With the congressional summer break right around the corner, now is the time to connect with legislators in their home districts and advocate for the issues important to community banks. Here’s how to arrange a face-to-face meeting with lawmakers, as well as talk about the legislative priorities they can take back to Capitol Hill.
Overdraft programs and policies are once again in the sights of officials in Washington. ICBA takes on the fight.
From credit union overreach to onerous overregulation, the 2022/23 ICBA board of directors has plenty on its to-do list. Executive committee members tell us what advocacy issues they’ll be focused on during their terms, while board members share their words of wisdom for up-and-coming community bankers: themselves.
Conceived as a regulatory policy to control merchant debit card interchange fees, the Durbin Amendment hasn’t benefited consumers or community banks as originally intended.
In person for the first time since 2019, the ICBA Capital Summit in Washington, D.C., is your chance to make your voice heard by your members of Congress—with support from ICBA every step of the way.
While unprecedented deposit growth from an influx of COVID-19 economic stimulus has created a much-needed financial cushion for American consumers and small businesses, it has created regulatory challenges for community banks.
ICBA stands at the ready to protect the franchise value of the nation’s community banks and develop tools to empower them to speak up and be heard.
The CFPB’s proposed rule to implement Section 1071 would add a burdensome and costly reporting requirement onto all community bank small business lenders.
The CARES Act extended the CECL implementation deadline for many larger community banks until the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. Community bankers tell us that while the extension is welcome, they’re already down the road to implementation.
The country’s payments environment is on the precipice of major changes, and ICBA is on the forefront of that change. ICBA is working to ensure a level playing field with these key payments issues.
