


Thomas Warren
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@ThomasICBA
Managing Editor at @ICBA. Community bank advocate, writer, editor, strategist. @Mizzou journalism, @JohnsHopkins MA/MBA. Opinions are my own.





We agree: Congress should ask why #creditunions that act like the nation’s largest banks—such as by paying millions of dollars per year for stadium naming rights—continue to enjoy anachronistic tax and regulatory exemptions. #SomethingIsWrong marketwatch.com/story/why-are-…


A former credit union executive turned community bank CEO says that his old industry is making risky commercial loans. When the credit cycle turns, there’s going to be a reckoning, writes Clint Walters, of First Security Bank, in @AmerBanker @BankThink.bit.ly/3yE5Q4u

This week @SenKatieBritt raised questions about the cost burden of the CFPB's 1071 rule, which requires bank reporting on credit applicants’ race and gender. Nearly half of small-biz owners say they'll look for a lender that doesn't request such info. youtube.com/live/EcBBd-90W…

With news of yet another bank acquisition by a tax-subsidized credit union, community bankers in Washington for #ICBASummit stand together in calling on Congress to address this troubling trend. Congress must investigate the nation’s outdated credit union policies and whether the government should continue subsidizing acquisitions of taxpaying community banks. icba.org/newsroom/news-…


“Former bank customers that are now #creditunion members may have less consumer financial protection oversight after the bank-to-credit union transaction,” according to a top @TheNCUA official who cited the agency’s lack of compliance exams. washingtoncudaily.substack.com/p/ncua-memo-cr…

One of the latest #creditunions to acquire a #communitybank is not only exempt from taxes and the #CommunityReinvestmentAct—its deposits aren’t federally insured. Consumers can urge Congress to hold a hearing on #creditunion policy here: creditunionquestions.com

In our statement for today’s @FinancialCmte @FSCDems oversight hearing, we continued our call for @FinCENnews to withdraw bank #BeneficialOwnership reporting requirements now that it collects this info directly from reporting companies. icba.org/docs/default-s…

#DYK: In 2023, the ACH Network safely and securely handled 31.5 billion payments? Nacha is proud to govern the thriving ACH Network, helping millions of businesses and consumers move money between any U.S. bank & credit union in just hours! hubs.la/Q02l1sxc0

#TODAY @ 10:00AM - RM @RepMaxineWaters leads Democrats as the full Cmte holds a hearing entitled “Oversight of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (#FinCEN) & the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (#TFI).” 💻: tinyurl.com/y6axc4j5 📻: tinyurl.com/ynczmw2v

FinCEN analysis reflects an increase in Bank Secrecy Act reporting involving the use of convertible virtual currency for online child sexual exploitation and human trafficking. fincen.gov/news/news-rele…

BREAKING: Senate Judiciary Committee to hold hearing on the need for more competition in the credit card market on April 9. Sen. Durbin calls on CEOs of Visa, Mastercard, United Airlines, American Airlines to testify.



Had Navy Federal Credit Union been subject to #CRA, it might have avoided disaster with reports of its discriminatory lending, according to a new @AmerBanker op-ed. #CUregulation americanbanker.com/opinion/credit…

.@TheNCUA Chairman Todd Harper says lack of CUSO oversight is "Achilles' heel" of #CUregulation. As we have testified, Congress should allow the agency to directly examine and regulate CUSOs and other third-party providers. ncua.gov/newsroom/speec…

