FinCEN renews real estate Geographic Targeting Orders for six major metropolitan areas.

ICBA President and CEO Camden R. Fine released a statement on the executive order directing the Treasury Department and federal regulators to review financial services regulations.

ICBA Securities Inc., the broker-dealer subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America, has received the endorsement of the Community Bankers Association of Oklahoma.

Registration open for the Independent Community Bankers of America's 2017 National Convention, Community Banking LIVE--the largest, most comprehensive educational event for the nation's community bankers.

More financial institutions are servicing the marijuana industry, but depositories have terminated 5,650 accounts at an increasingly rapid clip.

Recently, ICBA has witnessed a growing and alarming trend: a resurgence of aggressive demand letters from plaintiffs’ law firms. Unlike the rash of demand letters regarding flimsy patent claims that many community bankers have experienced in the past, this new breed has found a novel source for trolling small businesses: the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Following last issue’s review of compliance in 2016, we look at how community banks will meet the challenges of compliance in 2017

ICBA expressed its strong opposition to a National Credit Union Administration proposal to further decimate field-of-membership rules for federally chartered credit unions. In a comment letter to the NCUA, ICBA said quadrupling the population limit for most community credit unions to 10 million violates statutory requirements that geographic-based credit unions may serve only a well-defined, local area.

How emotions, thoughts and biases drive financial decisions—and what community bankers can do about it

ICBA commends the Minneapolis Fed for its recognition that reducing unnecessary regulatory burdens on community banks.

ICBA congratulates Donald Trump and Mike Pence on their election victory.

The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) and iHELP announced that 275 ICBA community bank members have committed to helping young adults meet the challenges of funding a higher education through the iHELP private student loan program, which helps students bridge the gap between scholarships, federal loans, and the final cost of tuition. So far, community banks have provided $92 million in private student loans.