Federal Reserve officials discussed the potential need to speed up the tapering of asset purchases in response to rising job gains and inflation.

Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey today issued a statement on the House passage of its budget reconciliation bill.

The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced the Initial Closing of a fund launched by BankTech Ventures, LP. The venture capital fund is designed to accelerate technology opportunities and adoption at community banks.

Community bank opposition to Saule Omarova’s nomination to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency took center stage at a contentious Senate Banking Committee hearing.

Federal banking regulators approved a final rule designed to improve the sharing of information about cyber incidents that may affect the U.S. banking system.

ICBA published a summary of the Biden administration’s policy requiring employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or are tested weekly.

ICBA and state community banking groups expressed opposition to Cornell University law professor Saule Omarova’s nomination to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

ICBA and other groups called on Congress to hold an oversight hearing on troubling National Credit Union Administration rulemaking activity.

ICBA is calling on community bankers to continue the campaign opposing proposed changes to the SBA 7(a) loan program contained in the House budget-reconciliation bill.

Federal banking regulators will soon issue a short statement that describes the recently concluded interagency “crypto sprint,” Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu said.

Consumer satisfaction with credit unions lagged banks for the third year in a row, according to a national survey covered by CU Today.

ICBA is calling on community bankers to continue the campaign opposing proposed changes to the SBA 7(a) loan program contained in the House budget-reconciliation bill.

A group of 19 Senate Republicans led by Sen. John Boozman (Ark.) denounced an ICBA-opposed U.S. Postal Service pilot program to test postal banking.

The Treasury Department said families with roughly 61 million eligible children received more than $15 billion in the fifth batch of Advance Child Tax Credit payments, most via direct deposit.

House Financial Services Committee Republicans released principles to guide Congress in evaluating potential proposals for a U.S. central bank digital currency.

The community banking industry continued its media push against the IRS bank reporting proposal, which remains a threat even after it was recently left out of the framework guiding Democratic discussions.

The Treasury Department announced a new round of coordinated actions as part of the federal government’s response to ransomware.

ICBA continued pushing back against the IRS reporting proposal during testimony at a House Financial Services Committee Republican roundtable.

ICBA released the second podcast in its new Communities of Innovation series on community bank innovation stories and experiences.

Lawmakers reached an agreement on bipartisan cyber incident reporting legislation that includes ICBA-advocated updates to avoid excessive burdens on community banks.