The Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT) honored Kathy Smith, Founder & Principal of BCC in Plano, with the 2025 IBAT Chairman’s Award. Smith was presented the prestigious award...

The Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT)—the largest state community banking association in the nation—recently honored Lone Star National Bank (LSNB) in McAllen with four Best of Community Banking...

The Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT) is pleased to announce the retention of Anne Balcer, Principal of Community Bank Advisory Services, LLC, as its contract General Counsel and...

According to reporting by American Banker, The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) took an unusual step by reducing the number of Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) board director seats at...

Last week, banks received a letter via ETRAN from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of General Counsel (OGC) notifying them of their obligation to comply with the...

Federal Regulators recently requested input on actions they could take to help combat fraud involving check, ACH, wire and instant payments. While IBAT is finalizing its comment, individual banks...

In a letter sent to banking regulators last week, Republican members of the Senate Banking Committee called upon the agencies to “consider shortcomings related to the Matters Requiring Attention (MRAs) framework.”...

Last week, the payments landscape was rocked by a U.S. District Court decision in North Dakota, in a case that challenged the Federal Reserve’s 2011 rule regulating interchange fees...

A new state law requires prompt reporting and removal of payment card skimmers, with clear steps for merchants and service technicians. Watch the Financial Crimes Intelligence Center’s (FCIC) short...