The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today announced that Mastercard has joined as a sponsor of ICBA’s innovation programming, marking a significant expansion of the relationship between the two organizations.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that it will deprioritize enforcement of its 1071 small-business lending rule for entities not currently protected by a 5th Circuit Court order.
Credit union tax and regulatory exemptions have become increasingly vulnerable on Capitol Hill as lawmakers consider new tax legislation, former National Credit Union Administration chair Todd Harper said.
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network proposed prohibiting U.S. financial institutions from opening or maintaining accounts for or on behalf of a Cambodian group that deals in crypto scams and designating the organization as a money-laundering concern.
In recognition of National Small Business Month this May, the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) is celebrating the critical role community banks play in supporting the nation’s small businesses—the backbone of the American economy.
A new blog post from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation notes that when a credit union acquires a bank, state and local governments can lose much of the tax revenue that the bank was paying.
With Congress back to work this week, ICBA is encouraging community bankers to contact lawmakers in support of the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act and the ACRE Act.
J. Michael Radcliffe—chairman and CEO of Community Financial Services Bank in Benton, Ky.—testified before the House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Financial Institutions hearing on regulatory overreach.
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Rodney Hood said artificial intelligence has tremendous potential to help banks optimize processes and promote access to banking services, but it must be used in a safe, secure, and trustworthy manner.
Community bankers are exploring the targeting capabilities and flexibility of advertising on connected TV, according to the latest Independent Banker magazine.
J. Michael Radcliffe—chairman and CEO of Community Financial Services Bank in Benton, Ky.—today is scheduled to testify before the House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Financial Institutions.
As Congress returns from its April recess, ICBA is encouraging community bankers to tell their lawmakers to protect homebuyers by limiting mortgage trigger leads.
As Congress returns from its April recess, ICBA is encouraging community bankers to tell their lawmakers to protect homebuyers by limiting mortgage trigger leads.
In his first public remarks since being sworn in as Securities and Exchange Commission chair, Paul Atkins said he looks forward to working with market participants, the administration, and Congress to “establish a rational, fit-for-purpose regulatory framework for crypto assets.”
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey has once again been selected for Washingtonian magazine's 500 Most Influential People feature, as part of the publication’s banking and finance list.
Following the latest acquisition of a tax-paying community bank by a tax-exempt credit union, ICBA continued its call for Congress to eliminate the federal tax exemption for credit unions over $1 billion in assets.
With Congress potentially taking up tax legislation when it returns from the current congressional recess, ICBA is calling on community bankers to urge their lawmakers to co-sponsor legislation that would provide tax relief to support rural lending.
