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ICBA releasing election analysis tomorrow

With Election Day polls closing tonight, ICBA tomorrow will release an analysis on the 2020 election results and what they mean for community banks.
November 03, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Senator ups pressure to address EIDL-PPP conflict

Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) called on Senate Small Business Committee leaders to resolve the conflict between Economic Injury Disaster Loan advances and the Paycheck Protection Program that ICBA has repeatedly spotlighted.
November 02, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Fed increases access to Main Street Lending Program

The Federal Reserve Board reduced the minimum loan size for its Main Street Lending Program from $250,000 to $100,000 and adjusted fees to encourage the provision of smaller loans.
November 02, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

CFPB issues debt-collection rule with ICBA-advocated change

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a final rule to implement the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, which restricts debt collector communications with consumers.
November 02, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance Compliance 

Agencies propose regulation on supervisory guidance

Federal financial regulators invited comment on a proposal outlining and confirming the agencies’ use of supervisory guidance for regulated institutions. The proposal would codify their September 2018 statement clarifying the differences between regulations and guidance.
October 30, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Regulatory Relief 

Checks decline at faster pace as alternative payments grow: Fed

The Federal Reserve Board said the number of checks issued from 2015 to 2018 declined by 8.2 percent per year, a faster pace than the previously reported 7.2 percent annual decrease.
October 30, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Reserve 

Grassroots on EIDL advances continues

ICBA continues urging community bankers to direct borrowers to ICBA's small-business alert addressing Economic Injury Disaster Loan Advance deductions from PPP forgiveness amounts. ICBA also offers a separate alert for community bankers.
October 30, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Senate bill responds to ICBA asset-threshold push

New legislation introduced by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) is designed to protect borrowers and lenders from regulatory penalties associated with the Paycheck Protection Program after ICBA raised the issue with policymakers.
October 28, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending 

Romero Rainey: Grassroots needed on EIDL-PPP

ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey called on community bankers to contact Congress and engage small-business customers on the growing conflict between PPP loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loan advances.
October 28, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Court blocks ICBA-backed 'disparate impact

A federal court this week blocked implementation of HUD's ICBA-supported final rule amending its interpretation of the Fair Housing Act’s "disparate impact" standard.
October 28, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   FHA/HUD Housing Finance/GSEs 

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