The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) elected Jack E. Hopkins, CorTrust Bank CEO and president, chairman on Friday at the ICBA LIVE event in Nashville. Hopkins will serve for the 2025-26...
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Legislation re-introduced in both houses of Congress would provide caregivers with a tax credit of up to $5,000, if passed. The bill, the Credit for Caring Act, sponsored by U.S. Sens. Shelley Moo...
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U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and Angie Craig (D-MN) introduced legislation that seeks to enhance crop insurance protections for farmers, particularly beginning farmers. Specifically, the Crop ...
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a six-month extension of the compliance dates for “names rule.” The names rule, adopted in September 2023, addresses fund names likel...
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Bipartisan legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives last week that seeks to increase the amount of capital available to small businesses. The Investing in All of America Act ...
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A bipartisan coalition led by U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced legislation this week to limit abusive pricing practices by ph...
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Mortgage applications in February dropped 6.9 percent compared February 2024, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Builder Application Survey data. The survey tracks application volu...
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Legislation proposed by U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), and U.S. Reps. Deborah Ross (D-NC) and Kathy Caster (D-FL) would create criminal penalties for health insurance brokers who change Americans’ Affo...
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U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) applauded the passage of the bipartisan Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act, which passed out of the House of Representatives by a vote of 295 to 127. This bi...
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The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) is urging policymakers to end unwarranted federal tax subsidies for the nation’s largest credit unions. It follows a new policy initiative that...
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