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The Federal Open Market Committee voted to hold target interest rates steady, due to an uncertain economic outlook and inflation risks.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed a rule that would remove medical bills from most credit reports.

Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member John Boozman (R-Ark.) released the Senate Republican framework for the next farm bill.

ICBA requested a 90-day extension to the Federal Reserve Board’s request for comment on expanding Fedwire Funds Service and National Settlement Services operating hours.

ICBA released findings from a study showing that while small-business owners prefer community banks, increasingly burdensome and complex regulations threaten to restrict small-business lending.

ICBA is hosting a virtual seminar on financial statements starting at 10 a.m. (Eastern time) tomorrow.

A new episode of the Banking Transformed podcast from ICBA Preferred Service Provider MeridianLink shares actionable insights to boost bank' growth, efficiency, and customer experience.

ICBA-opposed credit union acquisitions of taxpaying community banks have reached an annual record less than halfway through the year, according to a new report.

A look at some of the hearings taking place this week that are relevant to community bankers.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launched a public inquiry into what is driving an increase in mortgage closing costs.

Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement after the latest acquisition of a tax-paying bank by a tax-exempt credit union.

Community bank net income rose 6.1% in the first quarter but remained down 13.9% from a year ago, according to the FDIC’s latest Quarterly Banking Profile.