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ICBA congratulates Powell, Brainard on Fed nominations

ICBA congratulated Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Fed Governor Lael Brainard after President Joe Biden said he intends to nominate them for new terms at the agency.
November 23, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Reserve 

Bill would bar SBA 7(a) direct lending

Legislation to bar SBA direct lending under its 7(a) loan program was introduced amid an ICBA grassroots campaign opposing the policy.
November 23, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Lending 

ICBA: SBA plans should include community bank role

ICBA told the SBA it should continue partnering with community banks rather than attempting to remove them from the loan origination process.
November 23, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Lending 

Statement on Federal Reserve Nominations of Jerome Powell, Lael Brainard

ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued a statement on today’s announcement that President Joe Biden intends to nominate Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for a second term as chairman and Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard as vice chair.
November 22, 2021 | Press Release   Federal Reserve 

House passes spending bill without IRS reporting plan

The House passed its version of the Build Back Better reconciliation bill without numerous ICBA-opposed provisions, including the IRS bank reporting proposal.
November 22, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Taxes & Budget 

Fed officials: Faster tapering may be needed

Federal Reserve officials discussed the potential need to speed up the tapering of asset purchases in response to rising job gains and inflation.
November 22, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Reserve 

ICBA Statement on House Passage of Reconciliation Bill

Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey today issued a statement on the House passage of its budget reconciliation bill.
November 19, 2021 | Press Release   Taxes & Budget 

ICBA Introduces BankTech Ventures Investment Fund

The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced the Initial Closing of a fund launched by BankTech Ventures, LP. The venture capital fund is designed to accelerate technology opportunities and adoption at community banks.
November 19, 2021 | Press Release   Technology 

Agencies issue computer incident notification final rule

Federal banking regulators approved a final rule designed to improve the sharing of information about cyber incidents that may affect the U.S. banking system.
November 19, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance Cybersecurity Technology 

OCC nominee faces tough questions at Senate hearing

Community bank opposition to Saule Omarova’s nomination to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency took center stage at a contentious Senate Banking Committee hearing.
November 19, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   OCC 

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