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FDIC board meeting tomorrow on custodial deposits, mergers

Sep 16, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York releases its Empire State manufacturing survey for September at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern time).

Independent Banker details SCOTUS decisions affecting community banking

Sep 13, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
The latest Independent Banker magazine spotlights three Supreme Court decisions that may curb the administrators that oversee community banks.

Treasury sanctions Cambodian scam centers

Sep 13, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
The Treasury Department sanctioned Cambodian businessman Ly Yong Phat, L.Y.P. Group Co., and O‑Smach Resort for their role in human rights abuse related to the treatment of trafficked workers subjected to forced labor in online scam centers.

House committee chair calls for interview with Gruenberg

Sep 13, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) called for a transcribed interview with FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg after Gruenberg refused to testify at a planned hearing on FDIC workplace misconduct.

Poll shows growing demands for credit union policy reform

Sep 12, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA released new polling data showing Americans are growing increasingly uneasy with credit unions’ regulatory exemptions and support reforms to policies that arbitrarily favor these tax-exempt financial firms.

Today is deadline to file claims for Wawa data security incident

Sep 12, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
Today is the deadline for financial institutions to file claims in a settlement between financial institutions (including community banks) and Wawa arising out of a 2019 data security incident at the company.

ICBA advocacy briefing next week

Sep 12, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA next week is hosting a complimentary community bank briefing on key congressional and regulatory developments.

ICBA: Credit unions shouldn’t use Wall Street to acquire community banks

Sep 11, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA called on the National Credit Union Administration to bar tax-exempt credit unions from using funds raised from Wall Street investors to finance acquisitions of tax-paying community banks.

FDIC board meeting on custodial deposit accounts, bank mergers

Sep 11, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
The FDIC board of directors scheduled a meeting for next week on a notice of proposed rulemaking on custodial deposit accounts with transaction features and to issue a final statement of policy on bank merger transactions.

ICBA: Nonbank payments firms benefit from regulatory imbalance

Sep 11, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA said it agrees with a Financial Stability Board report that nonbank service providers involved in cross-border payments are not subject to the same regulatory scrutiny as banks.

FinCEN: Banks lead in reporting mail-related check fraud

Sep 10, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network said it received more than 15,000 reports from financial institutions on mail theft-related check fraud in the six months after it issued an alert on the issue last year.

ICBA, groups urge Congress to advance farm bill this year

Sep 10, 2024 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA and other agricultural stakeholders called on Congress to advance a meaningful farm bill in 2024 that addresses worsening conditions in farm country.