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The ICBA Newsroom collects and centralizes all the NewsWatch Today articles, press releases, blog posts, advocacy letters and other news that impacts community bankers.
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 |
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Federal Reserve
ICBA supports resolutions to scrap CFPB overdraft rule
ICBA expressed support for a new congressional effort to invalidate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule on overdraft protection programs, saying it is a deeply flawed and harmful rule.
February 18, 2025 |
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CFPB
ICBA: Community banks need be integral part of cyber incident response
ICBA commended the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s efforts to create a better framework for responding to significant cyber incidents, but said community banks need to be an integral part of a coordinated cyber defense plan.
February 18, 2025 |
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Cybersecurity
How Community Banks Are Fighting AI-Powered Elder Fraud
Generative AI has made scamming vulnerable people alarmingly simple. Banks must raise awareness among their senior customers of the dangers and help build financial security.
February 18, 2025 |
Independent Banker
Compliance
Romero Rainey: Community bank-focused hearings show ICBA message is resonating
Last week’s simultaneous congressional hearings featuring ICBA witnesses spotlighted the industry’s policy priorities while demonstrating that community banks are being heard in Washington, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey wrote in a new op-ed.
February 14, 2025 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Deadline today to register to speak during EGRPRA meeting
Community bankers interested in speaking during the next Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act regulatory review must register by today.
February 14, 2025 |
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EGRPRA s.2155
Report: Romance scams grew 40% in 2024
Revenue from romance scams—also known as “pig butchering”—grew 40% last year and accounted for more than a third of all crypto-related scams, according to a report by Chainalysis.
February 14, 2025 |
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Digital Assets
Romero Rainey: Community bank-focused hearings show ICBA message is resonating
Last week’s simultaneous congressional hearings featuring ICBA witnesses spotlighted the industry’s policy priorities while demonstrating that community banks are being heard in Washington, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey wrote in a new op-ed.
February 13, 2025 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
ICBA: Any changes to regulatory structure require community bank input
ICBA said any change to the structure of the nation’s banking agencies must involve careful study and input from all stakeholders, including community banks.
February 13, 2025 |
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Agencies/Regulators
Deadline tomorrow to register to speak during EGRPRA meeting
Community bankers interested in speaking during the next Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act regulatory review must register by tomorrow, Feb. 14.
February 13, 2025 |
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EGRPRA s.2155
ICBA Congratulates Jonathan McKernan on CFPB Director Nomination
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on President Donald Trump’s nomination of Jonathan McKernan to serve as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
February 12, 2025 |
Press Release
CFPB
ICBA Congratulates Jonathan Gould on Comptroller of the Currency Nomination
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on President Donald Trump’s nomination of Johnathan Gould to serve as comptroller of the currency.
February 12, 2025 |
Press Release
OCC
ICBA Statement on Media Reports of CFPB Actions, Banking Agency Consolidation
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on media reports related to actions at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and potential consolidation of banking regulators.
February 12, 2025 |
Press Release
CFPB
SEC reverses course on ICBA-opposed climate rule
Acting Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mark Uyeda said his agency will seek to freeze court proceedings in a legal challenge to its final rule requiring climate-related investor disclosures, citing his opposition to the rule.
February 12, 2025 |
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Climate
ICBA weighs in on stablecoin debate
ICBA told Congress that current stablecoin arrangements are not subject to comprehensive supervision and lack many critical consumer and anti-money laundering protections—a regulatory gap that allows risks to the financial system to multiply, provides opportunities for financial crimes, and creates an unequal playing field with highly regulated community banks.
February 12, 2025 |
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Digital Assets
Powell: No CBDC while he leads the Fed
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the U.S. will never have a central bank digital currency as long as he leads the Fed.
February 12, 2025 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Reserve
Independent Banker features ICBA Minority Bank Advisory Council insights
The latest edition of Independent Banker magazine provides insights on minority depository institutions from ICBA’s Minority Bank Advisory Council.
February 11, 2025 |
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ICBA CRA Solutions Selects Ncontracts for Community Bank Compliance Offering
ICBA CRA Solutions, an ICBA subsidiary, announced a strategic alliance with Ncontracts, which provides integrated vendor, risk, and compliance management solutions to help community banks address Community Reinvestment Act requirements using precise, actionable insights.
February 11, 2025 |
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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