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Hearing this week on CFPB overreach

Registration is open for the 2024 ICBA Capital Summit, the industry’s premier advocacy event scheduled for April 28-May 1 in Washington, D.C.

ICBA Past Chairman Leland Manford Stenehjem Jr. died at his home in Phoenix, Ariz., on Feb. 28 at the age of 78.

ICBA rejected President Joe Biden’s latest mischaracterization of overdraft services and credit card fees for late payments as “junk fees.”

President Joe Biden proposed raising corporate tax rates from lower rates enacted under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

The Securities and Exchange Commission approved a final rule requiring climate-related investor disclosures with some ICBA-advocated relief for publicly held community banks, though ICBA said it remains concerned with the rule.

ICBA today is hosting its first-quarter update on regulations and congressional events from inside the Capital Beltway.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told Congress that regulators will likely make substantial updates to their proposed Basel III Endgame capital standards.

ICBA said it remains concerned about the unintended consequences of a newly released Consumer Financial Protection Bureau final rule to cut credit card late fees despite an exemption for the nation’s community banks.

A growing number of bank customers are moving their money from large institutions to community banks, according to a new Wall Street Journal report.

The unregulated Tether stablecoin reached $100 billion in circulation this week amid rising demand for cryptocurrencies, Reuters reported.

The March issue of ICBA Independent Banker magazine profiles incoming ICBA Chairman Lucas White.