Topic: Independent Community Bankers of America

Warren says U.S. consumer agency on small banks' side

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - The new consumer financial protection agency will help small banks compete against larger banks and other lenders, Obama administration consumer czar Elizabeth Warren said on Tuesday.Small banks have expressed concern the new agency, set to open its doors ...

HISTORY In the MAKING

It is stated that during the term of Roascker, the ICBA had helped to check Farm Credit System expansion in the 2008 farm bill. Rosacker was on the ICBA bylaws that removed the special board seat for bankers' banks. Rosacker relates that ...

Regional Banks Continue to Fail

The FDIC reported 24 bank failures for the second quarter of 2009, and now there are 44 in the third quarter for a total of 89 year to date in 2009.. The FDIC Deposit Insurance Fund is below zero so the FDIC ...
Calendar of major business events scheduled for FridayMajor business events and economic events scheduled for Friday: PHOENIX Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gives a speech on the financial crisis and community banking at the Independent Community Bankers of America's National Convention. Noon ...

Nebraska independents convene in Lincoln

Bankers from across Nebraska convened in Lincoln Nov. 6-7 for the annual management conference and tradeshow hosted by the Nebraska Independent Community Bankers.As at other industry meetings (see feature story, page 12), the current financial turmoil and the evolving federal response played ...
Thousands of small banks still waiting to qualify for $700 billion rescue programMany small community banks are growing frustrated about their inability to access the government's $700 billion financial rescue fund, nearly two months after large banks began tapping the fund for ...