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ICBA urges delay in GSE product restrictions
ICBA urges delay in GSE product restrictions ICBA and other groups called on Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and FHFA Director Mark Calabria to delay product and program restrictions for Fannie Mae...
ICBA backs BSA/AML relief bill
ICBA backs BSA/AML relief bill ICBA expressed support for legislation to raise the currency transaction reporting and Suspicious Activity Reporting thresholds to $30,000 and $10,000, respectively....
ICBA Bancard Hires Vice President, Project Manager
ICBA Bancard Hires Vice President, Project Manager ICBA Bancard, the payments services subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America, today announced Malallai “Mal” Zalmai as vice...
Independent Banker interviews new ICBA leaders
Independent Banker interviews new ICBA leaders The April issue of Independent Banker magazine profiles ICBA's 2021-2022 executive committee. The interviews with ICBA leadership bankers cover the...
Credit union hearing push intensifies
Credit union hearing push intensifies ICBA is encouraging community bankers to call on Congress to hold hearings on credit union acquisitions of taxpaying community banks. ICBA is encouraging...
IRS issues Employee Retention Credit guidance
IRS issues Employee Retention Credit guidance The IRS issued guidance for employers claiming the Employee Retention Credit for the first and second quarters of 2021. The IRS issued guidance for...
CFPB ‘warns’ mortgage servicers about foreclosure wave
CFPB ‘warns’ mortgage servicers about foreclosure wave The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau “warned” mortgage servicers to take all necessary steps to prevent a wave of foreclosures this fall....
Senate bill would tax capital gains at time of death
Senate bill would tax capital gains at time of death Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and several other Democratic senators this week introduced legislation that would require estates to pay capital...
FinCEN begins implementing new reporting provisions
FinCEN begins implementing new reporting provisions The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is seeking public comment by May 5 on implementing new beneficial ownership information requirements....
Agencies issue 2020 HMDA data
Agencies issue 2020 HMDA data Regulators released 2020 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Loan Application Register data for approximately 4,400 HMDA filers. Annual loan-level LAR data for each HMDA...
CFPB proposes servicing changes to prevent foreclosures
CFPB proposes servicing changes to prevent foreclosures The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed a set of rules changes to prevent foreclosures as emergency protections expire. The...
ICBA backs estate tax repeal bill
ICBA backs estate tax repeal bill ICBA and other groups thanked Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Reps. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) and Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.) for introducing legislation to permanently repeal...
ICBA urges hearings following major credit union acquisition
ICBA urges hearings following major credit union acquisition Following the announcement of the largest-ever credit union purchase of a community bank, ICBA renewed its call for policymakers to...
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, April 2, 2021
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, April 2, 2021 While some sectors are back to their pre-pandemic employment levels, the overall US economy still has more than 8 million fewer jobs than it did before...
ICBA Urges Hearings Following Largest-Ever Credit Union-Bank Acquisition
ICBA Urges Hearings Following Largest-Ever Credit Union-Bank Acquisition Following the announcement of the largest-ever credit union purchase of a community bank, the ICBA today renewed its call...
Fed adopts rule on supervisory guidance
Fed adopts rule on supervisory guidance The Federal Reserve Board adopted a final rule outlining and confirming the use of supervisory guidance for regulated institutions. The Federal Reserve Board...
Valerie Utsey Joins ICBA as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Valerie Utsey Joins ICBA as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced that Valerie Utsey has joined the association as...
Agencies issue updated HMDA guide
Agencies issue updated HMDA guide The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council issued the 2021 edition of “A Guide to HMDA Reporting: Getting It Right!” for HMDA-related data collected in...
ICBA Thanks President for Signing PPP Extension
ICBA Thanks President for Signing PPP Extension The Independent Community Bankers of America today thanked President Joe Biden for signing into law ICBA-advocated legislation to extend the Paycheck...
IRS: PPE is tax deductible
IRS: PPE is tax deductible The Internal Revenue Service clarified that the purchase of personal protective equipment, such as masks, hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes, for the primary purpose of...