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ICBA's Open Letter to the 117th Congress
ICBA's Open Letter to the 117th Congress ICBA believes that the policy recommendations outlined in this letter will play a critical role in creating a robust post-pandemic recovery and charting a...
ICBA Selects StreetShares as a Preferred Service Provider Enabling Digital Lending for Small Businesses
ICBA Selects StreetShares as a Preferred Service Provider Enabling Digital Lending for Small Businesses The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced that StreetShares has been...
ICBA Statement on Today’s U.S. Capitol Attack
ICBA Statement on Today’s U.S. Capitol Attack Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey today released a statement following the attack on the U.S. Capitol....
ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator 2021 Cohort Revealed During Virtual Kickoff Event
ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator 2021 Cohort Revealed During Virtual Kickoff Event The Independent Community Bankers of America, in partnership with The Venture Center and the state of Arkansas, today...
2020 in Review: ICBA members are a strong and active voice
2020 in Review: ICBA members are a strong and active voice More than 9,000 community bankers sent more than 65,000 messages to Congress and Federal regulators in 2020. Let’s review what community...
ICBA backs state standards for nonbank mortgage servicers
ICBA backs state standards for nonbank mortgage servicers ICBA said it largely supports a Conference of State Banking Supervisors proposal to establish regulatory standards for nonbank mortgage...
CFPB issues annual threshold adjustments
CFPB issues annual threshold adjustments The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued three annual threshold adjustment final rules, effective Jan. 1, 2021. The Consumer Financial Protection...
CEO Alert: Treasury issues Economic Impact Payment Details
CEO Alert: Treasury issues Economic Impact Payment Details Following this week's signing of the economic stimulus package into law, the federal government released information on the distribution...
ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator 2021 Finalists Revealed
ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator 2021 Finalists Revealed The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) and The Venture Center, in partnership with the State of Arkansas, will kick-off the ICBA...
Congress overrides defense bill veto advancing 'beneficial owner' reform
Congress overrides defense bill veto advancing 'beneficial owner' reform In one of the last votes of the 116th Congress, lawmakers overturned President Trump's veto of a defense spending bill...
ICBA Announces End of Year Staff Promotions
ICBA Announces End of Year Staff Promotions The Independent Community Bankers of America announced several staff announcements, effective Jan. 1, 2021. The new titles and responsibilities reflect...
CSBS files complaint against OCC regarding a special purpose national charter application
CSBS files complaint against OCC regarding a special purpose national charter application The Conference of State Bank Supervisors filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of...
Romero Rainey: Stimulus bill contains community bank-advocated provisions
Romero Rainey: Stimulus bill contains community bank-advocated provisions Months of relentless advocacy by ICBA and community bankers, with the support of their small business customers, helped...
CFPB issues advisory opinion on SPCPs
CFPB issues advisory opinion on SPCPs The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an advisory opinion to address regulatory uncertainty regarding Regulation B related to special purpose credit...
Congress announces stimulus deal outline
Congress announces stimulus deal outline Congressional leaders announced the outline of a deal for an economic stimulus package and year-end spending bill, with passage expected as soon as today....
Romero Rainey recaps extraordinary year, thanks bankers for “selfless response”
Romero Rainey recaps extraordinary year, thanks bankers for “selfless response” ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey recaps the year’s challenges and accomplishments in a message to...
ICBA updates FAQs on stimulus payments
ICBA updates FAQs on stimulus payments As Americans await news about the stimulus bill and the prospect of receiving direct Economic Impact Payments, ICBA has compiled answers to the top issues...
Supplemental guidance issued on SolarWinds attack
Supplemental guidance issued on SolarWinds attack The Department of Homeland Security and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued supplemental guidance to its alert for affected...
Congress passes stimulus deal with community bank-advocated provisions
Congress passes stimulus deal with community bank-advocated provisions Through tens of thousands of phone calls and direct messages to your members of Congress, you made your voices heard,...
ICBA Secures Relief in New Stimulus Measure
ICBA Secures Relief in New Stimulus Measure The Independent Community Bankers of America thanked Congress for passing compromise economic stimulus legislation with ICBA-advocated provisions...
Community Bank Provisions of Bipartisan Bicameral Stimulus Package
Community Bank Provisions of Bipartisan Bicameral Stimulus Package Congress is expected to vote this week on legislation designed to provide economic relief for communities, small businesses,...
Agencies propose standards for computer security incident notifications
Agencies propose standards for computer security incident notifications Federal banking agencies issued a proposal that would require banks to promptly notify their primary federal regulator after...
Banking and Consumer Groups Urge Congress to Close Statutory Loophole in Response to FDIC Final Rule on ILCs
Banking and Consumer Groups Urge Congress to Close Statutory Loophole in Response to FDIC Final Rule on ILCs Today, the Bank Policy Institute, Center for Responsible Lending and the Independent...
CISA follow-up call today on SolarWinds
CISA follow-up call today on SolarWinds The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency today is hosting a follow-up call on the supply chain attack on the SolarWinds Orion Platform and...
NCUA approves subordinated debt rule
NCUA approves subordinated debt rule The National Credit Union Administration board approved an ICBA-opposed final rule that will allow the largest and most complex credit unions to issue...
ICBA Statement on Credit Union Debt Rule
ICBA Statement on Credit Union Debt Rule ICBA and the nation's community banks strongly oppose today’s National Credit Union Administration approval of a final rule that will allow the largest and...
FDIC study: Community banks critical to key economic areas
FDIC study: Community banks critical to key economic areas The FDIC issued a new study that found community banks serve a critical role in providing access to credit in several key areas of the...
NCUA board meeting today on subordinated debt
NCUA board meeting today on subordinated debt The National Credit Union Administration board is scheduled to meet at 10 a.m. (Eastern time) today to vote on an ICBA-opposed final rule allowing...
SolarWinds criminals narrow follow-up attacks: Microsoft
SolarWinds criminals narrow follow-up attacks: Microsoft The cyber criminals who targeted the SolarWinds Orion Platform appear to have limited their follow-up attacks to a relatively small number...
CFPB issues follow-up debt-collection rule
CFPB issues follow-up debt-collection rule The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a final rule to implement Fair Debt Collection Practices Act requirements for certain consumer...
Agencies adjust CRA asset thresholds
Federal regulators announced the annual adjustment to Community Reinvestment Act thresholds.
SolarWinds: What community banks need to know
SolarWinds: What community banks need to know The supply chain attack on the SolarWinds Orion Platform and subsequent customer breaches is affecting every corner of the economy, including community...
SolarWinds-related breaches: What community banks need to know
SolarWinds-related breaches: What community banks need to know The supply chain attack on the SolarWinds Orion Platform, and the subsequent breaches to its customers, is a significant cybersecurity...
FDIC proposes amendments to SAR regs
FDIC proposes amendments to SAR regs The FDIC proposed a rule to amend the agency’s Suspicious Activity Report regulation. The proposal would permit the FDIC to issue additional, case-by-case...
Community Banks Participating in ICBA/Travelers Program Receive Year End Dividend
Community Banks Participating in ICBA/Travelers Program Receive Year End Dividend The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced that a dividend of $4.3 million will be shared by more...
ICBA Statement on ILC, Brokered Deposit Rules
ICBA Statement on ILC, Brokered Deposit Rules Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued a statement on today's Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. final...
ICBA: CFPB should narrow 1071 reporting plan
ICBA: CFPB should narrow 1071 reporting plan The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's outline of proposals for implementing small-business data collection and reporting rules is too broad and...
ICBA Response to the CFPB’s Outline of Proposals for 1071
ICBA Response to the CFPB’s Outline of Proposals for 1071 The Independent Community Bankers of America welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Outline of...
FDIC board meeting on ILC parent companies, brokered deposits
FDIC board meeting on ILC parent companies, brokered deposits The FDIC board of directors is set to meet tomorrow to vote on a final rule to codify its capital, liquidity and source-of-strength...
CFPB finalizes QM reforms
CFPB finalizes QM reforms The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized rules addressing the pending expiration of the "GSE Patch," which exempts Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage loans from...