ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued a statement on today's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau outline of proposals to implement small-business loan data collection and reporting rules.
ICBA continues urging Congress to "Wake Up" this week as credit union advocates meet with lawmakers during the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions' Virtual Congressional Caucus.
ICBA is calling on community bankers to urge lawmakers to include common-sense policies benefiting local communities in the next economic stimulus package.
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a Bank Secrecy Act final rule that requires minimum anti-money-laundering standards for banks without a federal functional regulator.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development recently finalized an ICBA-supported rule to amend its interpretation of the Fair Housing Act’s "disparate impact" standard.
Visa economists report on GDP growth, labor market conditions, home sales, and trade. They also provide a view of longer-run GDP growth with their 2022 forecast.
The Independent Community Bankers of America today called on the Federal Reserve to accelerate implementation of its FedNow real-time payments service.
As lawmakers return to Washington and the 116th Congress comes rapidly to a close, the nation’s families and small businesses are counting on Congress to pass the critical relief they need to sustain businesses, paychecks, and livelihoods.
ICBA Bancard, the payments services subsidiary of ICBA, announced the launch of its interactive tool to help its community bank clients create a custom digital payments strategy in support of their small business customers.
The National Credit Union Administration needs authority over credit union service organizations and vendors to identify and reduce risks they pose to credit unions, the agency's inspector general said.
The new Lost Wage Assistance program that state unemployment agencies are administering requires states to use separate bank accounts from what they use for unemployment insurance and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits.
ICBA expressed concerns with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's proposal to change its Qualified Mortgage definition to a price-based approach.
ICBA and other members of the Quality Patents Coalition expressed support for a one-year extension of the Patent and Trademark Office's program for re-examining business-method patents to prevent litigation.
In recognition of National Preparedness Month in September, ICBA and the nation’s community bankers are reminding consumers of simple steps they can take to prepare ahead of a natural disaster or emergency.
ICBA announced that William Pusey has joined the association as vice president of member relations. Pusey will serve community banks in the Northeast region
ICBA announced this year’s National Community Bank Service Awards by recognizing community banks across the nation for their extraordinary efforts to help small businesses, consumers, and their communities amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
