At the first House Small Business Committee hearing of the 119th Congress, the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today called on lawmakers to advance regulatory and tax relief that will further enhance lending to the nation’s small businesses.
The Senate Agriculture Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing at 10:30 a.m. (Eastern time) today titled "Perspectives from the Field: Farmer and Rancher Views on the Agricultural Economy, Part 1.”
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today expressed strong support for legislation to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s small-business data collection and reporting requirements under Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act.
ICBA Vice Chairman Alice Frazier, president and CEO of Bank of Charles Town, W.Va., this week will testify before the House Small Business Committee. Helmed by Chairman Roger Williams (R-Texas), “Hope on the Horizon: Prioritizing Small Business Growth in the 119th Congress” is the committee’s first hearing of the 119th Congress.
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on President Donald Trump’s designation of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey this week will testify before the House Financial Services Committee during a hearing titled “Make Community Banking Great Again.”
ICBA is calling on community bankers to use its Be Heard Grassroots Action Center to urge members of Congress to support policy priorities for the 119th Congress.
The Treasury Department announced it has withdrawn from the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System, which focuses on climate risk management. The department noted that the NGFS was organized to help to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, from which the United States has withdrawn.
The Trump administration rescinded the original memo outlining its freeze for some federal agency grant and loan programs while noting the funding pauses spelled out in previous executive orders remain in effect.
The Federal Open Market Committee voted to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at a range of 4.25% to 4.5%, citing an uncertain economic and inflation outlook.
ICBA is reviewing the community banking industry impact of the Trump administration’s pause to some federal agency grant and loan programs, which has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge until Monday.
In light of President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order freezing new rulemaking activity, ICBA urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop issuing new informal regulatory actions.
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network said reporting companies are not required to file beneficial ownership information despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning a lower court injunction.
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network said reporting companies are not required to file beneficial ownership information despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning a lower court injunction.
Dave Fishwick, the English businessman whose story inspired the Netflix hit “Bank of Dave” and other movies about community banking, will be speaking at ICBA LIVE 2025.
After the Senate voted 68-29 to confirm Scott Bessent as the next Treasury secretary, ICBA congratulated Bessent on his confirmation and said it looks forward to working with him to implement needed policy reforms.
