ICBA Urges Credit Union Agency to Rethink Redlining Plan

Dec 9, 2019 | Press Release
The Independent Community Bankers of America today called on the National Credit Union Administration to withdraw and redraft a proposed rule that would allow tax-exempt credit unions to cut urban communities out of the membership areas they serve.

ICBA’s Independent Banker Names 2019 Best Community Banks to Work For

Dec 2, 2019 | Press Release
Independent Banker magazine, the award-winning monthly publication of ICBA, bestowed 2019 Best Community Banks to Work For honors upon five community banks that have gone above and beyond to create exceptional work experiences for their employees.

Mobile Contactless Fraud Schemes: What You Need to Know

Dec 2, 2019 | Payments Pulse
Recently, with the growing popularity of mobile wallets and contactless cards, we are seeing criminals using contactless near-field communication (NFC) acceptance as an alternative way to monetize stolen magnetic stripe data. With the number of cardholder payment options available to consumers (e.g. magnetic stripe, mobile, contact chip, and contactless chip) it is increasingly important for issuers to take a comprehensive validation approach across the different form factors and interfaces through which a payment can be made. Use of best practices for point-of-sale (POS) entry modes validation is an essential step for identifying and preventing fraud.

Wolters Kluwer Names Winners of its 2019 Community Impact Award

Nov 19, 2019 | Industry News From Corporate Members

 A New Tool to Fight Synthetic Identity Fraud

Nov 12, 2019 | Payments Pulse
In order to help combat synthetic identity fraud, Electronic Consumer Based Social Security Number Verification, or eCBSV, is being developed as a result of section 215 of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, Public Law (PL) 115-174.

Provident Bank Employees Raise More Than $6,400 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth & Middlesex Counties

Oct 21, 2019 | Industry News From Bankers
Provident Bank employees, family members, and friends recently competed in the Big Brother Big Sisters of Monmouth & Middlesex Counties’ Beach Volleyball Tournament in Manasquan, N.J.

ICBA Statement on Supreme Court Hearing CFPB Constitutionality Case

Oct 18, 2019 | News | Press Release
ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court’s announcement that it would hear a case on the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s single-director governance.

Provident Promotes Three to Retail Banking Leadership Team

Oct 17, 2019 | Industry News From Bankers
Provident Bank, a leading New Jersey-based financial institution, today announced the promotion of three executives. Robert Vivo has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Regional Director and Darleen Gillespie and Paula Palermo will now both serve as First Vice President, Regional Manager and report to Vivo.

ICBA and ProfitStars Expand Preferred Service Provider Agreement

Oct 17, 2019 | News | Press Release
ICBA today announced its expanded Preferred Service Provider agreement with ProfitStars to include its commercial mobile remote deposit capture solution, JHA SmartPay mRDC.

Blog Details What's Next for Cannabis Banking

Oct 16, 2019 | NewsWatch Today
A new Main Street Matters post breaks down what's next for cannabis banking following the bipartisan House vote advancing the SAFE Banking Act.

ICBA and The Venture Center Announce ThinkTECH Accelerator 2.0

Aug 12, 2019 | News | Press Release
ICBA today announced plans for a second ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator in partnership with The Venture Center. The program will accept applications from early-stage and startup fintech hopefuls from Aug. 12 to Sept. 30.

Main Street Victory: ICBA Applauds Fed on Real-Time Payments Decision

Aug 5, 2019 | News | Press Release
ICBA today applauded the Federal Reserve for its decision to develop a real-time payments system—a longtime ICBA priority.