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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.
ICBA Banker Testifies Before Senate Agriculture Committee, Announces Proposal to Establish New USDA Express Loan Program
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today proposed a new USDA Express program to a Senate Agriculture subcommittee at a hearing focused on credit and risk management provisions in a new farm bill.
May 04, 2023 |
Press Release
Agriculture
ICBA continues distinguishing community banks in national media
ICBA continued to differentiate community banks from larger financial institutions in the news media following the failure of First Republic Bank.
May 03, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Community Bank Awareness Deposit Insurance
ACH fraud survey deadline extended
ICBA Bancard extended the deadline for its survey on ACH fraud and whether it is a significant concern for community bankers and customers.
May 03, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
ACH
ICBA testifying tomorrow on ag priorities
ICBA is scheduled to testify before Congress tomorrow on its farm bill priorities and other key proposals for the ag sector.
May 03, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Agriculture
ICBA, groups request comment extension on late-fee proposal
ICBA and other groups asked the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to extend the comment deadline on its proposed rule on credit card penalty fees by 45 days, to June 18.
May 03, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
Growing SBA lending for small businesses
Community banks are seizing opportunities to grow SBA lending and provide small and minority-owned businesses with capital that would otherwise be difficult to find.
May 02, 2023 |
Independent Banker
Lending
ICBA: Community Banks Remain Safe, Sound, and Secure
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the closure of First Republic Bank—the latest large financial institution to fail due to risky behavior.
May 01, 2023 |
Press Release
Community Bank Awareness
ICBA's top-performing community banks of 2023
Through creativity, local knowledge and dedication to their customers, community banks continued to demonstrate the value of their relationship-based model in the past year.
April 28, 2023 |
Independent Banker
ICBA Statement on FDIC Report on Signature Bank of New York
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today’s Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. report on Signature Bank of New York.
April 28, 2023 |
Press Release
Deposit Insurance
TCM Bank Promotes Agnes Nasso to Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications
TCM Bank, N.A., the credit card bank of ICBA Bancard®, announced the promotion of Agnes Nasso from vice president of marketing to senior vice president of marketing and communications.
April 28, 2023 |
Press Release
ICBA Statement on Fed Report on Silicon Valley Bank
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today’s Federal Reserve report on the failure of Silicon Valley Bank.
April 28, 2023 |
Press Release
Deposit Insurance
Mark Scanlan: Speaking out for rural America in the new Farm Bill
The five-year Farm Bill is set to expire later this year. ICBA is lobbying Congress in the reauthorization with six important provisions.
April 27, 2023 |
Independent Banker
Advocacy
FDIC, OCC issue guidance on overdraft programs
The FDIC and OCC issued supervisory guidance on consumer compliance risks associated with bank overdraft protection programs.
April 27, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
CFPB issues guidance on ‘zombie mortgage’ collection tactics
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued guidance on debt collectors threatening to foreclose on homes with mortgages past the statute of limitations.
April 27, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
Romero Rainey: Contrasting views on special assessment show need for community bank voice
The American Bankers Association position that the entire banking industry is responsible for covering the cost of recent large bank failures shows why community banks need their own voice in Washington, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey said.
April 26, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Community Bank Awareness
Treasury calls for response to de-risking
The Treasury Department issued a strategy on de-risking, which occurs when financial institutions terminate or restrict business relationships indiscriminately with broad categories of customers rather than analyzing and managing the risk of those customers.
April 26, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
Fed plans to release its review of SVB failure this Friday
The Federal Reserve Board said it will release its review of the supervision and regulation of Silicon Valley Bank at 11 a.m. (Eastern time) this Friday.
April 26, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Deposit Insurance Compliance
ICBA Encourages Financial Literacy at Every Age and Life Stage
In recognition of Financial Literacy Month in April, the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) and the nation's community banks are encouraging Americans to take control of their financial future by learning fiscally responsible habits and applying these lessons in practice.
April 26, 2023 |
News
Community Bank Awareness
OFAC sanctions individuals for cyber efforts supporting North Korea
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned three individuals for supporting North Korea via illicit financing and malicious cyber activity.
April 25, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity
Interview discusses how to control FedNow fraud
In a new Payment Security interview, ICBA Bancard Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Rebecca Kruse discusses how community banks can put anti-fraud controls in place to prepare for the forthcoming launch of the FedNow Service.
April 25, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Fraud
ICBA supports FSOC votes proposing stricter standards for largest nonbanks
ICBA applauded the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s unanimous votes to propose new interpretive guidance on nonbank financial company designations and an analytic framework for identifying potential risks to financial stability from certain activities.
April 25, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
ICBA backs bill supporting mortgage applicant financial privacy
ICBA expressed support for legislation to give mortgage applicants more control over their private financial information.
April 25, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Mortgage Rules
Community mortgage lenders adapt to higher-rate cycles
Mortgage interest rates continue to rise, but community bankers are keeping it all in perspective, applying creativity and strategy to their lending portfolios.
April 21, 2023 |
Independent Banker
Lending
ICBA Supports FSOC Vote to Propose Stricter Standards for Largest Nonbank Financial Firms
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s recent meeting.
April 21, 2023 |
Press Release
Too-Big-To-Fail/Systemic Risk
Recent failures not shaking consumer trust in banks: poll
The recent failures of large financial institutions has not shaken consumer trust in the banking industry, according to a new Morning Consult poll.
April 21, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Community Bank Awareness
ICBA seeking feedback on National Campaign webinars
ICBA is requesting community banker feedback on how to focus upcoming webinars on the ICBA National Campaign.
April 21, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Community Bank Awareness
Grassroots push on 1071 rule continues
ICBA continues calling on community bankers to urge their members of Congress to support a House resolution to nullify the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Section 1071 rule.
April 21, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
Bulletin Board: A look into ICBA LIVE 2023
Community bankers from across the country gathered in beautiful Honolulu to attend ICBA LIVE 2023. In addition to listening to a variety of guest speakers and networking, bankers had the opportunity to learn about digital innovation, growth, management and more.
April 20, 2023 |
Independent Banker
FHFA proposes rule to codify fair lending requirements
The Federal Housing Finance Agency requested comment on a proposed rule that would formalize many of the agency’s existing practices and programs regarding fair housing and fair lending oversight of its regulated entities.
April 20, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
Listen Up: Taking bold and brave action
What does it mean to be innovative? In episode 5 of the Independent Banker podcast, host Charles Potts talks to Rebeca Romero Rainey, president and CEO of ICBA, about her passion for community banking and her path to becoming CEO.
April 19, 2023 |
Independent Banker
Advocacy
New ICBA podcast on SVB fallout
The latest episode of ICBA’s “Independent Banker” podcast focuses on fallout from the recent failures of large banks and the opportunity for community banks to shine.
April 19, 2023 |
Podcast
ICBA, states urge House to pass resolution nullifying 1071 rule
ICBA and 44 state community banking associations called on the House of Representatives to approve a resolution to nullify the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s 1071 final rule.
April 19, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
FDIC: Failures won’t have material impact on DIF restoration
The FDIC said it does not expect losses from recent bank failures to materially affect the restoration of the Deposit Insurance Fund, and policymakers continued to signal support for a risk-based special assessment.
April 19, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Deposit Insurance
Liz McIntyre: Friend of the flock
The director of social media and VP of marketing at $17 billion-asset Renasant Bank in Tupelo, Miss., delves into the world of birding.
April 18, 2023 |
Independent Banker
ICBA Announces Cohort for Fifth ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) announced the selection of six companies for the fifth ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program, which kicks off April 24, 2023, in Atlanta.
April 18, 2023 |
Press Release
CFPB issues additional 1071 sample form formats
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued additional file formats for its Section 1071 small-business data-collection sample form.
April 18, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
One Community Bank supports the trees
In January, the One Community Bank in Oregon, Wisc., donated $5,000 to the Terrace Tree program, the village of Oregon’s tree planting initiative.
April 17, 2023 |
Independent Banker
ICBA strongly opposes opening 7(a) SBA program to fintechs
ICBA expressed strong opposition to a Small Business Administration final rule that undermines its 7(a) loan program.
April 17, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Technology Fintech Regulation
ICBA to FDIC: Exempt community banks from special assessment
ICBA urged the FDIC to exempt community banks from any special assessment to recover Deposit Insurance Fund losses caused by the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank of New York.
April 17, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Deposit Insurance
CFPB revises average prime offer rate methodology
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced a revised version of its methodology for determining average prime offer rates.
April 17, 2023 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
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