ICBA LIVE 2025 registration is open

Aug 23, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
Registration is open for ICBA LIVE 2025, slated for March 11-14 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville.

FHFA proposes housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Aug 23, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
The Federal Housing Finance Agency issued a proposed rule on the housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) for 2025-27.

Q3 community bank briefing in September

Aug 23, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA is hosting a complimentary community bank briefing on key congressional and regulatory developments.

ICBA asks FDIC to withdraw brokered deposits proposal

Aug 22, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA and 10 industry associations requested that the FDIC withdraw its proposed rulemaking relating to brokered deposit restrictions. If the FDIC does not withdraw the proposed rule, the associations requested that the FDIC publish its brokered deposits data and extend the comment period by 60 days.

Texas district court sets aside FTC’s non-compete ban

Aug 22, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a decision setting aside the Federal Trade Commission’s non-compete ban and prohibiting the FTC from enforcing the rule.

ICBA requests extended comment period for RFI on deposits

Aug 22, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA and 10 industry associations requested that the FDIC extend by 60 days the comment period for its request for information on deposits. The comment deadline is currently October 7, 2024.

Independent Banker recognizes community banks celebrating milestones

Aug 21, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
The latest issue of Independent Banker magazine highlights ICBA-member community banks that are celebrating their 150th, 125th, or 100th anniversary.

Fed’s Bowman: Community banks are the key to financial inclusion

Aug 21, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
Community banks are indispensable in providing access to financial products and services, especially in remote or rural areas, according to Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman.

Fed shares five steps to discount window borrowing

Aug 21, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
Community banks need to take formal actions to ensure discount window access, and bank management needs to understand the mechanics of discount window borrowing even if there is no immediate need for liquidity, according to the Federal Reserve.

ICBA: Policymakers must examine credit unions’ tax status

Aug 20, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
Urgent congressional action is needed to preserve community banks and the communities that depend on them, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey said.

Fed’s Waller: Non-banks and stablecoins pose risks

Aug 20, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller voiced concern about the risks from emerging payment technologies, especially non-banks and stablecoins.

FDIC podcast: Community banks performed well in 2023

Aug 20, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
Community banks saw weakened liquidity at the end of 2023 but had favorable asset quality and loan numbers, according to the latest FDIC podcast.

Credit Unions Exploit Federal Tax Exemption to Acquire Tax-Paying Community Banks; Congress Must Act

Aug 19, 2024 | Press Release
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement after another community bank acquisition by a tax-exempt credit union.

CFPB updates small business lending instructions

Aug 19, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau updated its 2025 Small Business Lending Filing Instructions Guide.

IRS forms coalition to combat growing scams

Aug 19, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
The Internal Revenue Service announced it has formed a coalition with state tax agencies and the tax industry to combat the growth of scams and schemes threatening taxpayers and tax systems.

FDIC publishes Q&As on official signage

Aug 19, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
The FDIC published questions and answers related to its final rule governing the usage of official FDIC signs, advertising, name, logo, and more.

Credit union acquisitions generating new headlines

Aug 16, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
The ICBA-opposed trend of tax-exempt credit unions acquiring taxpaying community banks generated a new round of headlines.

Lawmakers: CFPB’s medical debt proposal will make health care more expensive

Aug 16, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
Republican members of the House Financial Services Committee said the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposal to remove medical debt from credit reports will make health care more expensive for those who need it most.

FinCEN says it will only enforce willful beneficial ownership violations

Aug 16, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
Small-business owners doing their best to comply with beneficial ownership requirements should not lose sleep over the new reporting requirements, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Deputy Director Jimmy Kirby said.

Credit unions use loopholes to undercut community banks: former exec

Aug 15, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
Credit unions use their tax-exempt status to weaken community banks and their capacity to meet the credit needs of local communities, according to a former credit union executive who now works for a community bank.