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Stimulus campaign continues amid congressional debate

With Congress continuing to debate the next economic stimulus package, community bankers can continue using ICBA's Be Heard grassroots action center to weigh in with recommendations.
July 14, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Advocacy Crisis Preparedness 

House committee passes ag appropriations

The House Appropriations Committee approved fiscal 2021 agriculture and rural development legislation. The bill allows for a combined $153 billion in discretionary and mandatory funding, an increase of $331 million over fiscal 2020.
July 13, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Agriculture 

ICBA: Commercial firms shouldn't own banks

ICBA told the FDIC that commercial firms should not own full-service banks or industrial loan companies, even if they are subject to enhanced supervision and regulation.
July 13, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Lending 

CFPB reports on debt settlement, credit counseling

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a report documenting changes in how consumers have used debt settlement and credit counseling for unsecured debt.
July 13, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 

ICBA to FDIC: Commercial Firms Shouldn't Own Banks

The Independent Community Bankers of America told the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. that commercial firms should not own full-service banks or industrial loan companies, even if they are subject to enhanced supervision and regulation
July 10, 2020 | Press Release  

Support grows for ICBA-backed PPP forgiveness bill

Nearly 140 other organizations joined ICBA in urging Congress to advance legislation that would forgive Paycheck Protection Program loans under $150,000.
July 10, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

ICBA Independent Banker Ranks Community Bank Top Lenders

Independent Banker, the award-winning magazine of the Independent Community Bankers of America and the number-one source for community banking news, announced its rankings of the top community bank loan producers for 2020 in the July issue.
July 10, 2020 | Press Release   Lending 

SoFi ditches ILC push for full-service bank charter

Fintech company SoFi applied for a full-service national bank charter with the OCC after withdrawing its industrial loan company application nearly three years ago, according to reports.
July 10, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Lending 

ICBA continues fighting debt plan for largest credit unions

ICBA continued pushing back against a National Credit Union Administration proposal that would allow the largest and most complex credit unions to issue subordinated debt as an alternative form of capital.
July 10, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Credit Unions 

ICBA resources follow PPP data release

ICBA this week released talking points and a sample letter to PPP borrowers about the SBA and Treasury Department release of information about individual Paycheck Protection Program loans.
July 09, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Crisis Preparedness 

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