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ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey called on community bankers to continue engaging consumers against a proposal that would require banks to report customer account information to the IRS.

With the number of credit union-bank acquisitions passing 100, the time has come for policymakers to examine the credit union tax exemption, ICBA Chairman Robert Fisher writes in a new op-ed.

Legislative language released this week contains ICBA-opposed tax increases that community bankers can speak out against.

The Treasury Department and IRS continued pressing Congress to include an ICBA-opposed IRS reporting proposal in the pending budget package—demonstrating the continued need for community bankers to enlist consumers in opposing the plan.

ICBA and other groups called on congressional leaders to extend the National Flood Insurance Program before it expires on Sept. 30.

A proposal to require banks to report customer account information to the IRS is eliciting strong consumer opposition, ICBA Secretary Tim Aiken wrote in a new op-ed.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is expected to release new standards following President Joe Biden’s executive order requiring COVID-19 vaccination and testing for private employers with 100 or more employees.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released the Filing Instructions Guide for Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data.

While Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has raised concerns about the price tag of budget-reconciliation legislation, Americans are speaking out against its pending IRS reporting provision, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey writes in a new op-ed.

While ICBA’s IRS campaign continues, it is also calling on community bankers to speak out against a comprehensive package of tax increases on community banks and their customers.

ICBA published a summary of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposed rule to implement Dodd-Frank Section 1071 data collection and reporting requirements for small-business lending.

Community banks reported net income growth of 28.7% in the second quarter from the same period last year, according to the FDIC's Quarterly Banking Profile.