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Agencies announce relief for Texas winter storms

Federal and state agencies announced relief to institutions and taxpayers affected by this month's winter storms in Texas and other states.
February 23, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Advocacy Risk 

PPP reforms target smallest businesses

The Biden administration announced several Paycheck Protection Program reforms to target the program to the smallest businesses.
February 23, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending 

ICBA urges funding for rural development programs

ICBA and other groups called on House appropriators to ensure adequate funding for key USDA rural development programs in the next COVID bill.
February 23, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Advocacy Agriculture Crisis Preparedness Lending 

FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, Feb. 22, 2021

President Joe Biden on Monday criticized the Paycheck Protection Program because small businesses struggled to get loans that instead went to larger companies, and announced a 14-day exclusive loan program using PPP funds for businesses with under 20 employees to apply for financial assistance.
February 23, 2021 | News   Advocacy Operational Risk Crisis Preparedness 

Agencies finalize call report threshold relief

Federal regulators issued final call report changes related to asset threshold relief given the impact of Paycheck Protection Program lending on bank balance sheets.
February 22, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending 

Fed's Powell testifying this week

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is slated to testify this week before the Senate Banking Committee and House Financial Services Committee on the agency's Semiannual Monetary Policy Report.
February 22, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Reserve 

Minority bank webinar on evaluating capital opportunities

ICBA, ICBA Securities, and Vining Sparks are hosting a complimentary webinar for FDIC-designated Minority Depository Institutions on evaluating unsolicited interest from investors to provide capital and funding.
February 22, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   MDI 

FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, Feb. 18, 2021

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that a major stimulus package is necessary for the economy to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic even amid strong economic momentum to start 2021.
February 19, 2021 | News   Advocacy Operational Risk Crisis Preparedness 

Community banks lead 2021 PPP lending

Insured depository institutions under $10 billion in assets in 2021 have approved more than 740,000 Paycheck Protection Program loans worth $60.7 billion, according to the latest SBA data issued this week.
February 19, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending 

Climate change poses risks to FIs: Fed's Brainard

Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard said climate change is already imposing substantial economic costs while presenting risks and opportunities to financial institutions.
February 19, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Agriculture 

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