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ICBA launching survey on recent regulatory changes
ICBA in the coming days will launch a survey on the value of community banks, small-business lending, and the regulatory environment.
ICBA Statement on Interagency Climate Risk Guidance for Large Banks
ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today’s release of interagency guidance for climate-related financial risk management for large financial institutions.
ICBA Statement on Community Reinvestment Act Final Rule
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today’s interagency final rule on Community Reinvestment Act modernization.
House GOP elects Rep. Mike Johnson as new speaker
House Republicans elected Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) as the 56th speaker of the House of Representatives.
CFPB targets credit card interest, fees in latest report
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said total outstanding credit card debt eclipsed $1 trillion last year for the first time since the CFPB began collecting this data.
Regulators approve Community Reinvestment Act final rule
Federal regulators issued an interagency final rule to reform Community Reinvestment Act regulations.
Fed meeting today on revising debit interchange fee cap
The Federal Reserve Board is scheduled to meet at 1 p.m. (Eastern time) today on proposed revisions to the agency’s debit interchange fee cap.
Agencies acting today on CRA, climate rulemakings
Federal agencies today are set to act on Community Reinvestment Act reform and climate risk.
New risk management subgroup on ICBA Community
ICBA launched a new risk management subgroup on its ICBA Community online platform.
AI webinar bundle starts this week
ICBA this week kicks off a new webinar series to provide community bankers a primer on artificial intelligence.
Blog post: the evolving domestic regulatory environment for digital assets
A new ICBA blog post discusses the pursuit of policy initiatives around digital assets by prudential regulators, the White House, and the Treasury Department.
ICBA, groups urge Fed to reject changes to debit card interchange fees
ICBA and other groups urged the Federal Reserve Board to reject merchant requests for further changes to Regulation II governing debit card interchange fees during this week’s board meeting.
Agencies set to act on CRA, climate rulemakings
Federal agencies this week are set to act on Community Reinvestment Act reform and climate risk.
Regulators extend comment deadlines on megabank capital proposals
Federal regulators extended the comment deadline on their proposal to implement stricter regulatory capital standards on banks over $100 billion in assets while the Federal Reserve collects...
New Letter: ICBA, Financial Trades Call on Fed to Reject Requests for Changes to Debit Card Interchange Fees
ICBA and a coalition that includes organizations representing the vast majority of federally-regulated financial institutions urged the Fed to reject merchant requests for further changes to...
FinCEN proposes designating crypto mixers as money-laundering concern
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a proposed rule that identifies international convertible virtual currency mixing as a primary money-laundering concern.
CFPB issues 1033 proposal on sharing consumer data
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its proposal to implement standards for sharing consumer financial data under Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act.
ICBA Statement on Today’s CFPB Proposed Rule on Sharing Consumer Financial Data
ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposal to implement Section 1033 standards for sharing consumer...
Senate passes ICBA-advocated resolution to scrap CFPB 1071 rule
ICBA commended the Senate for passing an ICBA-advocated resolution to nullify the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Section 1071 small-business data collection and reporting requirements.
Administration, Congress target crypto role in terror attacks
Policymakers announced efforts to address the role of crypto-assets in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.