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ICBA released a comprehensive summary of the recently released interagency final rule to reform Community Reinvestment Act regulations.

Members of Congress continued to press prudential regulators about the impact of their rulemakings on community banks during a second day of oversight hearings.

Global policy groups continued making their case for central bank digital currencies with the release of a new International Monetary Fund guidebook on digital dollars.

The FDIC board of directors is scheduled to meet at 10 a.m. (Eastern time) today to finalize the agency’s special assessment to replenish the Deposit Insurance Fund following large bank failures earlier this year.

ICBA Bancard, ICBA’s payments subsidiary, unveiled its new brand—ICBA Payments. The name change reflects its expanded offerings beyond card services and a broader focus on the larger payments landscape.

ICBA and other groups urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to deny a recent petition seeking a rulemaking that would ban pre-dispute arbitration provisions in contracts for consumer financial services.

Federal banking regulators emphasized community bank exemptions from various regulations while testifying before the Senate Banking Committee.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released an artificial intelligence roadmap designed to support the secure development and implementation of AI capabilities.

ICBA expressed support for an Internal Revenue Service proposal designed to clarify the tax treatment of digital assets.

ICBA is slated to hold a complimentary briefing this week on the interagency final rule to reform Community Reinvestment Act regulations.

ICBA this week is launching a survey on the value of community banks, small-business lending, and the regulatory environment. The survey will inform a forthcoming ICBA report on the impact of recent regulatory changes, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Section 1071 rulemaking.

With Congress working this week to advance funding bills to avoid a government shutdown ahead of Friday’s deadline, ICBA is calling on community bankers to contact their members of Congress on pressing legislative issues.