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ICBA seeks feedback on remote work regs

ICBA and the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council are seeking community banker feedback on the longer-term implications of maintaining a remote workforce after COVID-19.
July 23, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Crisis Preparedness 

PPP data show community banks stepping up: blog

The SBA's release of Paycheck Protection Program loan data confirms that community banks have led the way in supporting the economic recovery in local communities.
July 23, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Employee retention tax credit deadline is July 31

July 31 is the second-quarter deadline to report the Employee Retention Tax Credit to the IRS on Form 941s.
July 23, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Crisis Preparedness Taxes & Budget 

ICBA pushing stimulus recs as Senate debate nears

With the Senate expected to begin debating the next economic stimulus package this week, ICBA is calling on community bankers to weigh in with recommendations that support local communities.
July 21, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Crisis Preparedness 

CFPB updates Reg Z thresholds

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a final rule with its annual amendments to dollar amounts for several provisions in Regulation Z.
July 21, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance 

Credit union favoritism harms troops: op-ed

A federal law allowing tax-exempt credit unions to operate rent-free is shrinking the availability of banking options to service members, ICBA community banker and military veteran James Smith wrote this week in a Military Times op-ed.
July 21, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Military Lending 

Stats show community bank PPP impact: blog

A recent report by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance shows how vital community banks have been to the COVID-19 response, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey wrote in Main Street Matters.
July 21, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Crisis Preparedness 

FHFA extends housing goals due to COVID-19

The Federal Housing Finance Agency's proposed 2021 housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that are unchanged from 2018-2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
July 21, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Crisis Preparedness 

USDA, SBA loans exempt from environmental rule

The Council on Environmental Quality issued an ICBA-supported final rule to exempt USDA and SBA guaranteed loans from proposed environmental impact statement requirements under the National Environmental Protection Act.
July 20, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Lending 

Op-ed: Credit union favoritism harms troops

A federal law allowing tax-exempt credit unions to operate rent-free is shrinking the availability of banking options to service members, ICBA community banker and military veteran James Smith wrote.
July 20, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Military Lending 

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