The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas granted a request by ICBA, the Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT), and Texas First Bank to intervene in the TBA v. CFPB case challenging the 1071 rule, a key procedural development.

ICBA Community continues to expand with more than 1,200 members and hundreds of conversations on a range of issues poised to shape the future of the community banking industry.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will propose new rules to prevent the misuse and abuse of consumer information collected by credit reporting companies and other data brokers.

ICBA-opposed legislation to impose credit card routing restrictions would cost credit card users $11 billion in annual rewards, according to a new report from the Electronic Payments Coalition.

Special-purpose depository institution Custodia Bank said it has officially launched in certain states to serve U.S.-based business customers.

The Securities and Exchange Commission said crypto asset trading platform Bittrex Inc. and its former CEO, William Shihara, agreed to settle charges that they operated an unregistered national securities exchange, broker, and clearing agency.

A planned credit union acquisition of a community bank in Illinois will not go through, according to S&P Global.

The Federal Reserve said it is hosting a town hall meeting this month on the FedNow Service.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and other agencies issued a request for information on areas for prioritization to secure open-source software.

ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator Director Stephanie Foster, who joined ICBA in January to help plan and execute ICBA’s award-winning program, is the subject of a new profile in BankBeat.

ICBA released an updated version of its “Meetings on Main Street” guide to help community bankers host members of Congress during the August congressional recess.

ICBA’s actions to challenge the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Section 1071 final rule and seek injunctive relief for community banks is making headlines.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency said it is considering adjustments to its plan for transitioning Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to new credit score models following outreach from ICBA and other groups.

The Federal Reserve Board released additional information on its program to supervise novel activities in the banks it oversees, including stablecoin activity.

The OCC issued guidance on the applicability of the legal lending limit to purchased loans.

As part of ICBA’s efforts to ensure a recent court decision granting temporary injunctive relief from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Section 1071 final rule applies to all community banks, ICBA on Friday filed a motion and complaint calling on the court to invalidate the final rule and enjoin the CFPB from enforcing it.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and other agencies issued a report on last year’s top routinely exploited vulnerabilities.

The FDIC issued a new letter demanding that a nonbank crypto entity cease making false or misleading representations about deposit insurance.

ICBA released a summary of a recently released interagency proposed rule to strengthen regulatory capital standards on large banks.

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), the Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT), and Texas First Bank today filed a motion and complaint calling on a federal court to declare that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Section 1071 final rule is invalid and unenforceable and seeking preliminary and permanent injunctive relief.