the federal government’s response to ransomware. The Treasury Department...
ICBA continues IRS push in congressional roundtable
ICBA continues IRS push in congressional roundtable ICBA continued pushing back against the IRS reporting proposal during testimony at a House Financial Services Committee Republican roundtable....
ICBA releases new innovation podcast
ICBA releases new innovation podcast ICBA released the second podcast in its new Communities of Innovation series on community bank innovation stories and experiences. ICBA released the second...
CFPB targets faulty identity matching practices
CFPB targets faulty identity matching practices The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an advisory opinion affirming that consumer reporting companies engaging in “shoddy name-matching...
ICBA joining webinar on bank-like credit unions
ICBA joining webinar on bank-like credit unions ICBA Chairman Robert Fisher will participate in a National Taxpayers Union webinar scheduled for next week on the “rise of bank-like credit unions.”...
Hsu: OCC has concluded fintech charter review
Hsu: OCC has concluded fintech charter review The OCC has concluded its review of bank charter applications and crypto-related interpretative letters and will be communicating its findings in the...
ICBA to OCC: Take moderate approach to CRA rescission
ICBA to OCC: Take moderate approach to CRA rescission ICBA advocated a moderate approach to the OCC’s rescission of its 2020 Community Reinvestment Act final rule and reinstatement of the 1995...
IRS: Update income in Child Tax Credit portal
IRS: Update income in Child Tax Credit portal The IRS today is launching a new feature allowing any family receiving monthly Child Tax Credit payments to update their income using the Child Tax...
SBA: $44.8B in 2021 lending through signature programs
SBA: $44.8B in 2021 lending through signature programs The SBA said its 7(a) and 504 loan programs supported more than 61,000 traditional loans worth $44.8 billion in fiscal 2021. The lending...
ICBA opposes reconciliation package tax hikes
ICBA opposes reconciliation package tax hikes ICBA expressed strong opposition to certain tax provisions policymakers are considering as part of the Build Back Better reconciliation package. ICBA...
ICBA to Congress: Extend Data Security Standards to Retailers, Tech Firms
ICBA to Congress: Extend Data Security Standards to Retailers, Tech Firms ICBA today called on Congress to extend Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act data security standards to retailers, technology companies,...
ICBA testifying today on cyber, data security
ICBA testifying today on cyber, data security ICBA is scheduled to testify at today’s House Financial Services Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions hearing on cyber and...
Independent Banker focuses on faster payments
Independent Banker focuses on faster payments This month’s ICBA Independent Banker magazine focuses on the race for faster payments. This month’s ICBA Independent Banker magazine focuses on the...
Blog: PPP data show community bank lending urgency
Blog: PPP data show community bank lending urgency A new ICBA blog post explores data showing the urgency of community banks’ Paycheck Protection Program response to help save small businesses in...
Regulators recommend bank-like rules for stablecoins
Regulators recommend bank-like rules for stablecoins The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets issued a long-awaited report spotlighting regulatory gaps in overseeing stablecoins and...
ICBA testifying tomorrow on cyber, data security
ICBA testifying tomorrow on cyber, data security ICBA is scheduled to testify tomorrow on cyber and data security issues before the House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Consumer...
ICBA Statement on President’s Working Group Stablecoin Report
ICBA Statement on President’s Working Group Stablecoin Report Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the President’s...
CFPB issues debt collection guidance
CFPB issues debt collection guidance The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released several guidance documents to help providers prepare for two debt collection final rules taking effect Nov....
ICBA Expands Preferred Service Provider Agreement with Wolters Kluwer to Include iLien Document Management
ICBA Expands Preferred Service Provider Agreement with Wolters Kluwer to Include iLien Document Management The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced it has expanded its Wolters...
Grassroots push continues against reconciliation tax hikes
Grassroots push continues against reconciliation tax hikes With policymakers’ draft framework for the budget reconciliation bill featuring numerous tax increases, ICBA is calling on community...
IRS plan excluded from budget framework — for now
IRS plan excluded from budget framework — for now A Biden administration draft framework for the next round of congressional reconciliation discussions leaves out the ICBA-opposed IRS reporting...
FHFA proposes GSE capital disclosures
FHFA proposes GSE capital disclosures The Federal Housing Finance Agency proposed additional public disclosure requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s Enterprise Regulatory Capital Framework....
CFTC head makes push to be primary crypto regulator
CFTC head makes push to be primary crypto regulator The acting head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission urged Congress to consider granting his agency the authority to be the primary...
ICBA, groups oppose grantor trust rule changes
ICBA, groups oppose grantor trust rule changes ICBA and other business groups urged Congress to reject proposed changes to grantor trust and valuation rules in the Build Back Better reconciliation...
OCC issues revised TILA procedures
OCC issues revised TILA procedures The OCC issued revised interagency examination procedures and rescissions for the Truth in Lending Act The OCC issued revised interagency examination procedures...
ICBA Statement on IRS Bank Reporting Proposal
ICBA Statement on IRS Bank Reporting Proposal ICBA and the nation’s community banks applaud the exclusion of the widely opposed IRS bank reporting proposal from today’s budget reconciliation...
ICBA talks IRS on Fox News as House Dem coalition pushes back
ICBA talks IRS on Fox News as House Dem coalition pushes back ICBA leaders appeared on Fox News to continue raising awareness of the widely opposed IRS reporting proposal. ICBA leaders appeared on...
ICBA testifies on IRS reporting as Manchin speaks out
ICBA testifies on IRS reporting as Manchin speaks out ICBA testified against the widely opposed IRS reporting proposal while a key Democratic senator raised objections to the policy. ICBA testified...
ICBA to Congress: Reject IRS Reporting Plan Outright
ICBA to Congress: Reject IRS Reporting Plan Outright The Independent Community Bankers of America today told Congress that proposed tweaks to Washington’s widely opposed IRS reporting proposal are...
CFPB revises Reg Z dollar amounts
CFPB revises Reg Z dollar amounts The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a final rule amending the official interpretations for Regulation Z, which implements the Truth in Lending Act. The...
OCC issues FAQs on rescinding CRA rule
OCC issues FAQs on rescinding CRA rule The OCC issued responses to frequently asked questions on its proposal to rescind its June 2020 Community Reinvestment Act rule and replace it with...
Senate bill would bar IRS reporting proposal
Senate bill would bar IRS reporting proposal ICBA expressed support for a Senate companion bill to block the widely opposed IRS reporting proposal. ICBA expressed support for a Senate companion...
Complimentary central bank digital currency webinar tomorrow
Complimentary central bank digital currency webinar tomorrow ICBA is hosting a complimentary one-hour webinar at 11 a.m. (Eastern time) tomorrow, Oct. 26, to provide ICBA members with foundational...
IRS grassroots evolves with congressional debate: blog
IRS grassroots evolves with congressional debate: blog ICBA’s campaign against Washington’s IRS reporting proposal demands that community bankers increase their grassroots outreach through calls...
House Democrat expresses IRS reporting concerns
House Democrat expresses IRS reporting concerns Rep. Charlie Crist (D-Fla.) became the first Democratic member of Congress to publicly express concerns with the ICBA-opposed IRS reporting proposal....
NCUA approves expanded powers for CUSOs
NCUA approves expanded powers for CUSOs The National Credit Union Administration approved an ICBA-opposed rule expanding credit union service organizations' permissible services and activities to...
ICBA testifying amid renewed IRS reporting push
ICBA testifying amid renewed IRS reporting push While ICBA urges community bankers to renew their opposition to Washington’s IRS reporting proposal by calling lawmakers and urging consumer...
Bowman: Regulation shouldn’t inhibit de novo formation
Bowman: Regulation shouldn’t inhibit de novo formation With the banking system experiencing a lack of de novo formation in the past decade, policymakers must avoid adding regulatory burdens on...
FDIC adopts rule amending regulatory capital standards
FDIC adopts rule amending regulatory capital standards The FDIC adopted an ICBA-supported final rule amending real estate lending standards for supervisory loan-to-value limits to incorporate the...
CFPB launches inquiry into Big Tech payments platforms
CFPB launches inquiry into Big Tech payments platforms The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a series of orders to collect information on the business practices of large U.S. tech...
ICBA LIVE 2022 set for San Antonio
ICBA LIVE 2022 set for San Antonio ICBA announced its ICBA LIVE 2022 national convention is scheduled for Feb. 27-March 3 in San Antonio. ICBA announced its ICBA LIVE 2022 national convention is...
ICBA seeks updates to cyber reporting bill
ICBA seeks updates to cyber reporting bill ICBA advocated updates to bipartisan legislation that would create a cyber incident reporting regime to avoid excessive burdens on community banks. ICBA...
ICBA: Washington Cannot Salvage Widely Opposed IRS Reporting Plan
ICBA: Washington Cannot Salvage Widely Opposed IRS Reporting Plan Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey today issued a statement on the latest...
Farm Credit posts regulatory plan
Farm Credit posts regulatory plan The Farm Credit Administration posted its latest regulatory projects plan. The plan cites pending regulations on a Farm Credit System bridge bank; an annual...
ICBA Renews its Preferred Service Provider Relationship with OnBoard
ICBA Renews its Preferred Service Provider Relationship with OnBoard The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced it has extended its relationship with Preferred Service Provider...
State AGs join opposition to IRS reporting plan
State AGs join opposition to IRS reporting plan Attorneys general from 20 states expressed opposition to the Biden administration’s proposal to require banks to report customer information to the...
ICBA: Credit unions shouldn’t get Basel III shortcut
ICBA: Credit unions shouldn’t get Basel III shortcut ICBA told the National Credit Union Administration that credit unions should first be subject to the full provisions of the Basel III regulatory...
OCC issues 2022 supervision plan
OCC issues 2022 supervision plan The OCC released its bank supervision operating plan for fiscal 2022. The plan provides the foundation for policy initiatives and for supervisory strategies to...
Senators debating IRS reporting plan today
Senators debating IRS reporting plan today Senators are set to host dueling press conferences today on the Biden administration’s ICBA-opposed plan to require banks to report customer information...
ICBA: Guidance on third parties a key step
ICBA: Guidance on third parties a key step ICBA told regulators it supports their efforts to consolidate guidance on third-party risk management while providing recommendations on the proposed...
Top stablecoin issuer fined $41M over reserve claims
Top stablecoin issuer fined $41M over reserve claims The Commodity Futures Trading Commission fined Tether, the largest stablecoin issuer, $41 million for misleading claims that its U.S. dollar...
ICBA, groups push back on IRS reporting false claims
ICBA, groups push back on IRS reporting false claims With Congress working to modify its IRS reporting proposal in response to widespread opposition, ICBA and 100 other organizations pushed back...
ICBA backs hybrid exam model
ICBA backs hybrid exam model ICBA encouraged the FDIC to adopt a hybrid examination model that uses on-site and off-site exam activity as it explores the future of post-pandemic oversight. ICBA...