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ICBA continues PPP pressure as Senate plans vote

ICBA called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to include Paycheck Protection Program forgiveness simplification in pending stimulus legislation.
October 16, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending 

ICBA urges Congress to join debate over payments charter

ICBA and other groups this week urged Congress to get involved in the OCC's efforts to grant commercial companies like Amazon or Facebook a national payments charter.
October 16, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Payments 

Nasreen Quibria Joins ICBA as Vice President, Emerging Payments and Technology Policy

The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced the hire of Nasreen Quibria as vice president of emerging payments and technology policy.
October 15, 2020 | Press Release  

ICBA launches PPP small-biz video series to elevate community banking

ICBA launched a series of videos featuring small-business owners who successfully received Paycheck Protection Program loans from community banks, often after megabanks proved unresponsive.
October 15, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

ICBA Statement on Simplified PPP Loan Forgiveness

ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued a statement on the Small Business Administration's simpler loan forgiveness application for some Paycheck Protection Program loans.
October 09, 2020 | Press Release  

ICBA: Rules should facilitate new hemp market

ICBA reiterated its support for provisions in new rules on a federal hemp production program that would not require suspicious activity reports from banks that finance hemp producers.
October 09, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Cannabis banking 

Agencies finalize capital rule updates

Federal banking regulators issued a final rule revising the definition of eligible retained income for institutions subject to the agencies' regulatory capital rule.
October 09, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Capital 

SBA streamlines forgiveness for some PPP loans

The SBA and Treasury Department released a simpler loan forgiveness application for Paycheck Protection Program loans of $50,000 or less to provide needed relief to lenders and borrowers.
October 09, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

ICBA backs pro-de novo bill

ICBA expressed support for legislation to promote the creation of de novo community banks by phasing in capital standards over three years.
October 09, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   De Novo Banks 

What Google ad updates mean to bank marketing

A new Main Street Matters post for community bank marketers covers Google's updated advertising policies taking effect later this month and how to navigate this sea change.
October 09, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Technology 

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