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Sep 25, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
Congress to agencies: Act on PPP asset-threshold impact

ICBA's push for policymakers to address the impact of Paycheck Protection Program loans on regulatory asset thresholds continued making headway.

Sep 23, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
Treasury, IRS lack info on EIP non-filers: GAO

The Treasury Department and IRS lack updated information on how many eligible Economic Impact Payment recipients have yet to receive their funds, the GAO said.

Sep 15, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
Push continues on next stimulus package

ICBA is calling on community bankers to urge lawmakers to include common-sense policies benefiting local communities in the next economic stimulus package.

Sep 9, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
Senate stimulus package includes ICBA priorities

Senate Republicans introduced a scaled-back coronavirus relief package that includes ICBA-advocated provisions contained in previous drafts.

Aug 19, 2020 | Press Release
Data Show Community Banks Lead Economic Recovery

The Independent Community Bankers of America today said recently released data show that community banks are the unequivocal leaders of the U.S. economic recovery due to their outsized role as providers of Paycheck Protection Program small-business loans.

Aug 17, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
Blog discusses intersection between fintech and regulation

Unless you have been living on a desert island for the past few years, you would be hard-pressed to miss the technological revolution that is sweeping our nation’s financial system and the larger global economy, ICBA’s Chris Cole and Charles Potts write in a recent Main Street Matters blog.