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FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, June 10, 2021
The seven-day average of daily US infections held below 15,000 as of Tuesday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, down 17% from a week ago and a level not seen since the early days of the pandemic.
June 10, 2021 |
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FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, June 9, 2021
Declines in US Covid-19 cases, emergency department visits, hospital admissions and deaths were largest in age groups that were most vaccinated. according to a new CDC-published study.
June 09, 2021 |
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Crapo challenges new bank IRS reporting proposal
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) pushed back against a Biden administration proposal that would require financial institutions to report information on account flows to the IRS.
June 09, 2021 |
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Lending
ICBA continues push against House ‘true lender’ repeal
ICBA and other groups again urged in a joint letter to House members their opposition to a Senate-passed resolution to repeal the OCC’s “true lender” rule.
June 09, 2021 |
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Lending
Swap guidance continues LIBOR transition
A Commodity Futures Trading Commission panel recommended best practices for switching interdealer trading conventions from LIBOR to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate in U.S. dollar interest rate swaps.
June 09, 2021 |
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Lending LIBOR
CFPB issues FAQ on EFT and Reg E
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued frequently asked questions on unauthorized transfer and error resolution provisions under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and Regulation E.
June 08, 2021 |
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Compliance Compliance
IRS begins contacting families on Child Tax Credit
The IRS said it started sending letters to more than 36 million American families who may be eligible to receive monthly Child Tax Credit payments starting in July.
June 08, 2021 |
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Taxes & Budget
ICBA releases new elder abuse awareness resources
ICBA released customizable resources to help community banks recognize World Elder Abuse Awareness Day next week.
June 08, 2021 |
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Advocacy
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, June 8, 2021
People who have been vaccinated against coronavirus are more than 90% protected against infection and, if they do become infected, they have milder disease than unvaccinated people, a new CDC study shows.
June 08, 2021 |
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ICBA requests more time for interchange feedback
ICBA and other groups called on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors to grant a 30-day extension for its Notice of Proposed Rule Making on Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing.
June 03, 2021 |
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Interchange
ICBA updates data privacy guide
ICBA recently released an updated guide for community banks on data privacy laws and regulations. The guide walks community bankers through some of the more prominent state, federal, and international data privacy laws.
June 03, 2021 |
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Risk Cybersecurity
ICBA to OCC: Rescind charter policy shift
ICBA and other groups wrote to request the OCC rescind its interpretive letter expanding eligibility to apply for a national trust charter as well as the conditional charter approvals for Anchorage Digital Bank, Paxos National Trust and Protego Trust Bank.
June 02, 2021 |
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Regulatory Relief
Nick Denning Joins ICBA Bancard as Senior Vice President, Payments Industry Relations
ICBA Bancard, the payments services subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America, announced the hire of Nick Denning as senior vice president of payments industry relations.
June 02, 2021 |
Press Release
ICBA Offers Tips to Help Demystify the Home Buying Process
In recognition of National Homeownership Month in June, ICBA and the nation’s community banks are reminding consumers to consult their local community bank to learn about programs that can make homeownership easier and more affordable
June 02, 2021 |
Press Release
Housing Finance/GSEs
GAO urges agency collaboration re: alternative data use
The Government Accountability Office reissued its recommendation to the FDIC for enhanced collaboration with other financial regulators concerning the use of alternative data in credit underwriting.
June 02, 2021 |
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Regulatory Relief
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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