Community Bank Action Critical in August

Action Alert
Community Bank Action Critical in August
ICBA is urging community bankers to meet with their members of Congress during the August recess to rally support for community bank positions on key issues. ICBA is reaching out to community bankers and its network of affiliated state associations to set up district meetings, attend town hall events and invite members of Congress to visit community banks.
ICBA has prepared sample letters and congressional contact information community bankers can use to set up district meetings. To schedule a meeting, community banks can fill out the sample letter template and use the contact info to fax the request to their representative’s scheduler, and follow up with a phone call to ensure it was received. Community bankers can then leave ICBA informational one-pagers for additional reference following district meetings. Community bankers with questions can contact ICBA Grassroots Outreach Manager Brian Anderson at (202) 821-4418 or brian.anderson@icba.org.
Community bankers should address the Obama administration’s proposed regulatory reforms, the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 (H.R. 3126), the Bank Accountability and Risk Assessment Act of 2009 (H.R. 2897), regulating debit and credit card interchange fees and overly aggressive bank examinations.
Additional grassroots resources to press these critical issues, including tips for meeting with members of Congress, are available on the ICBA Grassroots Advocacy Center.