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The Federal Housing Finance Agency requested comment on a proposed rule that would formalize many of the agency’s existing practices and programs regarding fair housing and fair lending oversight of its regulated entities.

The FDIC said it does not expect losses from recent bank failures to materially affect the restoration of the Deposit Insurance Fund, and policymakers continued to signal support for a risk-based special assessment.

The latest episode of ICBA’s “Independent Banker” podcast focuses on fallout from the recent failures of large banks and the opportunity for community banks to shine.

ICBA and 44 state community banking associations called on the House of Representatives to approve a resolution to nullify the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s 1071 final rule.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued additional file formats for its Section 1071 small-business data-collection sample form.

ICBA urged the FDIC to exempt community banks from any special assessment to recover Deposit Insurance Fund losses caused by the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank of New York.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced a revised version of its methodology for determining average prime offer rates.

ICBA expressed strong opposition to a Small Business Administration final rule that undermines its 7(a) loan program.

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council issued the 2023 edition of “A Guide to HMDA Reporting: Getting It Right!” for HMDA-related data collection and reporting.

ICBA published a summary of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s recently released Section 1071 final rule ahead of tomorrow’s ICBA briefing on the rule.

ICBA wrote in support of a new FDIC proposal to update signage requirements across all banking channels to clearly distinguish insured deposits from noninsured deposits and combat misleading statements to customers regarding the safety of their deposits.

ICBA is calling on community bankers to urge their members of Congress to include six key principles in this year’s farm bill.