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ICBA Thanks Congress for Extending PPP

The Independent Community Bankers of America today thanked Congress for passing ICBA-advocated legislation to extend the Paycheck Protection Program ahead of its March 31 expiration.
March 25, 2021 | Press Release  

ICBA offers Community Banking Month resources

April is Community Banking Month, and ICBA offers resources to help community banks get involved, including a toolkit to help tell the community banking story.
March 25, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

ICBA to NCUA: Don't Deregulate For-Profit Entities

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today called on the National Credit Union Administration to withdraw a proposal to dramatically deregulate corporate entities the regulator is not authorized to supervise.
March 25, 2021 | Press Release   Credit Unions 

SBA increasing max EIDL amounts

The SBA said it is increasing maximum Economic Injury Disaster Loan amounts for small businesses from $150,000 over six months to $500,000 over 24 months.
March 25, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Lending 

State Association Ag Conferences Scheduled

ICBA's affiliated state community banking associations are hosting a series of live and virtual agriculture conferences in 2021.
March 25, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Agriculture 

ICBA, Venture Center reveal new set of fintech solutions

ICBA and The Venture Center hosted the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator Virtual Demo Day to demonstrate the third Accelerator cohort's community bank-focused fintech solutions.
March 25, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, March 25, 2021

Governors and public health officials in more than 40 states have said they will meet or beat President Biden’s goal of making every adult eligible for a vaccine by May 1, and at least 30 states plan to start universal eligibility in March or April.
March 25, 2021 | News   Advocacy Operational Risk Crisis Preparedness 

Meet your ICBA Bancard Support Team

Our mission at ICBA Bancard is to deliver flexible, innovative payments and digital commerce solutions that allow community banks to flourish. ICBA Bancard’s client relations and relationship management teams are here to assist and are just an email or phone call away.
March 24, 2021 | Payments Quarterly  

Migrating to 8-Digit BINs: Key Information to Consider Before Transitioning

ICBA Bancard’s partner card networks, Visa and Mastercard®, have released several notices and bulletins regarding the migration to 8-digit Bank Identification Numbers or BINs, but many banks are left wondering why it is happening and what they need to do to prepare.
March 24, 2021 | Payments Quarterly  

Big week for PPP, credit union grassroots

With Paycheck Protection Program and credit union issues coming to a head this week in Washington, ICBA is urging community bankers to weigh in with policymakers via its Be Heard grassroots action center.
March 24, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Credit Unions 

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