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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 disclosures. The rule requires debt collectors to provide detailed disclosures at the outset of collection communications.
December 21, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   CFPB Compliance 

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 Community Bankers of America issued the following joint statement in response to a vote by the FDIC to approve a final rule on Industrial Loan Companies.
December 18, 2020 | Press Release   FDIC Lending 

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 subsequent customer breaches.
December 18, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Cybersecurity 

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 subordinated debt to institutional investors.
December 18, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Credit Unions 

Agencies adjust CRA asset thresholds

Federal regulators announced the annual adjustment to Community Reinvestment Act thresholds. Effective Jan. 1, the “small bank” or “small savings association” designation applies to institutions that as of Dec. 31 of either of the prior two calendar years had assets of less than $1.322 billion.
December 18, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance CRA 

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 most complex tax-exempt credit unions to issue subordinated debt to institutional investors.
December 17, 2020 | Press Release   Credit Unions 

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 U.S. economy, particularly commercial real estate, small businesses, and agriculture.
December 17, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   FDIC 

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 credit unions to issue subordinated debt as an alternative form of capital.
December 17, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Credit Unions 

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 banking, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey wrote.
December 17, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Cybersecurity 

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 event that is affecting every corner of the public and private sectors, including community banking.
December 16, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Cybersecurity 

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