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ICBA called on the Treasury Department to restart production of the penny and develop a formal plan to phase out production of the one-cent coin.

ICBA is urging community bankers to submit comment letters by Oct. 23 on the final round of the banking agencies’ Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 review.

The SEC indicated it would permit registered funds and advisers to use state trust companies to custody cryptoassets.

The ICBA Compliance Center Question of the Week page features several new Q&As on the National Flood Insurance Program and the Treasury Department’s decision to end production of the penny.

ICBA called on the Treasury and Agriculture Departments to provide farmers a large aid package and ensure that community banks are treated favorably when they help facilitate farm aid.

The latest Independent Banker magazine shares ways that community banks can fight cyber attacks that are being supercharged by AI and other technological capabilities.

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

The FDIC issued its state profiles for the second quarter. The series provides quarterly summaries of banking and economic conditions for each state.

As requested by ICBA, the Small Business Administration released a streamlined form to help community banks comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order on ensuring access to fair banking.

Federal agencies shared information on their programs and functionality during the government shutdown.

President Donald Trump nominated FDIC Acting Chairman Travis Hill to be FDIC chairman.

ICBA offers ready-to-use marketing tools that community bankers can use in October via its Marketing Resource Center.