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Jan 6, 2025 | 
icba.org | Rebeca Romero Rainey
With a new Congress and administration arriving in Washington, ICBA and the nation’s community banks face a momentous opportunity to make significant changes to a regulatory system that is flat-out broken. To address the excessive burdens posed by thousands of pages of new regulations enacted in recent years, ICBA has released a bold policy agenda for the 119th Congress and incoming Trump administration.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
americanbanker.com | Rebeca Romero Rainey
The Federal Housing Finance Agency's ongoing review of the Federal Home Loan banks has already led to some very real consequences for the local banks that use these entities for their founding purpose of supporting housing finance and community investment.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
independentbanker.org | Rebeca Romero Rainey
I’ll be meeting with the Council of Community Bank Executives in Fort Worth, Texas, and then spending time with the Bankers Bank Council—both of which will likely include AI as a topic of conversation. I am also very excited to be making a trip to Tampa, Fla., to meet with our TCM Bank team.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
today.westlaw.com | Rebeca Romero Rainey
The Federal Housing Finance Agency's ongoing review of the Federal Home Loan banks has already led to some very real consequences for the local banks that use these entities for their founding purpose of supporting housing finance and community...
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
independentbanker.org | Rebeca Romero Rainey
I’ll be attending the Virginia Association of Community Banks’ Annual Convention, and then I’ll be holding our fall leadership meetings with all of our volunteer committee leaders in Salt Lake City. Cybersecurity and fraud mitigation remain significant priorities for community banks as attacks get more creative and targeted.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
independentbanker.org | Rebeca Romero Rainey
I’ll be attending the Maine Bankers Convention and revving up to continue advocating for community banks this fall. They say imitation is the greatest form of flattery, but when it comes to financial services, it doesn’t make for a fair banking environment. Just look at credit unions, trying to position themselves as “community” organizations without
having to demonstrate they meet Community Reinvestment Act requirements.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
independentbanker.org | Rebeca Romero Rainey
I’m taking time this month to visit a few of our members to gain insights and firsthand accounts of the influence that regulatory burdens have on their customers and communities. Flexibility: It’s one of the characteristics that sets our community banks apart, enabling us to meet the needs of distinct communities in unique ways.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
linkedin.com | Rebeca Romero Rainey
Here they go again. From pontificating on whether there are too many banks or if there is a future for community banking at all, industry watchers sometimes can’t seem to figure out what to make of a community banking system that meets the needs of local communities day in and day out.
