ICBA

Strange bedfellows: Trump backs Warren's pot banking bill

06/08/18

In a break with his own Justice Department, President Trump suggested Friday he would sign a bill co-authored by Sen. Elizabeth Warren to protect financial institutions that help legal marijuana businesses.

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Credit unions are bulking up via M&A — and banks are nervous

05/16/18

Bigger credit unions present a formidable challenge for banks in areas such as business lending.

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New ICBA chief comes out swinging

05/10/18

Rebeca Romero Rainey, who has been on the job for less than a week, has already slammed postal banking and pressed for more regulatory relief. In a Q&A, she discusses her plans to foster innovation, tackle succession issues and encourage more banks to stay independent.

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House should 'immediately pass' Senate reg relief version: ICBA

05/07/18

The group made its plea in a petition, signed by over 10,000 community bank employees, urging lawmakers to quickly move a bill rather than subject the process to "further delay or inaction."

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Cam Fine unleashed: On Amazon, reg relief and future of small banks

05/02/18

Camden Fine, the president of the Independent Community Bankers of America, is due to retire this week. We talk with him about his long career — and his fears for the future of his industry.

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Credit unions vs. banks: How we got here

04/24/18

Banks and credit unions have been fighting each other so long that many have forgotten how the feud started and why it may matter to the future of both industries.

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‘Don’t let the bastards get you down’: Cam Fine says goodbye to D.C.

04/18/18

The outgoing head of the ICBA reflects on how technology and partisan politics have changed policymaking over the past 15 years.

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Are bankers underestimating Amazon?

03/22/18

More than a decade ago, bankers fought Walmart tooth and nail as it made forays into banking. But with Amazon making more moves into financial services, the reaction is very different.

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‘Strong, quiet passion’: What to expect from ICBA’s new chief

03/21/18

Rebeca Romero Rainey, while known as compassionate banker and less of a firebrand than her predecessor at the trade group, will take firm stands for small banks on reg relief, innovation and fair play, say those who know her.

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ICBA to House GOP: Don’t obstruct reg relief

03/16/18

Independent Community Bankers of America CEO Camden Fine said his group “will not participate in making the perfect the enemy of the good” when it comes to further amending the regulatory relief bill.

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