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NCUA approves expanded powers for CUSOs
NCUA approves expanded powers for CUSOs The National Credit Union Administration approved an ICBA-opposed rule expanding credit union service organizations' permissible services and activities to...
ICBA testifying amid renewed IRS reporting push
ICBA testifying amid renewed IRS reporting push While ICBA urges community bankers to renew their opposition to Washington’s IRS reporting proposal by calling lawmakers and urging consumer...
Bowman: Regulation shouldn’t inhibit de novo formation
Bowman: Regulation shouldn’t inhibit de novo formation With the banking system experiencing a lack of de novo formation in the past decade, policymakers must avoid adding regulatory burdens on...
FDIC adopts rule amending regulatory capital standards
FDIC adopts rule amending regulatory capital standards The FDIC adopted an ICBA-supported final rule amending real estate lending standards for supervisory loan-to-value limits to incorporate the...
CFPB launches inquiry into Big Tech payments platforms
CFPB launches inquiry into Big Tech payments platforms The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a series of orders to collect information on the business practices of large U.S. tech...
ICBA LIVE 2022 set for San Antonio
ICBA LIVE 2022 set for San Antonio ICBA announced its ICBA LIVE 2022 national convention is scheduled for Feb. 27-March 3 in San Antonio. ICBA announced its ICBA LIVE 2022 national convention is...
ICBA seeks updates to cyber reporting bill
ICBA seeks updates to cyber reporting bill ICBA advocated updates to bipartisan legislation that would create a cyber incident reporting regime to avoid excessive burdens on community banks. ICBA...
ICBA: Washington Cannot Salvage Widely Opposed IRS Reporting Plan
ICBA: Washington Cannot Salvage Widely Opposed IRS Reporting Plan Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey today issued a statement on the latest...
Farm Credit posts regulatory plan
Farm Credit posts regulatory plan The Farm Credit Administration posted its latest regulatory projects plan. The plan cites pending regulations on a Farm Credit System bridge bank; an annual...
ICBA Renews its Preferred Service Provider Relationship with OnBoard
ICBA Renews its Preferred Service Provider Relationship with OnBoard The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced it has extended its relationship with Preferred Service Provider...
State AGs join opposition to IRS reporting plan
State AGs join opposition to IRS reporting plan Attorneys general from 20 states expressed opposition to the Biden administration’s proposal to require banks to report customer information to the...
ICBA: Credit unions shouldn’t get Basel III shortcut
ICBA: Credit unions shouldn’t get Basel III shortcut ICBA told the National Credit Union Administration that credit unions should first be subject to the full provisions of the Basel III regulatory...
OCC issues 2022 supervision plan
OCC issues 2022 supervision plan The OCC released its bank supervision operating plan for fiscal 2022. The plan provides the foundation for policy initiatives and for supervisory strategies to...
Senators debating IRS reporting plan today
Senators debating IRS reporting plan today Senators are set to host dueling press conferences today on the Biden administration’s ICBA-opposed plan to require banks to report customer information...
ICBA: Guidance on third parties a key step
ICBA: Guidance on third parties a key step ICBA told regulators it supports their efforts to consolidate guidance on third-party risk management while providing recommendations on the proposed...
ICBA, groups push back on IRS reporting false claims
ICBA, groups push back on IRS reporting false claims With Congress working to modify its IRS reporting proposal in response to widespread opposition, ICBA and 100 other organizations pushed back...
ICBA backs hybrid exam model
ICBA backs hybrid exam model ICBA encouraged the FDIC to adopt a hybrid examination model that uses on-site and off-site exam activity as it explores the future of post-pandemic oversight. ICBA...
Jack Henry Partners with Open Banking Providers to Enhance Digital Platform
Jack Henry Partners with Open Banking Providers to Enhance Digital Platform Jack Henry announced today that Finicity, Akoya, and Plaid are among the first open banking pioneers to integrate to the...
ICBA concerns with OCC nomination make headlines
ICBA concerns with OCC nomination make headlines The New York Times covered ICBA’s concerns with the nomination of Cornell University law professor Saule Omarova for comptroller of the currency....
OCC nomination continues generating press
OCC nomination continues generating press ICBA’s concerns with the nomination of Cornell University law professor Saule Omarova for comptroller of the currency continued generating headlines....
Senators ramp up opposition to IRS reporting plan
Senators ramp up opposition to IRS reporting plan Congressional pushback against the reconciliation package’s ICBA-opposed IRS reporting proposal continued with commentary from Senate leaders....
Senators continue opposition to 7(a) direct lending
Senators continue opposition to 7(a) direct lending A group of 15 Republican senators led by Tim Scott (S.C.) continued pushing back against ICBA-opposed proposed changes to the SBA 7(a) loan...
DOJ team to target crypto platforms
DOJ team to target crypto platforms The Justice Department has launched a team to target cryptocurrency platforms that support money laundering, a top DOJ official said The Justice Department has...
Global regulators issue guidance on stablecoin oversight
Global regulators issue guidance on stablecoin oversight Central bankers and international securities regulators issued guidance on how financial market principles would apply to stablecoins....
WSJ editorial targets IRS reporting plan
WSJ editorial targets IRS reporting plan ICBA’s campaign against the reconciliation package’s IRS reporting proposal picked up additional steam with a Wall Street Journal editorial opposing the...
Quarles: LIBOR definitely expiring at year-end
Quarles: LIBOR definitely expiring at year-end Market participants should act now to accelerate their transition away from LIBOR, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Randal Quarles said....
Financial Stability Board issues stablecoin progress report
Financial Stability Board issues stablecoin progress report The Financial Stability Board issued a progress report on its implementation of high-level recommendations on regulating “global...
ICBA Offers Cybersecurity Tips to Help Safeguard Sensitive Data
ICBA Offers Cybersecurity Tips to Help Safeguard Sensitive Data ICBA and the nation’s community banks are reminding consumers of simple actions they can take during Cybersecurity Awareness Month...
Administration planning crypto charter proposal: report
Administration planning crypto charter proposal: report The Biden administration’s upcoming report on digital assets will include recommendations on imposing bank-like regulation on crypto...
ICBA Congratulates Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra on Confirmation
ICBA Congratulates Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra on Confirmation Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following...
ICBA Testifies on Preserving Community Bank SBA Lending
ICBA Testifies on Preserving Community Bank SBA Lending The Independent Community Bankers of America today called on Congress to reject proposed changes to the Small Business Administration 7(a)...
ICBA Securities’ Exclusively Endorsed Broker Announces Sale
ICBA Securities’ Exclusively Endorsed Broker Announces Sale ICBA Securities Inc., the broker-dealer subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America, released the following statement in...
ICBA takes on postal banking pilot in press
ICBA takes on postal banking pilot in press ICBA continued its pushback against the U.S. Postal Service’s quiet launch of a financial services pilot program to test postal banking. ICBA continued...
Minority bank council to Congress: reject IRS reporting plan
Minority bank council to Congress: reject IRS reporting plan ICBA’s Minority Bank Advisory Council continued its opposition to the Biden administration’s proposal to require banks to report...
Luetkemeyer leads pushback on 7(a) direct loan proposal
Luetkemeyer leads pushback on 7(a) direct loan proposal House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.) expressed concerns with ICBA-opposed proposed changes to the SBA...
Minority Banks Urge Congress to Scrap IRS Reporting Plan
Minority Banks Urge Congress to Scrap IRS Reporting Plan The Independent Community Bankers of America’s Minority Bank Advisory Council today expressed strong opposition to the Biden...
ICBA to Congress: Preserve community bank SBA lending
ICBA to Congress: Preserve community bank SBA lending ICBA called on Congress to reject proposed changes to the SBA 7(a) loan program that would displace community bank SBA lending. ICBA called on...
ICBA offers Cybersecurity Awareness Month resources
ICBA offers Cybersecurity Awareness Month resources With Cybersecurity Awareness Month kicking off today, ICBA is offering community banks various resources to participate. With Cybersecurity...
IRS proposal tweaks don’t stop pushback
IRS proposal tweaks don’t stop pushback While policymakers are looking to narrow the ICBA-opposed IRS reporting proposal, ICBA is continuing its campaign urging consumers to speak out against the...
ICBA: Congress Cannot Salvage Voter-Opposed IRS Reporting Plan
ICBA: Congress Cannot Salvage Voter-Opposed IRS Reporting Plan ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issues statement on the latest congressional efforts to allow the IRS to collect...