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Credit union-bank acquisitions top 100

Aug 27, 2021 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA renewed its call for policymakers to examine the credit union tax exemption as the number of credit union-bank acquisitions passed 100.

ICBA to HUD: Disparate-impact rule must conform to court ruling

Aug 25, 2021 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA and other groups expressed opposition to a Department of Housing and Urban Development proposal to re-implement its 2013 rule on discriminatory effects.

Nacha ACH modernization rules effective next month

Aug 25, 2021 | NewsWatch Today
Nacha “Meaningful Modernization” changes to improve and simplify the ACH user experience are scheduled to take effect next month.

ICBA offers hurricane resources

Aug 23, 2021 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA updated its Hurricane Preparedness resource center with the latest on Hurricane Grace and Tropical Storm Henri.

CFPB issues credit card data-submission specifications

Aug 23, 2021 | NewsWatch Today
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued new technical specifications for complying with credit card agreement and data submission requirements under TILA and the CARD Act (Regulation Z).

2022 ThinkTECH Accelerator open for applications

Aug 20, 2021 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA and The Venture Center launched the application period for the 2022 ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program.

Refinancing drives 2020 increase in closed-end originations: CFPB

Aug 20, 2021 | NewsWatch Today
The total number of closed-end originations and applications increased substantially between 2019 and 2020, according to a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau report on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data.

Farm Credit assets top $407B

Aug 20, 2021 | NewsWatch Today
Farm Credit System assets rose to more than $407 billion during the second quarter from nearly $385 billion the same time last year, according to Farm Credit Administration data.

FinCEN offers SAR trend data

Aug 20, 2021 | NewsWatch Today
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s interactive Suspicious Activity Report webpage now includes filing trend data by industry through the 2020 calendar year.

Farm Credit releases YBS data, new reg agenda

Aug 16, 2021 | NewsWatch Today
The Farm Credit System’s regulator released updated data on its lending to young, beginning, and small farmers as well as a regulatory plan for the next 12 to 24 months.

Treasury plans child tax credit mobile sign-up

Aug 16, 2021 | NewsWatch Today
The Treasury Department and IRS released details of the second round of Advance Child Tax Credit payments and said they are working on a sign-up tool for mobile devices.

ICBA joins FDIC ‘tech sprint’

Aug 13, 2021 | NewsWatch Today
The FDIC said ICBA will be among the teams participating in the agency’s “tech sprint” designed to help banks serve unbanked consumers. ICBA will join the Milken Institute and Sunrise Banks on team iLluMInate.