Advocacy week in review

As policymakers continued to ramp up their work on federal policy, ICBA this week:

  • Urged Congress to reauthorize the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act before it expires on Sept. 30, warning that failure to act could eliminate a valuable tool used to protect U.S. critical infrastructure sectors.

  • Said any expansion of the Durbin amendment would reduce choice, increase costs and fraud risks, create economic challenges for smaller financial institutions, and jeopardize the nation’s payment card system.

  • Thanked the House Financial Services Committee for holding a hearing on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that will feature ICBA-advocated legislation.

  • Applauded the Trump administration for working to combat the threat of check fraud by addressing the Treasury Department’s use of paper checks.