ICBA expressed concerns with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's proposal to change its Qualified Mortgage definition to a price-based approach.

Senate Republicans introduced a scaled-back coronavirus relief package that includes ICBA-advocated provisions contained in previous drafts.

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.

Federal regulators said they will extend until Nov. 3 the comment period on a proposal to revise interagency questions and answers on flood insurance.

ICBA announced that William Pusey has joined the association as vice president of member relations. Pusey will serve community banks in the Northeast region

Small business spending fell sharply for the second straight quarter due to a significant drop in revenues caused by pandemic lockdowns.

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.

ICBA called on the U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission to investigate reports that the U.S. Postal Service is considering an exclusive agreement with JPMorgan Chase to provide banking services through the postal branch network.

Visa’s economists provide a look at consumer spending, including retail sales (excluding autos), personal disposable income data, and labor market recovery.

Visa economists report that COVID-19’s impact on consumer spending is similar to consumer spending in retirement.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released the 2021 Filing Instructions Guide for Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data.

Oconee Federal Savings and Loan will join a growing number of community banks nationwide who have chosen FINBOA to transform the management of Reg E compliance.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to create a new category of "seasoned" qualified mortgages.

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a statement on its approach to enforcing Bank Secrecy Act rules and regulations.

The Independent Community Bankers of America today said recently released data show that community banks are the unequivocal leaders of the U.S. economic recovery due to their outsized role as providers of Paycheck Protection Program small-business loans.

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ICBA is calling for the Federal Housing Finance Agency and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to immediately rescind the decision to charge a 0.5 percent fee on refinance mortgages.

A New York Fed blog by Rod Garratt, Michael Lee, Brendan Malone, and Antoine Martin explores common distinctions made between “token-based” and “account-based” digital currencies.