Skip to Main Content
ICBA
ICBA
  • Member Login
  • Member Login

ICBA Newsroom

The ICBA Newsroom collects and centralizes all the NewsWatch Today articles, press releases, Main Street Matters blogs, advocacy letters and other news that impacts community bankers.

Subscribe to Our Newsletter Example Text Press Resources Example Text
Search Bar

ICBA “dashboard” updates advocacy efforts for Q2

ICBA’s second quarter “Advocacy in Action” government relations dashboard recaps key issues at the forefront and offers an update on efforts to advance ICBA’s policy positions before Congress and financial agencies.
April 14, 2022 | News  

ICBA issues custom op-ed on credit union-bank acquisitions

ICBA issued a customizable op-ed that community bankers can use to raise awareness of credit union acquisitions of community banks.
April 14, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Credit Unions 

ICBA ThinkTECH Demo Day next week

The 2022 ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator Program’s Demo Day is scheduled for next week to present participants’ solutions tailored for community banks.
April 14, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Join the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator Virtual Showcase on April 20

The Independent Community Bankers of America and The Venture Center, in partnership with the State of Arkansas, will host the 2022 Virtual Demo Day, a culmination of the 2022 ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program’s 16-week incubator and immersive bootcamp.
April 12, 2022 | Press Release  

ICBA Wins Association Trends Award for Campaign Opposing IRS Bank Reporting Proposal

The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) earned an Association Trends 2022 TRENDY Award for its campaign opposing a plan to require banks to report customer account information to the IRS.
April 11, 2022 | Press Release   Advocacy Taxes & Budget 

Congress should join states in responding to CU bank acquisitions: op-ed

While credit union advocates support credit unions leveraging their tax exemption to acquire community banks, these subsidized transactions harm local communities, ICBA Chairman Brad Bolton writes in a new op-ed.
April 11, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Credit Unions 

OCC’s Hsu addresses key stablecoin policy considerations

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu identified three key policy issues critical to understanding and shaping the stablecoin system: stability, interoperability, and separability.
April 11, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Digital Assets Technology 

ICBA urges CFPB to reduce remittance rule burden

ICBA called on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to reduce the regulatory burden of its rule on remittance transfers to avoid disadvantaging community bank customers.
April 11, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance 

Treasury announces additional Russia sanctions

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced additional sanctions on Russia’s largest banks and individuals connected to top Russian officials.
April 07, 2022 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Advocacy 

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Speech on Digital Assets Reflects ICBA Priorities

Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s remarks on digital assets.
April 07, 2022 | Press Release   Cybersecurity Digital Assets Technology 

Independent Banker

Independent Banker is the award-winning monthly member publication of ICBA. Continually rated the best news source by community bankers, IB provides timely, relevant information and insights to help community banks continue to flourish.

Marketing Resource Center

Visit this page regularly for new customizable press releases, opeds, tutorials, sharable videos, tip sheets, and sample social media posts which are available exclusively for ICBA members.

Access the toolkit Example Text

ICBA NewsWatch Today

ICBA offers numerous specialty newsletters related to the community banking industry. Sign up for ICBA's daily email news bulletin for current and breaking industry news

Read Articles Example Text

Subscribe to Independent Banker Magazine

Independent Banker® is the monthly publication of the Independent Community Bankers of America, recognized as the number one source ICBA members rely on for community banking news.

Subscribe Now Example Text

Manage Your Email Notifications and Subscriptions

Sign up to receive or manage your email messages from ICBA. Questions? Contact ICBA.

Subscribe Now Example Text

Subscribe to Independent Banker Magazine