Regulators approve Community Reinvestment Act final rule

Oct 25, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
Federal regulators issued an interagency final rule to reform Community Reinvestment Act regulations.

Agencies finalize climate risk guidance for large banks

Oct 25, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
The federal banking regulators published interagency principles for climate-related financial risk management for financial institutions with $100 billion or more in total consolidated assets.

Fed meeting today on revising debit interchange fee cap

Oct 25, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
The Federal Reserve Board is scheduled to meet at 1 p.m. (Eastern time) today on proposed revisions to the agency’s debit interchange fee cap.

ICBA launching survey on recent regulatory changes

Oct 25, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA in the coming days will launch a survey on the value of community banks, small-business lending, and the regulatory environment.

ICBA Statement on Interagency Climate Risk Guidance for Large Banks

Oct 24, 2023 | Press Release
Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today’s release of interagency guidance for climate-related financial risk management for large financial institutions.

ICBA Statement on Community Reinvestment Act Final Rule

Oct 24, 2023 | Press Release
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today’s interagency final rule on Community Reinvestment Act modernization.

Blog post: the evolving domestic regulatory environment for digital assets

Oct 24, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
A new ICBA blog post discusses the pursuit of policy initiatives around digital assets by prudential regulators, the White House, and the Treasury Department.

Agencies acting today on CRA, climate rulemakings

Oct 24, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
Federal agencies today are set to act on Community Reinvestment Act reform and climate risk.

New risk management subgroup on ICBA Community

Oct 24, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA launched a new risk management subgroup on its ICBA Community online platform.

ICBA, groups urge Fed to reject changes to debit card interchange fees

Oct 23, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA and other groups urged the Federal Reserve Board to reject merchant requests for further changes to Regulation II governing debit card interchange fees during this week’s board meeting.

Agencies set to act on CRA, climate rulemakings

Oct 23, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
Federal agencies this week are set to act on Community Reinvestment Act reform and climate risk.

Regulators extend comment deadlines on megabank capital proposals

Oct 23, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
Federal regulators extended the comment deadline on their proposal to implement stricter regulatory capital standards on banks over $100 billion in assets while the Federal Reserve collects additional data on the impact of the proposal.

AI webinar bundle starts this week

Oct 23, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA this week kicks off a new webinar series to provide community bankers a primer on artificial intelligence.

New Letter: ICBA, Financial Trades Call on Fed to Reject Requests for Changes to Debit Card Interchange Fees

Oct 20, 2023 | Press Release
In a new letter sent to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, ICBA and a coalition that includes organizations representing the vast majority of federally-regulated financial institutions across the country, urged the Fed to reject merchant requests for further changes to Regulation II governing debit card interchange fees.

CFPB issues 1033 proposal on sharing consumer data

Oct 20, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its proposal to implement standards for sharing consumer financial data under Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act.

FinCEN proposes designating crypto mixers as money-laundering concern

Oct 20, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a proposed rule that identifies international convertible virtual currency mixing as a primary money-laundering concern.

Agencies issue anti-ransomware guidance

Oct 20, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and other agencies released an updated version of the joint #StopRansomware Guide. The update includes new prevention tips, revised response steps, and added threat hunting insights.

ICBA Statement on Today’s CFPB Proposed Rule on Sharing Consumer Financial Data

Oct 19, 2023 | Press Release
ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposal to implement Section 1033 standards for sharing consumer financial data.

Senate passes ICBA-advocated resolution to scrap CFPB 1071 rule

Oct 19, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA commended the Senate for passing an ICBA-advocated resolution to nullify the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Section 1071 small-business data collection and reporting requirements.

Administration, Congress target crypto role in terror attacks

Oct 19, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
Policymakers announced efforts to address the role of crypto-assets in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.