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Incoming 2025/26 ICBA Chairman Jack E. Hopkins Will Bring Small-Town Sensibility to Washington

Jack E. Hopkins, president and CEO of CorTrust Bank in Sioux Falls, S.D., has been a strong voice for community banking for years. As ICBA’s 2025/26 chairman, he plans to advocate for the industry to Congress and the public, bringing a small‑town sensibility to D.C.
March 01, 2025 | Independent Banker  

Why Your Community Bank Needs a Disaster Recovery Plan

Community banks like Countybank face and overcome challenges every day, but what about the events banks don’t expect? Natural disasters can be devastating, which is why it’s important to have a business continuity plan in place and know where to find support in the aftermath.
March 01, 2025 | Independent Banker  

Tips for Winning the Retail Banking Game

Technology continues to evolve, and community banks must do the same. To cater to and better support young, tech-savvy customers, these local banks are partnering with fintechs to revamp their retail banking offerings.
March 01, 2025 | Independent Banker  

Optimize Your Community Bank's Treasury Management Offerings

These four community banks compared the costs and use cases for adding treasury management to their services and streamlining them. Now, they’re seeing the benefits.
March 01, 2025 | Independent Banker   Growing the Community 

Rebeca Romero Rainey: Amplifying the Community Bank Difference

“We must both acknowledge competitive headwinds and know that we have tailwinds to drive us forward when it comes to what we do at a local level.”
March 01, 2025 | Independent Banker  

With CFPB in spotlight, ICBA urging grassroots outreach on overdraft rule

With Washington focused on reforming the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, ICBA is calling on community bankers to tell their members of Congress to support legislative efforts to stop the bureau's overdraft rule.
February 28, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 

McKernan, Pulte vow to streamline CFPB, FHFA activities

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will center its regulation on real risks to consumers and focus its enforcement on bad actors, CFPB director nominee Jonathan McKernan told Congress.
February 28, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 

Bowman: Rightsized regulations key to bright community banking future

The future of community banking is bright as long as regulators focus on appropriate regulations and guidance and recognize that investment in innovation and growth is a necessity, not a roadblock, according to Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman.
February 28, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

ICBA opposes consolidation of banking regulators

ICBA said it opposes calls from Wall Street bank executives and others to consolidate the nation’s banking regulators.
February 27, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Agencies/Regulators  

ICBA: Stablecoin legislation must protect role of community banks

ICBA told Congress that any legislation establishing a regulatory framework for stablecoins must address stablecoin risks without disintermediating community banks.
February 27, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Digital Assets 

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