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FinCEN finalizes rule on beneficial ownership information access

Dec 22, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a final rule that establishes the framework for access to and protection of beneficial ownership information.

Treasury seeks input on national financial inclusion strategy

Dec 22, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
The Treasury Department requested input on its planned development of a national strategy for financial inclusion.

ICBA mission crucial to 2023 successes: Romero Rainey

Dec 22, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
Never has ICBA’s community bank-focused mission been more important than in 2023, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey said this week in a message to the nation’s community bankers.

New NCUA board member confirmed

Dec 22, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
The Senate confirmed Tanya Otsuka to serve as a member of the National Credit Union Administration board. Otsuka replaces board member Rodney Hood, whose term expired in August.

ICBA urges Congress to override veto of 1071 resolution

Dec 21, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA expressed opposition to President Joe Biden’s veto of a bipartisan resolution to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Section 1071 rule and called on Congress to override the veto.

FDIC finalizes rules on official sign, misrepresentations

Dec 21, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
The FDIC board of directors adopted a final rule to modernize rules governing the use of official FDIC signs and to clarify agency regulations on deposit insurance misrepresentations.

FDIC emphasizes impact of largest banks on 2024 budget

Dec 21, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
The FDIC board of directors approved the agency’s 2024 operating budget while citing the disproportionate cost of overseeing the largest and riskiest banks.

Agencies adjust CRA asset thresholds

Dec 21, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
Federal regulators announced the 2024 updated asset-size thresholds used to define "small banks" and "intermediate small banks" under their current Community Reinvestment Act regulations.

Romero Rainey: ICBA mission crucial to 2023 successes

Dec 20, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
Never has ICBA’s community bank-focused mission been more important than in 2023, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey said in a message to the nation’s community bankers.

Biden vetoes ICBA-advocated 1071 resolution

Dec 20, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
President Joe Biden vetoed an ICBA-advocated bipartisan resolution to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Section 1071 rule.

Navy Federal faces lawsuit following reports of discriminatory lending

Dec 20, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
Plaintiffs this week filed a class-action lawsuit against Navy Federal Credit Union following last week’s CNN report of the credit union’s wide racial disparities in mortgage approval rates.

CFPB issues overdraft report ahead of proposed rule

Dec 20, 2023 | NewsWatch Today
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a report on consumer experiences with overdraft and non-sufficient-fund fees ahead of an expected rulemaking.