Three Essential Strategies for a Winning Contact Center Culture Test

Oct 28, 2022
As the pandemic changed the way many customers do their banking, these emerging digital banking leaders took new guidelines and expectations in stride.

Three Essential Strategies for a Winning Contact Center Culture

Oct 28, 2022
As the pandemic changed the way many customers do their banking, these emerging digital banking leaders took new guidelines and expectations in stride.

Blog: ICBA's reimagined ThinkTECH Accelerator to support year-round programming

Oct 28, 2022 | NewsWatch Today
The decision to bring the highly successful ThinkTECH Accelerator program in-house and introduce year-round programming was the natural progression in ICBA’s efforts to cultivate successful community bank-fintech partnerships that address today’s market challenges and opportunities, writes Charles Potts in a new blog post.

Bank compensation survey available

Oct 28, 2022 | NewsWatch Today
The 2022 Crowe Bank Compensation Survey Report — which provides insights on compensation, human resources, and benefits — is now available for purchase.

CFPB kicks off personal financial data rights rulemaking

Oct 28, 2022 | NewsWatch Today
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a discussion guide which outlined options to strengthen consumers’ access to, and control over, their financial data as a first step before issuing a proposed data rights rule that would implement section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act.

ICBA: Biden Administration's Flawed Remarks on Overdraft Are Misleading and Dangerous to Community Banks and The Customers They Serve

Oct 26, 2022 | Press Release
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued this statement following the release of overdraft protection guidance from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), along with related remarks from President Joe Biden.

FDIC minority bank subcommittee meeting tomorrow

Oct 24, 2022 | NewsWatch Today
The FDIC Advisory Committee on Community Banking’s Minority Depository Institutions Subcommittee will convene at 1 p.m. (Eastern time) tomorrow, Oct. 25.

ICBA pushback on FHFA capital standards rules makes headlines

Oct 24, 2022 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA’s joint letter urging the Federal Housing Finance Agency to align its capital standards with federal banking agencies was covered in PoliticoPro, American Banker, and Housing Wire.

CFPB directs credit bureaus to screen for nonsensical data in credit reports

Oct 21, 2022 | NewsWatch Today
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued guidance directing consumer reporting companies to take necessary steps to detect and remove conflicting or nonsensical “junk data” from consumer credit reports.

Court rules CFPB funding structure unconstitutional

Oct 21, 2022 | NewsWatch Today
A federal appeals court ruled that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's funding method is unconstitutional.

ICBA Strongly Opposes FDIC Vote on Assessment Rates

Oct 18, 2022 | Press Release
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today’s FDIC board vote approving an ICBA-opposed proposal to dramatically increase deposit insurance assessments.

ICBA, Affiliated State Associations Urge FHFA to Align Capital Rules with Banking Agencies

Oct 18, 2022 | Press Release
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) and its affiliated state associations along with other banking organizations today called on the Federal Housing Finance Agency to align its capital rules with those of the federal banking agencies to avoid penalizing community banks for supporting local communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

FDIC board meeting tomorrow on assessments, supervisory appeals

Oct 17, 2022 | NewsWatch Today
The FDIC scheduled a board meeting for tomorrow to vote on its ICBA-opposed proposals to dramatically increase deposit insurance assessments and to eliminate its Office of Supervisory Appeals.

Interchange measure cut from defense bill, but threat remains

Oct 17, 2022 | NewsWatch Today
While a must-pass defense bill excludes ICBA-opposed legislation that would create new credit card routing mandates, ICBA continues urging community bankers to speak out against the proposed Durbin Amendment expansion.

Fed’s Waller ‘highly skeptical’ of U.S. CBDC

Oct 17, 2022 | NewsWatch Today
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller laid out his opposition to a U.S. central bank digital currency, saying he is “highly skeptical” of the need for a digital dollar.

ICBA Foundation continues seeking Hurricane Ian donations

Oct 14, 2022 | NewsWatch Today
The new ICBA Foundation Disaster Relief Program has raised more than $25,000 in its first 48 hours to assist community bank employees affected by Hurricane Ian—but more donations are needed from community bankers nationwide to support industry colleagues in Florida.

Defense bill leaves out interchange measure, but ICBA campaign continues

Oct 14, 2022 | NewsWatch Today
The Senate version of a must-pass defense bill introduced this week excludes ICBA-opposed legislation that would create new credit card routing mandates, though the threat of the Durbin Amendment expansion remains.

Survey shows LIBOR transition work remains

Oct 14, 2022 | NewsWatch Today
The Alternative Reference Rates Committee released survey results that found most respondents indicated they have documented plans in place to remediate USD LIBOR business loans prior to LIBOR’s discontinuation June 30, 2023, though more work remains.

CFPB finds high fees on college-endorsed banking products

Oct 14, 2022 | NewsWatch Today
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published a report raising questions about whether some marketing deals between colleges and financial institutions comply with Department of Education rules.

ICBA, state groups urge opposition to Durbin Amendment expansion

Oct 12, 2022 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA and 44 state community banking associations called on Congress to oppose legislation that would create new credit card routing mandates that expand on Durbin Amendment interchange restrictions.