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Lawmakers to CFPB: Consider impact of 1071 reporting
Lawmakers to CFPB: Consider impact of 1071 reporting House Financial Services Committee Republicans called on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to consider the impact on small institutions...
CFPB launches tool to help renters, landlords access federal assistance
CFPB launches tool to help renters, landlords access federal assistance The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released an online tool to help renters and landlords affected by the pandemic find...
Idaho Bankers Association Endorses ICBA Securities
Idaho Bankers Association Endorses ICBA Securities ICBA Securities Inc., the broker-dealer subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America has received the endorsement of the Idaho...
ICBA, Business Coalition Oppose IRS Reporting Proposal
ICBA, Business Coalition Oppose IRS Reporting Proposal The Independent Community Bankers of America and a broad coalition of business groups today expressed strong opposition to a Treasury...
Gensler: SEC regs apply to securities-backed crypto assets
Gensler: SEC regs apply to securities-backed crypto assets Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler said securities regulations apply to platforms that offer crypto tokens or other...
ICBA to Congress: Don’t raise g-fees for infrastructure funding
ICBA to Congress: Don’t raise g-fees for infrastructure funding ICBA and other organizations called on Senate infrastructure negotiators to refrain from using Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guarantee...
OCC to propose rescinding CRA rule
OCC to propose rescinding CRA rule The OCC said it will propose rescinding its May 2020 Community Reinvestment Act rule and work with other agencies on a joint rulemaking. The OCC said it will...
CFPB settlement sets Sept. 30 deadline for 1071 proposal
CFPB settlement sets Sept. 30 deadline for 1071 proposal A lawsuit on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s implementation of small-business data collection and reporting rules determined that...
FHFA eliminates ICBA-opposed GSE fee
FHFA eliminates ICBA-opposed GSE fee ICBA welcomed the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s announcement that it will eliminate an ICBA-opposed fee on refinance loans delivered to the...
ICBA launches fintech investment fund
ICBA launches fintech investment fund ICBA is forming BankTech Ventures, an investment fund designed to accelerate technology opportunities and adoption at community banks. ICBA is forming BankTech...
ICBA: Postal banking designed to fail
ICBA: Postal banking designed to fail Postal banking is a risky venture for which the U.S. Postal Service is ill suited, ICBA told Congress in its latest issue brief. Postal banking is a risky...
ICBA urges grassroots on rural lending tax relief
ICBA urges grassroots on rural lending tax relief Following the recent Senate introduction of legislation to provide rural lending tax relief, ICBA is calling on community bankers to urge their...
Child Tax Credit payments start today
Child Tax Credit payments start today The IRS today begins distributing Advance Child Tax Credit payments authorized by the American Rescue Plan. The IRS today begins distributing Advance Child Tax...
Independent Banker Ranks Top Loan Performers
Independent Banker Ranks Top Loan Performers This month’s issue of Independent Banker, the award-winning magazine of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) and the number-one source...
ICBA Promotes Mike DeVoll to Assistant Vice President, Marketing Strategy and Execution
ICBA Promotes Mike DeVoll to Assistant Vice President, Marketing Strategy and Execution The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced Mike DeVoll’s promotion to assistant vice...
ICBA Welcomes End of FHFA Refinance Fee
ICBA Welcomes End of FHFA Refinance Fee Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today's Federal Housing Finance Agency...
FASB to pursue further CECL improvements
FASB to pursue further CECL improvements The Financial Accounting Standards Board this week agreed to add a project to its technical agenda to investigate the suspension of troubled debt...
CISA warns of Microsoft Print Spooler vulnerability
CISA warns of Microsoft Print Spooler vulnerability The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued Emergency Directive 21-04 on mitigating a vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows...
Agencies propose guidance on third-party relationships
Agencies propose guidance on third-party relationships Federal banking regulators proposed interagency guidance designed to help banks manage risks associated with third-party relationships,...
Terri Howard Joins TCM Bank as Senior Vice President, People & Culture
Terri Howard Joins TCM Bank as Senior Vice President, People & Culture TCM Bank, N.A., the credit card bank of ICBA Bancard®, which is the payments services subsidiary of the Independent Community...