President Donald Trump signed into law an ICBA-advocated resolution to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule on overdraft services, finalizing a key policy success for community bankers.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced the withdrawal of certain guidance, interpretive rules, policy statements, and advisory opinions issued since 2011.

The deadline for Independent Banker magazine’s Community Bank CFO Outlook Survey has been extended through this Wednesday.

Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on President Donald Trump’s signing of a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule on overdraft services.

The OCC rescinded its 2024 final rule on regulations for business combinations involving national banks and federal savings associations.

ICBA published a list of top lobbying issues for community bankers convening in Washington, D.C., next week for the ICBA Capital Summit.

ICBA Payments, the payments subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), today announced the appointment of Kelly Kroskie as executive vice president, digital transformation for the organization and its agent bank, TCM Bank N.A.

Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement ahead of a scheduled Senate vote on the GENIUS Act, which would establish a federal regulatory framework for stablecoins.

Fraud mechanisms and scam typologies are constantly evolving, according to the latest Independent Banker magazine, and community banks must build awareness, knowledge, and prevention skills to successfully thwart them.

The OCC clarified permissible bank activities related to cryptoasset custody and execution services.

The Federal Open Market Committee voted to maintain target interest rates at a range of 4.25% to 4.5%.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that it will not prioritize enforcement actions related to “buy now, pay later.”

After the Senate Banking Committee advanced the nomination of Michelle Bowman to be the Federal Reserve’s vice chair for supervision, ICBA urged the full Senate to approve Bowman for the role.

Security recently debuted as the latest discussion group to be added to ICBA Community—the exclusive digital network for ICBA members—and it already boasts almost 80 members.

ICBA published a list of top lobbying issues for community bankers convening in Washington, D.C., next week for the ICBA Capital Summit.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s 1071 small-business rule and its implementation deadlines remain on hold for ICBA community banks amid ongoing litigation and a bureau review of the rule.

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today urged the Senate to approve President Donald Trump’s ICBA-advocated nomination of Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman for Fed vice chair for supervision after the Senate Banking Committee today advanced her nomination.

ICBA announced the selected companies for its ninth ThinkTECH Accelerator program (AP9), which will take place May 19-July 25.

ICBA this afternoon is hosting a complimentary community bank advocacy briefing on key congressional and regulatory developments.

ICBA published its list of top lobbying issues for community bankers convening in Washington, D.C., next week for the ICBA Capital Summit.