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The House Financial Services Committee passed several ICBA-supported bills during a two-day markup.

The White House released an AI Action Plan that includes removing barriers to innovation and responsible adoption of AI.

ICBA updated its “Advocacy in Action” government relations dashboard for the third quarter with the latest community banking advocacy successes and priorities.

After a credit union in California leveraged its asset size and tax exemption to acquire a community bank, ICBA reiterated its call for policymakers to end the federal tax exemption for credit unions with $1 billion or more in assets.

The House Financial Services Committee passed ICBA-supported legislation to provide regulatory relief to certain community banks, with additional votes on ICBA-advocated legislation slated for today.

ICBA urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to move its TRID Sandbox Project forward with a modified TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) form developed by ICBA.

A new blog post from ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey details what’s in the recently signed GENIUS Act stablecoin law and what it means for community banks.

The ICBA Foundation Disaster Relief Program in coordination with the Independent Bankers Association of Texas is requesting tax-deductible donations to assist community banks and employees affected by recent flooding in as.

The House Financial Services Committee today kicks off a two-day markup of various banking bills, including several ICBA-advocated regulatory reform measures.

President Donald Trump signed into law the GENIUS Act, which establishes a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins. The bill signing follows a House vote last week of 308-122 to pass the GENIUS Act following Senate passage last month.

Sens. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) introduced legislation to shield community banks from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Section 1071 small-business reporting rule.

The House of Representatives passed three bills designed to establish stablecoin and digital asset regulatory frameworks and prohibit the United States from issuing a central bank digital currency.