Community Bankers Keith Costello and Mary Usategui testifying now before the @Financialcmte on Shaping the Future of De Novo Bank Formation. Wonderful to have not one, but two community bankers testifying during the #ICBASummit #CommunityBanks #ICBA

“Of the banks active today, only 85 were established after 2010. I’m proud to be one of those 85, but there should be more of us,” BankMiami President and CEO Mary Usategui tells the House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions. financialservices.house.gov/calendar/event…

The latest #IndependentBanker breaks down what's at stake for community banks in current tax legislation. Learn more: independentbanker.org/article/2025/0…

Heads up community bankers. The Miki Bowman vote is coming soon… #ICBA #CommunityBanks

Final vote expected tonight at 6pm on the Bowman nomination. #ICBA #CommunityBanks

We congratulate Governor Bowman on her confirmation as Fed vice chair for supervision. As a strong proponent of regulations that prioritize safety and soundness and pragmatic oversight, she will be an asset in leading the Fed’s banking oversight. icba.org/newsroom/news-…

Michelle W. Bowman sworn in as Vice Chair for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System: federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pre… Learn more about Vice Chair for Supervision Bowman: federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/bi…

Ahead of a House Financial Services Committee markup scheduled for today, ICBA urged committee members to vote to advance bills to ban trigger leads, change threshold requirements for small bank holding companies, and support small financial institutions. See our letter:

.Independent Community Bankers of America supported “Trigger Leads” bill H.R. 2808, the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act, by Congressman John Rose just passed the Financial Services GOP by a unanimous vote of 46-0. #ICBA #CommunityBanks

Chairman Senator Mike Crapo releases Finance Committee reconciliation text. Details:

.Independent Community Bankers of America applauds House Passage of Bill to Restrict Mortgage ‘Trigger Leads.’ Slight differences remain between the House and Senate version, but we hope to get HR 2808 to the President’s desk ASAP. #ICBA #CommunityBanks icba.org/newsroom/news-…

ICBA joined other groups in calling for the Senate Finance Committee to make permanent and expand the Section 199A deduction and support Subchapter S community banks and other pass-through businesses. See our letter: icba.org/advocacy/lette…

Passed, 51-50 with Vice President JD Vance voting in the affirmative: Passage of Cal. #107, H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as amended.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it plans to issue new Section 1071 rulemaking as soon as possible and has extended compliance deadlines for most entities by one year. Learn more: email.icba.org/hubfs/CFPB%20S…

We applaud Congress for including pro-community bank policies in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act budget reconciliation package. icba.org/newsroom/news-…

We congratulate Bill Briggs on his ICBA-supported confirmation to serve as deputy administrator of SBA. Briggs is deeply familiar with community banking and highly qualified to serve as deputy administrator, and we look forward to working together in his role at SBA.

Thank you Rep. Vern Buchanan for the opportunity to discuss community bank tax relief this week. Community banks provide approximately 60% of all small business loans under $1 million in the U.S., making them a critical source of funding for small businesses #ICBA #CommunityBanks

In the latest blog post from Rebeca Romero Rainey, she breaks down the GENIUS Act and what it means for community banks: icba.org/newsroom/blogs…

Great News! Last night, just before the Senate adjourned, the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act (HR 2808) passed by unanimous consent. This sends the trigger leads bill to the President. Thank you to Congressman John Rose Rep. Ritchie Torres Senator Bill Hagerty Senator Jack Reed for your leadership #ICBA

This weekend, Congress passed the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act to crack down on abusive trigger leads -- a big win for consumers and a result of years of community bank advocacy. #OneMission