National Campaign Videos Connect with Target Audience

Mar 16, 2023
Video assets were one of the most significant production investments ICBA made for the ICBA National Campaign — an effort to elevate community banking in the hearts and minds of America’s consumers.

National Campaign Videos Connect with Target Audience

Mar 10, 2023
Video assets were one of the most significant production investments ICBA made for the ICBA National Campaign — an effort to elevate community banking in the hearts and minds of America’s consumers.

Why Community Banks Should Urge the CFPB to Update TRID Mortgage Disclosures

Mar 10, 2023
After several years of community banker engagement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the bureau has released for public comment an ICBA proposal to improve mortgage disclosures required under TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rules.

Inside a Cybersecurity Collaboration —Bob Fisher and David Shipley

Mar 9, 2023
Vendor relationships can be purely transactional, but the really high-value ones work more like partnerships. That’s certainly what Bob Fisher, president and CEO of Tioga State Bank in Spencer, N.Y., found when his bank hired cybersecurity fintech Beauceron Security of New Brunswick, Canada.

Community Banking Made Easy with Technology

Mar 2, 2023
Community banks have always been known for their relationship-focused service. But you don’t have to sacrifice the tech you expect to get the winning customer service you deserve. Here are a few examples that show consumers can get the best of both worlds.

Online Training Newsletter – February 2023

Feb 24, 2023
All compliance officers and personnel have been waiting with bated breath for the finalization of two big and important proposed rules – Section 1071 Small Business Data Collection and Community Reinvestment Act. Please share the following information with appropriate staff.

Three Ways Receive-Only Instant Payments Meet Customer Needs

Feb 24, 2023
The countdown is on. FedNow goes live in just a few months, and its looming launch creates a sense of urgency around the execution of instant payments.

Fighting the Good Fight — with Anne Balcer

Feb 15, 2023
Anne Balcer talks to host Charles Potts, ICBA’s chief innovation officer, about the value of her background as a community banker, the advocacy wins community banks saw last year, the issues she and her team are targeting in 2023, the critical role community bankers themselves play in advocacy….and even a little lacrosse.

Fixed rate or floating? Hybrid ARMs give an investor both features

Feb 3, 2023
In the last three years, a number of expressions have come into fashion, some of which have been worn out, used out of context and deemed by linguists to be a blight on our vocabulary. I’m sorry to say these may be around for a while. Here are a few.

Myth Busting: Three Truths About FedNow

Feb 3, 2023
Instant payments have arrived. In the five years since the launch of the RTP Network, volumes have steadily increased by more than 10 percent per quarter, and in Q3 2022, the network moved 45 million transactions valued at $19.7 billion.