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OCC updates SCRA handbook 

November 14, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   OCC 

ICBA urges OCC to reject Stripe’s national trust bank charter application

November 14, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   OCC 

Trump signs bill to reopen government

November 14, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Governance 

CFPB proposes amending disparate impact rules

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed amending provisions related to disparate impact standards.
November 13, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   CFPB 

ICBA issues new white paper calling on policymakers to close ILC loophole

ICBA published a new white paper detailing why policymakers should close the industrial loan company loophole, which allows ILCs and their parent companies to skirt regulatory oversight, endangering consumers and the economy.
November 13, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Commerce & Banking 

CFPB expands 1071 exemptions in new proposal

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an updated 1071 proposed rule that would exempt more community banks and small-business loans, as advocated by ICBA.
November 13, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   CFPB 

ICBA Statement on CFPB’s New Proposal to Implement Section 1071 Small-Business Reporting Requirements

Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today’s updated Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed rule to implement Section 1071 small-business reporting requirements.
November 12, 2025 | Press Release  

New ICBA White Paper Calls on Policymakers to Close Industrial Loan Company Loophole

November 12, 2025 | Press Release   Commerce & Banking 

Fed's Financial Stability Report highlights key risks

Asset valuation pressures, borrowing by businesses and households, financial-sector leverage, and funding risks are the primary vulnerabilities in the U.S. financial system, according to the Federal Reserve’s semiannual Financial Stability Report.
November 12, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Reserve 

Independent Banker details law that safeguards borrower data

The latest Independent Banker magazine breaks down an ICBA-supported law to rein in the sale of mortgage “trigger leads.”
November 12, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Data Security/Fraud 

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