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ICBA, State Associations Urge COMPETES Act Conference to Retain House-Passed SAFE Banking Act
The Independent Community Bankers of America and a coalition of 44 state community banking associations today called on Congress to include in the America COMPETES Act conference report...
ICBA Names Community Banker and Former Regulator Anne Balcer as New Head of Government Relations
ICBA today announced that Anne Balcer, executive VP, general counsel and internal auditor for Forbright Bank, in Chevy Chase, Md., will succeed ICBA Senior Executive VP of Government Relations and...
ICBA: FDIC framework could pose unintended consequences for community businesses
ICBA wrote to the FDIC to share its concerns with the agency’s proposed climate risk management framework for large banks, which could limit and discourage financial institutions from doing...
Grassroots push on credit union bill continues
ICBA continues calling on community bankers to urge their lawmakers to oppose legislation that would expand credit unions’ fields of membership and commercial lending powers.
Blog: Expanding interchange price control puts fraud protections at risk
Efforts by “big box” merchants seeking to extend debit card interchange price controls to the credit card market jeopardize investments in protections and security that defend cardholders from...
FDIC climate comment letters due today
Today is the deadline for community bankers to submit personalized comment letters to the FDIC on its draft statement of principles for climate-related financial risk management for large financial...
ICBA, Independent Banker Honor Community Bank Emerging Leaders in Annual 40 under 40 List
Independent Banker magazine, the award-winning monthly publication of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), announced its 40 Under 40: Emerging Community Bank Leaders.
FDIC climate comment letters due this week
Community bankers have until this Friday, June 3, to submit personalized comment letters to the FDIC on its draft statement of principles for climate-related financial risk management for large...
SEC, CFTC leaders propose joint crypto roundtables
Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission officials called on their agencies to hold joint roundtables to consider regulations governing digital assets.
One week left for FDIC climate comment letters
Community bankers have one week left to submit personalized comment letters to the FDIC on its draft statement of principles for climate-related financial risk management for large financial...
Joey Arnone Named ICBA Director of Product Strategy
ICBA today announced the hire of Joey Arnone as director of product strategy for vendor relations.
FDIC climate comment letters due next week
Next week is the deadline for community bankers to submit personalized comment letters to the FDIC on its draft statement of principles for climate-related financial risk management for large...
House hearing this week on central bank digital currency
After ICBA last week expressed opposition to the establishment of a U.S. central bank digital currency, a House hearing this week will focus on CBDC benefits and risks.
ICBA requests records on CFPB’s 1071 rulemaking
ICBA and other groups filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking Consumer Financial Protection Bureau records on its implementation of Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act.
Statement on Confirmation of Sandra Thompson for FHFA Director
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey released the following statement on the Senate confirmation of Sandra Thompson for Federal Housing Finance...
ICBA urges agency consistency, innovation to promote banking access
ICBA encouraged federal banking regulators to take several steps to increase services to unbanked and underbanked households.
ICBA’s FDIC climate principles comment campaign continues
ICBA continues calling on community bankers to submit personalized comment letters to the FDIC on its draft statement of principles for climate-related financial risk management for large financial...
Former NCUA official continues targeting credit union acquisitions
A former National Credit Union Administration official continued an ongoing series of blog posts raising concerns over credit union acquisitions.
Strong favorability fuels successful Capital Summit: blog
New polling conducted by Morning Consult supported community banker meetings with policymakers at the recent 2022 ICBA Capital Summit, according to ICBA’s latest blog post.
ICBA opposes U.S. central bank digital currency
ICBA expressed opposition to the establishment of a U.S. central bank digital currency. In a comment letter to the Federal Reserve, ICBA said a U.S.