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American Banker: Credit unions are buying more banks

Aug 5, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
A new article says credit unions are indeed announcing more and more bank acquisitions, sometimes thousands of miles away.

Farm Credit lender sues business for failed nonfarm loan

Aug 5, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
A Farm Credit System lender is suing a Tennessee distillery after the enterprise’s nonfarm commercial loan to the business has gone south, according to a local media report.

Registration opens for ICBA LIVE 2026

Aug 4, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
Registration is now open for ICBA LIVE 2026, the world’s largest gathering of community bankers.

ICBA-advocated bill restricting mortgage ‘trigger leads’ passes Senate, heads to president’s desk

Aug 4, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
The Senate passed ICBA-advocated legislation restricting credit reporting agencies from selling consumers’ contact information when they apply for a residential mortgage.

American Banker reports on growing credit union concerns

Aug 4, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
A new article features growing concerns that the nation’s largest credit unions are increasingly behaving more like profit-driven banks with a tax advantage than mission-centric nonprofits.

Fed joins other agencies allowing alternative collection of Tax Identification Numbers

Aug 1, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
The Federal Reserve announced it joined other banking agencies and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network in permitting banks to obtain a Tax Identification Number from a third party rather than directly from customers.

Personal income, spending increase in June

Aug 1, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
Personal income and spending each increased 0.3% in June, the Commerce Department reported. From the same month one year ago, the PCE price index increased 2.6%.

ICBA opposes Circle’s application for a national trust bank charter

Jul 31, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA said it strongly opposes Circle’s application for a national trust bank charter for its proposed subsidiary, First National Currency Bank, N.A.

White House releases digital asset recommendations

Jul 31, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
President Donald Trump’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets released recommendations for digital financial technology.

ICBA offers new GENIUS Act summary, webinar

Jul 31, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA published a new summary of the GENIUS Act for ICBA members and next week is scheduled to host a complimentary community bank briefing on the act and other digital asset policy developments.

Complimentary ICBA briefing on GENIUS Act next week

Jul 30, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA is scheduled to host a complimentary community bank briefing on the GENIUS Act at 1 p.m. (Eastern time) next Thursday, Aug. 7.

CFPB says it will rework 1033 rule

Jul 30, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau requested a stay in a lawsuit challenging the 1033 rule on consumer data security and privacy and said it plans to craft a new rule soon.