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ICBA, Independent Banker Spotlights Community Bank Emerging Leaders in Annual 40 under 40 List

Independent Banker magazine, the award-winning monthly publication of the Independent Community Bankers of America, announced its 40 Under 40: Emerging Community Bank Leaders.
June 01, 2021 | Press Release  

PPP funding exhausted as loan application deadline passes

The Paycheck Protection Program closed to new loan applications more than a year and several iterations after the emergency program was enacted.
June 01, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Crisis Preparedness Lending 

Fed proposes changes to intraday credit policy

The Federal Reserve Board requested public comment on proposed changes to its policy governing the provision of intraday credit, or daylight overdrafts, to healthy institutions with accounts at the Federal Reserve Banks.
June 01, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Reserve 

Event on LIBOR transition next week

The Alternative Reference Rates Committee said it is holding an event next week on the impact of the transition from LIBOR to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate on the derivatives market.
June 01, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Lending 

FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, June 2, 2021

With about 34,500 new cases reported last week, the US saw the lowest number of weekly Covid-19 cases among children since early October, the American Academy of Pediatrics said Tuesday.
June 01, 2021 | News   Advocacy Operational Risk Crisis Preparedness 

ICBA updates data privacy guide

ICBA this week released an updated guide for community banks on data privacy laws and regulations. The guide is available here and in the Cyber and Data Security Mitigation section of ICBA’s Operational Risk resource center.
May 28, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Cybersecurity 

CFPB: Manufactured housing borrowers have higher interest rates

Roughly 42 percent of loans for manufactured homes are secured by “chattel” loans secured by the home but not the land, according to a report from CFPB.
May 28, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance 

Remove GSE product restrictions: ICBA, minority bank council

ICBA and its Minority Bank Advisory Council this week urged the Treasury Department and Federal Housing Finance Agency to reopen negotiations over the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
May 28, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   MDI Housing Finance/GSEs 

ICBA, Minority Bank Council: Housing Finance Amendments Hurt Low-Income, Minority Borrowers

ICBA and its Minority Bank Advisory Council urged the Treasury Department and Federal Housing Finance Agency to reopen negotiations over amendments to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that would limit purchases of certain types of loans.
May 27, 2021 | Press Release   MDI Housing Finance/GSEs 

ICBA urges House to oppose ‘true lender’ repeal

ICBA and other groups today are urging House members to oppose a Senate-passed resolution to repeal the OCC’s “true lender” rule.
May 25, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Lending 

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