Find out what's happening in communities across America, from grassroots advocacy efforts, to fintech innovations and everyday successes of Main Street banks.
ICBA and community bankers are sounding the alarm with the launch of a nationwide campaign calling on policymakers and the public to open their eyes to the threats posed by credit unions.
In honor of National Cybersecurity Month, ICBA's Jeremy Dalpiaz extols the benefits of using a .BANK domain as an additional safety precaution to protect customers from phishing and cyberattacks.
Following a successful grassroots advocacy campaign, the House of Representatives recently passed ICBA-supported legislation to create a cannabis banking safe harbor, though questions remain about the bipartisan bill's outlook.
Digital payments continue to grow in popularity as an easy-to-use way for both businesses and consumers to make payments. Not only does volume and usage continue to grow, but so too do the products and platforms through which businesses and consumers make their digital payments.
As the House and Senate are busy negotiating final language for defense spending legislation, community banks are working to provide military service men and women access to competitive banking services.
The payments landscape continues to evolve. Whereas checks and cash were the dominant payments instruments 40 years ago, today digital payments are becoming an increasingly popular way to pay, and a driving force in the evolution of the relationship between customers and their banks.
The Federal Reserve’s development of the FedNow Service provides the opportunity for all banks—both large and small—to capitalize on the value of faster payments and brings significant benefit to community banks and the businesses and consumers they serve.