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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.
The community banks beating the Great Resignation
A mass exodus of the U.S. workforce during the pandemic brought challenges in recruiting entry- to mid-level staff. These community banks share how they have (or haven’t) altered their hiring strategies.
August 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Member Milestones: Landmark anniversaries
From centennials to dodransbicentennials (that’s 175 years), 36 community banks are marking significant anniversaries in 2022. Four presidents and CEOs reflect on how their banks survived the past, thrive in the present and look toward the future.
August 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Commercial Cards: An Opportunity Too Big to Miss
SPONSORED | With a new operating model in play, financial institutions are in a great position to shift check spend to commercial card spend. Read Visa’s latest article to get our four top tips to understand the commercial card space and to tap into the potential $11T+ opportunity.
August 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Payments
How BHG Financial’s innovative solutions can help community banks thrive in the digital age
SPONSORED | First Citizens Bank, an Iowa state-chartered bank, uses OnBoard’s board management software to increase efficiency and deliver a consistent, improved process for its boards, committees, and loan approval processes.
August 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Lending
SBA now accepting requests for PPP partial-forgiveness reviews
The Small Business Administration said its Paycheck Protection Program platform can now accept borrower requests to review lenders’ partial forgiveness decisions.
July 29, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Crisis Preparedness
Senate spending deal excludes ICBA-opposed policies
The Senate budget reconciliation deal announced this week by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) excludes several proposed tax provisions strongly opposed by ICBA.
July 29, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Taxes & Budget
Senate drops postal banking funding from appropriations bill
Senate appropriators dropped an ICBA-opposed legislative proposal to expand the U.S. Postal Service’s banking pilot after ICBA urged lawmakers to block the plan.
July 29, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Postal Service Banking
OCC issues CRA fact sheets ahead of comment deadline
The OCC released a series of fact sheets on the banking agencies’ proposed updates to Community Reinvestment Act regulations ahead of the Aug. 5 comment deadline.
July 29, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
CFPB adds new debt-collection FAQs
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau added a new section to its frequently asked questions on the Debt Collection Rule in Regulation F.
July 29, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
Financial Services Industry United in Opposition to Marshall-Durbin Credit Routing Legislation
Today nine trade associations representing the financial services industry released the following joint statement opposing announced legislation by Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) creating new credit card routing mandates that fall disproportionately on card issuing credit unions and community banks.
July 28, 2022 |
Press Release
Interchange
TCM Bank Names William Weeks Chief Information Officer
TCM Bank, N.A., the credit card bank of ICBA Bancard, which is the payments services subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), today announced the hire of William Weeks as chief information officer.
July 26, 2022 |
Press Release
ICBA to committee: Fully vet stablecoin bill before any vote
While legislation is urgently needed to address risks posed by unregulated stablecoins, taking up last-minute legislation at this week’s House Financial Services Committee markup would be premature, ICBA told the panel.
July 25, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets Technology
FS-ISAC spotlights Holy Ghost ransomware group
The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center’s latest weekly risk report details the Holy Ghost ransomware group, which has been active for more than a year and has connections to North Korea.
July 25, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity Technology
ICBA urges agencies to keep voluntary cyber tool up to date
ICBA called on federal regulators to continue building on the Cybersecurity Assessment Tool risk assessment framework while keeping it voluntary.
July 25, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity Technology
Senators introduce broad cannabis bill as safe harbor push continues
Senate Democrats introduced sweeping legislation to end federal cannabis prohibitions, potentially paving the way for an ICBA-advocated cannabis banking safe harbor.
July 22, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cannabis banking
Feds announce first crypto insider trading indictment
Federal law enforcement officials announced the first-ever insider trading tipping indictment involving cryptocurrency.
July 22, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets Technology
ICBA Names Andrew Hipolit Assistant Vice President, Financial Policy, Research and Advocacy
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today announced that Andrew Hipolit has joined its government relations team as assistant vice president, financial policy, research, and advocacy.
July 22, 2022 |
Press Release
Community banks vital to manufacturing-concentrated states: FDIC
Community banks in manufacturing-concentrated states have provided more commercial loans than other community banks and reported higher net interest margins, according to a new FDIC report.
July 22, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Community Bank Awareness Lending
ICBA Statement on Mutual Savings Association Advisory Committee Charter Renewal
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement regarding the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s renewal of the Mutual Savings Association Advisory Committee charter.
July 20, 2022 |
News
House again passes cannabis banking bill
The House advanced an ICBA-advocated cannabis banking safe harbor as part of a fiscal 2023 defense authorization bill.
July 18, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cannabis banking
What community banks can do about the super app rise
ICBA Bancard President and CEO Tina Giorgio’s latest blog post covers the rise of the super app and what community banks can do about it.
July 18, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Technology
USPS defends postal banking pilot
The U.S. Postal Service defended its decision to launch an ICBA-opposed postal banking pilot program without first consulting the Postal Regulatory Commission.
July 18, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Postal Service Banking
ICBA Statement on Confirmation of Michael Barr for Fed Vice Chair of Supervision
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on Michael Barr’s confirmation for Federal Reserve vice chair of supervision.
July 14, 2022 |
Press Release
Federal Reserve
ICBA Services Network Announces New Members to Board of Directors
ICBA Services Network today announced that Thomas E. Bates Jr.; G. Scott McComb, and Noah Wilcox were elected to the ICBA Services Network board of directors.
July 14, 2022 |
Press Release
CRA Partners/USI Alliance Names Ohio Community Banker New Chairman
CRA Partners/USI Alliance, an ICBA subsidiary, today announced the election of G. Scott McComb, chairman, president and CEO of Heartland Bank in Whitehall, Ohio, as chairman of the USI Alliance board of directors.
July 14, 2022 |
Press Release
ICBA Testifies Urging Congress to Apply Community Reinvestment Act to Credit Unions
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today called on Congress to examine the need to apply the Community Reinvestment Act to tax-exempt credit unions.
July 13, 2022 |
Press Release
CRA Credit Unions
ICBA testifying today on CRA modernization
ICBA is scheduled to testify today before Congress on the interagency proposal to modernize Community Reinvestment Act regulations.
July 13, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
CRA
CFPB confirms March 2023 for 1071 final rule
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to issue a final rule implementing Section 1071 small-business reporting requirements by March 31, 2023, according to court filing.
July 13, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance 1071
ICBA to House: Include cannabis, notarization bills in defense act
ICBA and other groups today are calling on the House to include a cannabis banking safe harbor in the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 7900).
July 13, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cannabis banking Data Security/Fraud Fraud
‘Buy now, pay later’ surge deflates merchant interchange push
While merchants are urging regulators to expand the Durbin Amendment, the recent surge of “buy now, pay later” is deflating their interchange arguments, according to ICBA’s latest blog post.
July 13, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Interchange Payments
Community Banker Anne Balcer Today Joins ICBA as New Head of Government Relations
Anne Balcer today officially joined the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) as senior executive vice president, chief government relations and public policy.
July 11, 2022 |
Press Release
How ICBA’s ThinkTECH Accelerator refines tech solutions
ICBA's latest blog post shares how this year's ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program helped three fintech participants refine their solutions to address community bank pain points and opportunities.
July 08, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Technology
CFPB issues advisory on credit report privacy restrictions
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a legal interpretation on the permissible purposes for companies to use and share credit reports and background reports under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
July 08, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
Treasury’s Liang raises prospect of nonbank stablecoin model
Treasury Under Secretary for Domestic Finance Nellie Liang this week explored the appropriate regulatory structure to address stablecoin risks.
July 08, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets Technology
Agencies encourage risk-based approach to customer due diligence
Federal financial services regulators issued a joint statement to remind banks of the risk-based approach to assessing customer relationships and conducting customer due diligence.
July 07, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
Bank branching deregulation harmed small businesses: FDIC paper
Community banks and small businesses were affected disproportionately by U.S. branching deregulation during the 1990s, according to a new research paper released by the FDIC’s Center for Financial Research.
July 07, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Agencies/Regulators Credit Unions De Novo Banks Compliance
nbkc bank Successfully Implements nCino Commercial Pricing and Profitability
nCino, Inc., a pioneer in cloud banking and digital transformation solutions for the global financial services industry, today announced that nbkc is live on nCino’s Commercial Pricing and Profitability on the nCino Bank Operating System®.
July 07, 2022 |
News
ICBA “dashboard” and briefing highlight community bank-focused advocacy efforts for Q3
ICBA’s third quarter “Advocacy in Action” government relations dashboard and recent advocacy briefing provide community banks with an update on ICBA’s advocacy successes, along with more information about our community bank-focused policy positions before Congress and the financial agencies.
July 05, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy
ICBA guidance on new FDIC approach to re-presented transactions
With the FDIC taking a new, stricter approach to how banks treat single items that are repeatedly rejected for insufficient funds, ICBA released member-protected fact sheet on the issue with recommendations for reducing the risk of penalties.
July 05, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Tennessee Community Banker Named Chairman of ICBA Securities Board of Directors
ICBA Securities Inc.®, the broker-dealer subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), today announced the election of Thomas E. Bates Jr., president and CEO of Legends Bank in Clarksville, Tenn., as chairman of the ICBA Securities board of directors. Aza Bittinger, president and CEO of the Community Bankers Association of Ohio; Blake Heid, president and CEO of First Option Bank in Osawatomie, Kans.; and Craig Wanichek, president and CEO of Summit Bank in Eugene, Ore., were also elected to the board.
July 05, 2022 |
Press Release
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.
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