House Vote to Repeal 1071 Rules

The Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT) strongly supports Senate Joint Resolution 32, which will help Texas community banks continue to support small business lending and protect customer privacy. We...

CollateralEdge Wins Startup of the Year Award

Venture Dallas named its first-ever Startup of the Year winners at its fourth annual conference, selecting three companies from a competitive pool of over 100 nominees. To qualify, startups...

Bankers Helping Bankers Launches BaaS Toolkit

Banks of all sizes see the importance of meeting three key challenges today: providing good returns to shareholders, keeping up with digital evolution and operating efficiently. Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) is...

White Paper: Community Reinvestment Act

After years of discussion among regulators, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued the Community...

Special Session Drawing to a Close in Austin

The Texas legislature is winding down its third special session. Despite strained relationships between the chambers and leadership offices, progress is being made. It appears the ban on private...

Agencies Go on Overdrive to End the Year

Federal regulators are ending the year with a bang, having spent the month of October issuing major proposed and final rules. In recent weeks, we have seen the issuance...

Nationwide Injunction for 1071 Implementation

In case you missed it, last week the community banking industry celebrated a major victory as the injunction halting implementation of small business data collection requirements (under Section 1071...