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New ICBA podcast covers finding, keeping talent
New ICBA podcast covers finding, keeping talent The latest episode of ICBA’s Communities of Innovation podcast focuses on recruiting and retaining top bank talent in today’s competitive job market....
As House panel meets, ICBA urges coordinated crypto approach
As House panel meets, ICBA urges coordinated crypto approach Policymakers should take a comprehensive, coordinated regulatory approach to stablecoins and other digital assets, ICBA told the House...
ICBA to FinCEN: Drop beneficial owner reporting mandate
ICBA to FinCEN: Drop beneficial owner reporting mandate With the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network now required to collect beneficial ownership information directly from reporting companies, it...
Taxpayer group continues push for credit union transparency
Taxpayer group continues push for credit union transparency The National Taxpayers Union encouraged key congressional committees to consider whether credit unions should continue to be exempt from...
ICBA Urges Senate to Retain House-Passed SAFE Banking Act in Conference
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the House’s latest passage of legislation to establish a cannabis banking...
ICBA Capital Summit set for May 1-4
ICBA Capital Summit set for May 1-4 Registration is open for the 2022 ICBA Capital Summit, the industry’s premier advocacy event scheduled for May 1-4 in Washington, D.C. Registration is open for...
Cannabis banking amendment added to COMPETES Act
Cannabis banking amendment added to COMPETES Act The House included an ICBA-advocated bill establishing a cannabis banking safe harbor as an amendment to a pending legislative package. The House...
Regulators to Share Views on Community Bank Innovation at ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator Event
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), in partnership with The Venture Center, will host a one-day virtual summit for policymakers and the 2022 ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator fintech...
ICBA, CISA cybersecurity exercises start this month
ICBA, CISA cybersecurity exercises start this month ICBA and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are hosting a tabletop exercise on several dates starting this month to support...
Senate hearing today on Fed nominees
Senate hearing today on Fed nominees The Senate Banking Committee is scheduled to meet at 8:45 a.m. (Eastern time) today, Feb. 3, for a hearing on President Joe Biden’s three nominations to fill...
FDIC expands #GetBanked campaign
FDIC expands #GetBanked campaign The FDIC announced it will expand its #GetBanked public awareness campaign into the Los Angeles, Dallas, and Detroit metro areas after launching it last year in...
Postal commission indicates banking pilot violated law
Postal commission indicates banking pilot violated law The Postal Regulatory Commission is pressing the U.S. Postal Service on why it didn’t seek the commission’s approval before launching an...
Credit union debt offering bolsters oversight push
Credit union debt offering bolsters oversight push A new rule that allows private institutional investors to exploit credit union tax subsidies is yet another reason for Congress to investigate...
Credit union debt offering bolsters need for oversight: op-ed
Credit union debt offering bolsters need for oversight: op-ed A new rule that allows private institutional investors to exploit credit union tax subsidies is yet another reason for Congress to...
FS-ISAC spotlights threats to smaller institutions
FS-ISAC spotlights threats to smaller institutions The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center’s latest weekly risk summary report focuses on growing cybersecurity risks to small...
ThinkTECH Accelerator cohort increasingly competitive: blog
ThinkTECH Accelerator cohort increasingly competitive: blog The ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator cohort continues to demonstrate an increasing understanding of community banking and their challenges and...
Feds revamp Child Tax Credit website
Feds revamp Child Tax Credit website The federal government relaunched a revamped website—ChildTaxCredit.gov—to help taxpayers file their taxes and access the remainder or the full amount of the...
ICBA Reviewing Fed Discussion Paper on U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency
ICBA Reviewing Fed Discussion Paper on U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the...
CFPB to examine colleges’ in-house lending practices
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it will begin examining the operations of post-secondary schools, such as for-profit colleges, that extend private loans directly to students.
Fed issues expected FedNow pricing approach
Fed issues expected FedNow pricing approach The Federal Reserve released its anticipated pricing approach for its FedNow instant payments service ahead of next year’s launch. The Federal Reserve...