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ICBA opposes House bill to set credit card rate cap

Mar 12, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA and other groups expressed opposition to House legislation that would establish a 10% annual percentage rate cap for credit cards.

ICBA LIVE kicks off in Nashville

Mar 11, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA kicked off its ICBA LIVE 2025 national convention at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn.

Deadline today for EGRPRA grassroots letters

Mar 11, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA is urging community bankers to use its Be Heard Grassroots Action Center to submit comments on the latest round of the current Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act review before today’s deadline.

Article: ILCs could harm consumers, threaten economy

Mar 11, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
Allowing large corporations to form industrial loan companies would magnify risks in the financial system and could ultimately give big tech firms access to information about every aspect of a consumer’s life, according to a new Washington Post article (subscription required).

Independent Banker: New ICBA chair brings small-town work ethic to big stage

Mar 10, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
Incoming ICBA Chairman Jack Hopkins plans to advocate for the industry to Congress and the public and bring a small‑town sensibility to Washington, according to the latest Independent Banker magazine.

ICBA-supported anti-CBDC bill reintroduced

Mar 10, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) reintroduced ICBA-advocated legislation restricting the ability of the federal government to introduce a central bank digital currency. A similar bill passed the House during the last Congress.

Deadline tomorrow for EGRPRA grassroots letters

Mar 10, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA is urging community bankers to use its Be Heard Grassroots Action Center to submit comments on the latest round of the current Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act review before tomorrow’s deadline.

ICBA applauds Secretary Bessent for supporting community banks, prudential agency independence

Mar 7, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA applauded Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for his remarks supporting community banks and committing to the continued independence of the nation’s prudential banking regulators and dual banking system.

ICBA supports House, Senate versions of ACRE Act

Mar 7, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA thanked the sponsors of the Senate and House versions of the Access to Credit for our Rural Economy (ACRE) Act, expressing strong support for the bipartisan legislation.

As deadline nears, ICBA urging EGRPRA grassroots action

Mar 7, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA is urging community bankers to use its Be Heard Grassroots Action Center to submit comments on the latest round of the current Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act review.

Resolution to nullify CFPB overdraft rule passes House committee

Mar 6, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
The House Financial Services Committee voted 30-19 to pass H.J. Res 59, a Congressional Review Act resolution that would overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that regulates overdraft fees.

ICBA, state associations push for support of ACRE Act

Mar 6, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA and 44 state banking associations sent letters to senators and representatives asking them to sponsor the bipartisan Access to Credit for our Rural Economy (ACRE) Act (S. 838 and H.R. 1822).