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Lawmakers to CFPB: Consider impact of 1071 reporting
Lawmakers to CFPB: Consider impact of 1071 reporting House Financial Services Committee Republicans called on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to consider the impact on small institutions...
CFPB launches tool to help renters, landlords access federal assistance
CFPB launches tool to help renters, landlords access federal assistance The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released an online tool to help renters and landlords affected by the pandemic find...
Idaho Bankers Association Endorses ICBA Securities
Idaho Bankers Association Endorses ICBA Securities ICBA Securities Inc., the broker-dealer subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America has received the endorsement of the Idaho...
ICBA, Business Coalition Oppose IRS Reporting Proposal
ICBA, Business Coalition Oppose IRS Reporting Proposal The Independent Community Bankers of America and a broad coalition of business groups today expressed strong opposition to a Treasury...
Gensler: SEC regs apply to securities-backed crypto assets
Gensler: SEC regs apply to securities-backed crypto assets Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler said securities regulations apply to platforms that offer crypto tokens or other...
ICBA to Congress: Don’t raise g-fees for infrastructure funding
ICBA to Congress: Don’t raise g-fees for infrastructure funding ICBA and other organizations called on Senate infrastructure negotiators to refrain from using Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guarantee...
OCC to propose rescinding CRA rule
OCC to propose rescinding CRA rule The OCC said it will propose rescinding its May 2020 Community Reinvestment Act rule and work with other agencies on a joint rulemaking. The OCC said it will...
CFPB settlement sets Sept. 30 deadline for 1071 proposal
CFPB settlement sets Sept. 30 deadline for 1071 proposal A lawsuit on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s implementation of small-business data collection and reporting rules determined that...
FHFA eliminates ICBA-opposed GSE fee
FHFA eliminates ICBA-opposed GSE fee ICBA welcomed the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s announcement that it will eliminate an ICBA-opposed fee on refinance loans delivered to the...
ICBA launches fintech investment fund
ICBA launches fintech investment fund ICBA is forming BankTech Ventures, an investment fund designed to accelerate technology opportunities and adoption at community banks. ICBA is forming BankTech...
ICBA: Postal banking designed to fail
ICBA: Postal banking designed to fail Postal banking is a risky venture for which the U.S. Postal Service is ill suited, ICBA told Congress in its latest issue brief. Postal banking is a risky...
ICBA urges grassroots on rural lending tax relief
ICBA urges grassroots on rural lending tax relief Following the recent Senate introduction of legislation to provide rural lending tax relief, ICBA is calling on community bankers to urge their...
Child Tax Credit payments start today
Child Tax Credit payments start today The IRS today begins distributing Advance Child Tax Credit payments authorized by the American Rescue Plan. The IRS today begins distributing Advance Child Tax...
Independent Banker Ranks Top Loan Performers
Independent Banker Ranks Top Loan Performers This month’s issue of Independent Banker, the award-winning magazine of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) and the number-one source...
ICBA Promotes Mike DeVoll to Assistant Vice President, Marketing Strategy and Execution
ICBA Promotes Mike DeVoll to Assistant Vice President, Marketing Strategy and Execution The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced Mike DeVoll’s promotion to assistant vice...
ICBA Welcomes End of FHFA Refinance Fee
ICBA Welcomes End of FHFA Refinance Fee Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today's Federal Housing Finance Agency...
FASB to pursue further CECL improvements
FASB to pursue further CECL improvements The Financial Accounting Standards Board this week agreed to add a project to its technical agenda to investigate the suspension of troubled debt...
CISA warns of Microsoft Print Spooler vulnerability
CISA warns of Microsoft Print Spooler vulnerability The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued Emergency Directive 21-04 on mitigating a vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows...
Agencies propose guidance on third-party relationships
Agencies propose guidance on third-party relationships Federal banking regulators proposed interagency guidance designed to help banks manage risks associated with third-party relationships,...
Terri Howard Joins TCM Bank as Senior Vice President, People & Culture
Terri Howard Joins TCM Bank as Senior Vice President, People & Culture TCM Bank, N.A., the credit card bank of ICBA Bancard®, which is the payments services subsidiary of the Independent Community...
ICBA Minority Bank Advisory Council Opposes IRS Reporting Proposal
ICBA Minority Bank Advisory Council Opposes IRS Reporting Proposal The Independent Community Bankers of America’s (ICBA) Minority Bank Advisory Council today expressed strong opposition to the...
ICBA, BPI Urge Federal Reserve to Clarify, Strengthen Guidelines for Fed Account Access
ICBA, BPI Urge Federal Reserve to Clarify, Strengthen Guidelines for Fed Account Access The Independent Community Bankers of America and Bank Policy Institute today called on the Federal Reserve to...
ICBA minority bank council opposes IRS reporting plan
ICBA minority bank council opposes IRS reporting plan ICBA’s Minority Bank Advisory Council today is expressing strong opposition to the Biden administration’s proposal to require banks to report...
White House directs tougher scrutiny of bank mergers
White House directs tougher scrutiny of bank mergers President Joe Biden directed the Justice Department and federal banking regulators to more closely scrutinize bank mergers and make it easier...
ICBA Bancard and Finzly Partner to Offer Instant Payments
ICBA Bancard and Finzly Partner to Offer Instant Payments ICBA Bancard, the payments services subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), today announced a new partnership...
Former NCUA official criticizes credit union bank purchases
Former NCUA official criticizes credit union bank purchases A former National Credit Union Administration official this week raised concerns over credit union acquisitions of community banks. A...
Congress pushes back on IRS reporting plan
Congress pushes back on IRS reporting plan House Ways and Means Committee Republicans issued a fact sheet pushing back on the Biden administration’s proposal to require banks to report customer...
CFPB launches housing insecurity media toolkit
CFPB launches housing insecurity media toolkit The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launched a digital media toolkit with resources for renters and mortgage borrowers who continue to struggle...
A Note from the Chairman
A Note from the Chairman This past year has been an intensely trying time, but if we look beyond the COVID-19 storm, we come face to face with a silver lining of opportunity. Community banks have...
Do you have the right card products to meet the pent-up card spend?
Do you have the right card products to meet the pent-up card spend? Strong consumer and business card programs are well positioned to meet bank, consumer, and business challenges fueled by excess...
Faster Payments – Meeting Market Demand
Faster Payments – Meeting Market Demand The year 2020 drove many community banks to experiment and embark on faster payments. Concerns of payment disruption combined with the pressure to remain...
Credit union acquisition pressure grows
Credit union acquisition pressure grows Congress is under increasing pressure to investigate credit union acquisitions of community banks, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey wrote in a...
CFPB releases Spanish-language mortgage disclosures
CFPB releases Spanish-language mortgage disclosures The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a Spanish-language translation of certain model clauses available for use in early-intervention...
FHFA issues fair lending policy statement
FHFA issues fair lending policy statement The Federal Housing Finance Agency issued a policy statement on its commitment to comprehensive fair lending oversight of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the...
ICBA Proposes Exit Fee on Credit Union Acquisitions of Taxpaying Banks
ICBA Proposes Exit Fee on Credit Union Acquisitions of Taxpaying Banks The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today urged the Treasury Department to examine abuses of the tax code...
Protecting Against Digital Payments Fraud
Protecting Against Digital Payments Fraud The pandemic has certainly played a role in escalating fraud on a global scale and throughout many payment pathways. The sudden cross-sectioning of these...
Take your card portfolio to the next level with affluent cards
Take your card portfolio to the next level with affluent cards As community banks review their card offerings and examine ways to attract more cardholders, one segment meriting a closer look are...
Supporting Economic Recovery with Credit Card Rewards Programs
Supporting Economic Recovery with Credit Card Rewards Programs To everything there is a season, or so the market shows via today’s rebounding economic environment. Anxieties around the pandemic...
Treasury again extends MDI, CDFI program
Treasury again extends MDI, CDFI program The Treasury Department will again extend the deadline to submit applications under its program to invest $9 billion in Minority Depository Institutions...
Nominations open for Best Community Banks to Work For awards
Nominations open for Best Community Banks to Work For awards ICBA’s Independent Banker magazine opened nominations for its 2021 Best Community Banks to Work For awards. ICBA’s Independent Banker...