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ICBA urging community banker outreach on stopping CFPB overdraft rule

ICBA is calling on community bankers to tell their members of Congress to stop the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's overdraft rule.
February 21, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 

Latest ILC application brings total pending bids to three

With auto company Stellantis last week applying to form an industrial loan company in Utah, the number of pending ILC applications now stands at three.
February 21, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

New op-ed urges Illinois lawmakers to rethink credit union tax exemption

A new op-ed from Community Bankers Association of Illinois Chairman David Stanton calls on policymakers to tax credit unions like every other business in the state.
February 20, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Credit Unions 

ICBA and U.S. Postal Inspection Service Partner to Help Community Banks Combat Check Fraud

The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today announced a partnership with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service to combat the threat of check fraud.
February 20, 2025 | Press Release   Fraud Postal Service Banking 

FinCEN: BOI reporting requirements back in effect with extended deadline

Following a court decision, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network announced that beneficial ownership information reporting requirements are back in effect, with a new deadline of March 21 for most companies.
February 20, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 

Trump directs independent agencies to run proposals through White House

President Donald Trump issued an executive order requiring independent agencies to submit rules to the White House before publishing them in the Federal Register.
February 20, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Agencies/Regulators  

Independent Banker: ICBA speaks out against one-size-fits-all regulations

The latest Independent Banker magazine details how ICBA is advocating for threshold changes that would lighten community banks’ regulatory burden.
February 19, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Hood: OCC will push to include credit union data in merger reviews

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Rodney Hood said he wants to revisit how credit unions affect regulatory reviews of bank mergers, as advocated by ICBA.
February 19, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   OCC 

ICBA, farm groups continue to urge support of crop insurance

Farm and rural groups joined ICBA in urging the new leaders of the Agriculture Department and Office of Management and Budget to protect crop insurance from harmful cuts that would undermine U.S. farmers and ranchers and rural economies.
February 19, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Agriculture 

New blog post offers steps to a smooth ISO 20022 transition

After the Federal Reserve delayed the Fedwire Funds Service’s conversion to the ISO 20022 message format until July 14, a new ICBA blog post spotlights resources to help community banks prepare.
February 18, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Reserve 

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