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ICBA kicks off ad campaign targeting credit unions

Sep 23, 2021 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA launched a print and digital advertising campaign on the credit union tax exemption ahead of a key congressional hearing next week.

ICBA launches multi-state credit union ad push

Sep 22, 2021 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA today is launching a print and digital advertising campaign in key states calling on Congress to investigate the credit union tax exemption and its impact on acquisitions of community banks.

Treasury crypto sanctions portend broad regulatory response

Sep 22, 2021 | NewsWatch Today
Financial regulators on Tuesday began cracking down on cryptocurrency exchanges and laid out significant concerns with digital assets.

FinCEN issues online child sexual exploitation notice

Sep 21, 2021 | NewsWatch Today
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a notice on increasing online child sexual exploitation. The notice provides financial institutions with specific suspicious activity report filing instructions and highlights trends.

OCC issues proposal on rescinding CRA rule

Sep 20, 2021 | NewsWatch Today
The OCC formally published its proposal to rescind its June 2020 Community Reinvestment Act rule and replace it with interagency rules adopted in 1995.

Romero Rainey: Continue IRS reporting push

Sep 17, 2021 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey called on community bankers to continue engaging consumers against a proposal that would require banks to report customer account information to the IRS.

Credit union acquisitions demand Washington response: ICBA chairman

Sep 17, 2021 | NewsWatch Today
With the number of credit union-bank acquisitions passing 100, the time has come for policymakers to examine the credit union tax exemption, ICBA Chairman Robert Fisher writes in a new op-ed.

Grassroots continues against reconciliation tax hikes

Sep 16, 2021 | NewsWatch Today
Legislative language released this week contains ICBA-opposed tax increases that community bankers can speak out against.

Treasury push on IRS reporting shows urgency of ICBA campaign

Sep 16, 2021 | NewsWatch Today
The Treasury Department and IRS continued pressing Congress to include an ICBA-opposed IRS reporting proposal in the pending budget package—demonstrating the continued need for community bankers to enlist consumers in opposing the plan.

ICBA urges National Flood Insurance Program extension

Sep 15, 2021 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA and other groups called on congressional leaders to extend the National Flood Insurance Program before it expires on Sept. 30.

IRS proposal draws strong consumer opposition: op-ed

Sep 13, 2021 | NewsWatch Today
A proposal to require banks to report customer account information to the IRS is eliciting strong consumer opposition, ICBA Secretary Tim Aiken wrote in a new op-ed.

OSHA developing standards for employer vaccine mandate

Sep 13, 2021 | NewsWatch Today
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is expected to release new standards following President Joe Biden’s executive order requiring COVID-19 vaccination and testing for private employers with 100 or more employees.