April is Community Banking Month, and ICBA offers resources to help community banks get involved, including a toolkit to help tell the community banking story.
ICBA and The Venture Center hosted the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator Virtual Demo Day to demonstrate the third Accelerator cohort's community bank-focused fintech solutions.
The SBA said it is increasing maximum Economic Injury Disaster Loan amounts for small businesses from $150,000 over six months to $500,000 over 24 months.
Governors and public health officials in more than 40 states have said they will meet or beat President Biden’s goal of making every adult eligible for a vaccine by May 1, and at least 30 states plan to start universal eligibility in March or April.
The Independent Community Bankers of America and The Venture Center, in partnership with the State of Arkansas, today hosted the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator Virtual Demo Day.
Our mission at ICBA Bancard is to deliver flexible, innovative payments and digital commerce solutions that allow community banks to flourish. ICBA Bancard’s client relations and relationship management teams are here to assist and are just an email or phone call away.
ICBA Bancard’s partner card networks, Visa and Mastercard®, have released several notices and bulletins regarding the migration to 8-digit Bank Identification Numbers or BINs, but many banks are left wondering why it is happening and what they need to do to prepare.
Community banks that issue consumer credit cards are faced with some common challenges: how to match their card options (rewards vs. non-rewards) with the best promotions to produce a positive return on investment (ROI), and how to keep their cardholders engaged.
Few would disagree that COVID-19 was a catalyst for significant changes in the way that Americans shop and manage their money. In fact, many experts believe years of behavioral transformation occurred over a matter of months and many of these changes will endure even after the pandemic subsides.
As community bankers, we rely on our partners for solutions from customer-facing technology to back-end efficiencies. With our emphasis on customer relationships, we have to get our partnerships right to ensure our customers stay satisfied and engaged with our banks.
With Paycheck Protection Program and credit union issues coming to a head this week in Washington, ICBA is urging community bankers to weigh in with policymakers via its Be Heard grassroots action center.
ICBA-advocated legislation to establish a cannabis-banking safe harbor in states where cannabis is legal was reintroduced in the Senate following House introduction last week.
The Conference of State Bank Supervisors said 13 nationwide payments firms have undergone or are undergoing their single comprehensive exams during the first quarter as part of the "One Company, One Exam" program.
ICBA and other groups called on the OCC to withdraw a proposed rule to impose a rules-based approach to what national banks and federal savings associations can do with their buildings, land, and facilities.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen painted an optimistic picture of the economy Tuesday, saying that while 10 million people still remain jobless, "we may see a return to full employment next year."
Visa requires that all U.S. Visa bank branches must honor and enable cash disbursements for all valid Visa Prepaid cards, whether or not the card is embossed or personalized with the cardholder’s name.
With the Senate expected to vote this week on House-passed legislation to extend the Paycheck Protection Program, ICBA is urging community bankers to contact their senators in support
The SBA issued updated Paycheck Protection Program application forms that incorporate last week's interim final rule implementing American Rescue Plan Act changes.
While policymakers continue planning for the end of LIBOR, financial firms should focus this year on ending new uses of the benchmark interest rate, Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Randal Quarles said in a speech.
