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Registration is now open for ICBA’s LEAD FWD Summit, scheduled for Sept. 8-9 in Bloomington, Minn.

Second estimate for Q1 GDP out Thursday

Community bankers can reserve a date for a private or group visit during the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program.

ICBA and other groups called for the Securities and Exchange Commission to rescind its cyber incident disclosure rule.

The House of Representatives passed its “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” legislative package, which includes several ICBA tax priorities.

The House Financial Services Committee announced hearings and a markup for June

ICBA Innovation and the Center for Accelerating Financial Equity (CAFE) Fintech Accelerator are holding a complimentary webinar next week on using innovation to support underserved populations and drive community growth.

During a two-day markup, the House Financial Services Committee advanced two ICBA-advocated bills to provide regulatory relief to community banks.

ICBA and other trade groups expressed opposition to an amendment to the GENIUS Act that would impose government price controls on credit card products.

ICBA is calling on community bankers to contact their members of Congress after legislation to allow large merchants to expand the power of the federal government to intervene in the U.S. credit card market was reintroduced in the Senate.

The FDIC said it projects that the Deposit Insurance Fund reserve ratio remains on track to reach the statutory minimum of 1.35% ahead of the statutory deadline of Sept. 30, 2028.

The FDIC board of directors approved the rescission of the agency’s 2024 Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions and the reinstatement of its statement of policy in effect prior to 2024.