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Report Notes Solid, But Slower Growth in 2018
Report Notes Solid, But Slower Growth in 2018 The Federal Reserve said it will stick to its “patient” approach as it determines future adjustments amid concerns of a slowing global economy and last...
ICBA Advocates Uniformity, Certainty in FCC Rules
ICBA Advocates Uniformity, Certainty in FCC Rules ICBA and other financial services trade associations filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court, advocating for uniformity and certainty in...
ICBA Expands Toolkit to Promote Savings
ICBA Expands Toolkit to Promote Savings ICBA updated its Tell Your Story toolkit with a customizable press release to help community bankers encourage financial responsibility during America Saves...
Wolters Kluwer Triumphs in US Business News Awards
Wolters Kluwer Triumphs in US Business News Awards Wolters Kluwer’s CASH Workflow™ solution has been named Commercial Loan Origination Solution of the Year by US Business News, as part of its...
ACH Volume Skyrocketed in Q418
ACH Volume Skyrocketed in Q418 The National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) reports that during the fourth quarter of 2018, ACH Network volume saw more growth than it has in a decade....
Senate Banking Panel Issues Subcommittee Assignments
Senate Banking Panel Issues Subcommittee Assignments Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) announced the panel’s subcommittee assignments...
ICBA Statement on Subchapter S Tax Deduction
ICBA Statement on Subchapter S Tax Deduction ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued a statement on the Treasury Department’s final rule expanding access to the 20 percent tax deduction...
Luetkemeyer Urges Rule Distinguishing Guidance
Luetkemeyer Urges Rule Distinguishing Guidance Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.) urged federal regulators to begin a formal rulemaking to clarify the distinctions between guidance and rules. In a...
TCM Bank Supports Customers Affected by Government Shutdown
TCM Bank Supports Customers Affected by Government Shutdown TCM Bank, N.A., a subsidiary of ICBA Bancard, announced that it is supporting its community bank partners and helping their cardholder...
Big Announcement: Agility Recovery Acquires the Workplace Recovery Business Unit of Rentsys Recovery Services
Big Announcement: Agility Recovery Acquires the Workplace Recovery Business Unit of Rentsys Recovery Services A Great Moment for Customers Today marks yet another milestone in the nearly 30-year...
ICBA Applauds House Passage of Farm Bill
ICBA Applauds House Passage of Farm Bill ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the House of Representatives’ passage of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of...
Wolters Kluwer and CRMNEXT Form Expere Services Partnership
Wolters Kluwer and CRMNEXT Form Expere Services Partnership Arrangement Empowers Banks to Deliver Innovative and Profitable Omnichannel Customer Interactions Wolters Kluwer’s Compliance Solutions...
Congress Extends Flood Program Until Friday
Congress Extends Flood Program Until Friday Congress extended the National Flood Insurance Program through this Friday. With the program set to expire at the end of last week, the last-minute vote...
ICBA to FDIC: Deny Square’s Latest Application
ICBA to FDIC: Deny Square’s Latest Application ICBA expressed disappointment in federal regulators’ insufficient proposal to reduce reporting burdens and repeated its call for a true short-form...
ICBA Urges True Short-Form Call Report
ICBA Urges True Short-Form Call Report ICBA expressed disappointment in federal regulators’ insufficient proposal to reduce reporting burdens and repeated its call for a true short-form call...
ICBA Seeks Hearings on ‘Emergency’ CU Merger
ICBA Seeks Hearings on ‘Emergency’ CU Merger ICBA called on key congressional committees to hold hearings on the National Credit Union Administration’s approval of an “emergency merger” between...
Wolters Kluwer Launches Online Applications Capability for Community Banks
Wolters Kluwer Launches Online Applications Capability for Community Banks New Functionality Enables Lenders to Deliver Online Loan Applications to Consumers Wolters Kluwer’s Compliance Solutions...
Independent Banker Profiles Community Bankers of the Year
Independent Banker Profiles Community Bankers of the Year The December issue of Independent Banker® magazine features profiles of ICBA’s Community Bankers of the Year. The profiles of Ken LaRoe,...
Agencies Planning Resolution Reform: McWilliams
Agencies Planning Resolution Reform: McWilliams The FDIC and Federal Reserve are reviewing resolution-planning regulations for bank holding companies, FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams said....
Court Delays Bureau’s Small-Dollar Rule
Court Delays Bureau’s Small-Dollar Rule A federal court this week granted the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’s request to delay the effective date of its rule on small-dollar loans. The...
FHFA Seeks Input on ‘Duty to Serve’ Modifications
FHFA Seeks Input on ‘Duty to Serve’ Modifications The Federal Housing Finance Agency is seeking input on proposed modifications to the Underserved Markets Plans for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The...
The Bank of Elk River wins two National Awards for Video Production featuring Elk River residents
The Bank of Elk River wins two National Awards for Video Production featuring Elk River residents The American Bankers Association (ABA) announced the winners of the third annual ABA Bank Marketing...
Fannie, Freddie Update PMI Standards
Fannie, Freddie Update PMI Standards Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac revised eligibility requirements for private mortgage insurers, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced. The updates include...
Agencies Issue Customer Identification Program Exemptions
Agencies Issue Customer Identification Program Exemptions Federal regulators exempted loans for property and casualty insurance policies from Customer Identification Program rules. Banks engaging...
DOJ Indicates Support for ADA Website Flexibility
DOJ Indicates Support for ADA Website Flexibility The Justice Department told members of Congress that it is evaluating whether to issue guidance on web accessibility standards under the Americans...
Free Credit Freezes Are Here
Free Credit Freezes Are Here A provision of S. 2155 requiring credit reporting agencies to freeze consumer credit reports at no charge took effect Friday. These security or credit freezes restrict...
ICBA Statement on FDIC Call Report Proposal
ICBA Statement on FDIC Call Report Proposal ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued a statement on federal regulators’ proposed rule to implement quarterly reporting relief required by...
FDIC Call Features S. 2155 Consumer Compliance Provisions
FDIC Call Features S. 2155 Consumer Compliance Provisions The FDIC is hosting an upcoming teleconference on consumer compliance topics related to the S. 2155 regulatory relief law. Scheduled for 2...
FinCEN Issues Advisory on Iran
FinCEN Issues Advisory on Iran The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued an advisory to help financial institutions better detect and report potentially illicit transactions related to Iran....
FinCEN Wants to Talk BSA Reporting with Hurricane-Affected Banks
FinCEN Wants to Talk BSA Reporting with Hurricane-Affected Banks The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network said financial institutions affected by Hurricane Florence should contact FinCEN and their...
Facebook Breach Affects 50M Users
Facebook Breach Affects 50M Users Facebook announced a security breach affecting nearly 50 million accounts. Facebook announced a security breach affecting nearly 50 million accounts. Attackers...
‘Tax Reform 2.0’ Passes House
‘Tax Reform 2.0’ Passes House The House passed legislation to permanently extend the lower individual tax rates included in the tax reform law signed late last year. Known as “Tax Reform 2.0,” the...
Contactless Payments Reboot: Get Ready, Get Set
Contactless Payments Reboot: Get Ready, Get Set The time has come for community bank card issuers to begin ramping up their contactless payments strategy. More than half of the top 100 U.S....
Chelsea Groton Bank Named a Winner of the 2018 Top Workplaces Award for Third Straight Year
Chelsea Groton Bank Named a Winner of the 2018 Top Workplaces Award for Third Straight Year Chelsea Groton Bank has been awarded a 2018 Top Workplaces honor by The Hartford Courant, for the third...
Bureau Opening Regional Office in Atlanta
Bureau Opening Regional Office in Atlanta The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection said it will relocate its southeast regional office from Washington, D.C., to Atlanta, Ga., in late 2019. The...
Wolters Kluwer Announces Interoperability with RSA Archer to Provide Regulatory Data Feed
Wolters Kluwer Announces Interoperability with RSA Archer to Provide Regulatory Data Feed Enhances Institutions’ Access to Regulatory Change Management Content Wolters Kluwer today announced the...
Are You Leveraging Your Card’s Core Benefits?
Are You Leveraging Your Card’s Core Benefits? ICBA Bancard’s Senior Vice President of Card and Payment Products, Julie Hanson, says that many times when she is discussing debit and credit card...
ICBA to IRS: Maximize Sub S Access to Tax Deduction
ICBA to IRS: Maximize Sub S Access to Tax Deduction ICBA and other banking groups called on the IRS to reconsider its approach to implementing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s 20 percent tax deduction...
Community Bank Income Rises 21 Percent
Community Bank Income Rises 21 Percent Community banks reported $6.5 billion in net income during the second quarter, a 21.1 percent gain from the previous year, according to the FDIC’s Quarterly...
Crestmark Closes 18 Transactions Totaling More Than $46.9 Million in the First Half of August
Crestmark Closes 18 Transactions Totaling More Than $46.9 Million in the First Half of August Crestmark secured a total of $46,935,891 in financial solutions with 18 transactions for 14 new...