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The ICBA Newsroom collects and centralizes all the NewsWatch Today articles, press releases, blog posts, advocacy letters and other news that impacts community bankers.
ICBA issues summary on new BSA/AML law
ICBA recently issued a summary on the defense spending law enacted at the beginning of the year that includes BSA/AML reforms.
February 18, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
BSA/AML
Government measures target North Korean cybercrime
The Justice Department indicted three North Korean computer programmers for participating in a series of cyberattacks designed to steal and extort more than $1.3 billion from financial institutions.
February 18, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity
SBA shortens period for relief payments
The SBA issued new guidance adjusting the number of months of 7(a), 504, and Microloan payments it is making for borrowers under Section 1112 of the CARES Act, as amended by Section 325 of the Economic Aid Act.
February 17, 2021 |
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Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending
OCC allows closures due to Winter Storm Uri
The OCC issued a proclamation allowing national banks and federal savings associations to close offices affected by Winter Storm Uri at their discretion.
February 17, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
White House extends forbearance, foreclosure protections
The Biden administration extended the foreclosure moratorium and mortgage forbearance on certain loans through the end of June.
February 17, 2021 |
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Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending Mortgage Rules
SBA issues new loan program guidance
The SBA on Friday night issued two notices on its lending programs. Further PPP information and resources are available on the SBA and Treasury sites and ICBA's PPP and EIP News page.
February 16, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending
ICBA continues opposition to Rakuten ILC application
Rakuten Bank America’s resubmitted deposit insurance application continues to pose risks of mixing banking and commerce due to Rakuten Inc.’s diverse and global commercial activities, ICBA told the FDIC.
February 16, 2021 |
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Lending
ICBA to OCC: Rescind unvetted charter policy shift
ICBA and other groups asked the OCC to rescind an interpretive letter expanding eligibility to apply for a national trust charter as well as the conditional charter approvals for Anchorage Digital Bank and Protego Trust Bank.
February 16, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Fintech Regulation
Fed extends rule allowing PPP loans to directors
The Federal Reserve Board again extended its rule allowing certain bank directors and shareholders to apply to their banks for Paycheck Protection Program loans for their small businesses.
February 10, 2021 |
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Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending
Smaller lenders continue leading PPP lending
Insured depository institutions under $10 billion in assets in 2021 have approved more than 608,000 Paycheck Protection Program loans worth $39.4 billion, according to the latest SBA data.
February 10, 2021 |
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Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending
OCC rescinds CRA benchmarking survey
The OCC said national banks over $2.5 billion in assets are not required to respond to a Community Reinvestment Act benchmarking survey, as advocated by ICBA.
February 10, 2021 |
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CRA
SBA begins EIDL repayments today
The SBA today will begin remitting reconciliation payments for Paycheck Protection Program loans with a forgiveness payment that was reduced by the amount of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan advance.
February 09, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending
ICBA pitches provisions for pending relief package
ICBA today is advancing its recommendations for the pandemic relief package before Congress. Developed with community bankers, the ICBA recommendations in today's letter to Congress include, among other things, expanding support for the PPP.
February 09, 2021 |
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Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending
Consumer fraud losses surge in 2020: FTC
The Federal Trade Commission said it received more than 2.1 million fraud reports from consumers in 2020. Consumers reported losing more than $3.3 billion to fraud in 2020, up from $1.8 billion in 2019
February 08, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity
ICBA: Extend consumer protections to data aggregators
ICBA called on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to ensure nonbanks that access customer financial information take the same care in protecting consumer privacy and data as community banks.
February 08, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
CFPB
CISA COVID-19 call series continues
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's series of teleconferences on COVID-19 and vaccine distribution continues this week.
February 08, 2021 |
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Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Cybersecurity
PPP borrowers most successful with community banks: study
Community banks were the most common source for Paycheck Protection Program loans among employer firms, and they were the source from which applicants were most successful in obtaining PPP funding, the Federal Reserve Banks said.
February 05, 2021 |
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Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending
ICBA seeks advocacy survey feedback
ICBA continues calling on community bankers to complete its State of Advocacy survey to help identify new and existing community banker relationships with members of Congress.
February 05, 2021 |
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Advocacy
ICBA-backed foreclosure assistance introduced in Senate
ICBA-supported legislation to prevent avoidable foreclosures, evictions, and utility shut-offs was introduced by Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.).
February 05, 2021 |
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Advocacy Crisis Preparedness
FedNow industrywide launch moved up to 2023
The Federal Reserve moved up its planned industrywide launch of the FedNow instant payments service by up to a full year to 2023. The announcement narrows the industrywide delivery timeframe from 2023-2024.
February 03, 2021 |
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Federal Reserve
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