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Wolters Kluwer Provides Insights on its Paycheck Protection Program Data; Poised for Round Two of Funding

April 24, 2020 | News  

ICBA Statement on Fed Rule Eliminating Transfer Restrictions

ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today's Federal Reserve Board interim final rule on Regulation D.
April 24, 2020 | Press Release   Advocacy Federal Reserve 

ICBA Statement on House Passage of Additional PPP Funding

ICBA released the following statement after the House sent bipartisan legislation to restart the Paycheck Protection Program to President Trump to be signed into law.
April 23, 2020 | Press Release   Advocacy 

Mary Randolph Gannon Joins ICBA as Vice President of Political Operations

The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today announced the hire of Mary Randolph Gannon as vice president of political operations. In this role Gannon will oversee the day-to-day responsibilities and operations of ICBPAC—ICBA’s political action committee—in alignment with ICBA’s policy objectives.
April 21, 2020 | Press Release  

ICBA Statement on Senate Passage of Second Round of PPP Funding

ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey released the following statement after the Senate passed bipartisan legislation that includes an additional $310 billion to restart the Paycheck Protection Program and an ICBA-advocated allocation for community banks.
April 21, 2020 | Press Release   Advocacy 

ICBA Letter Regarding PPP Community Bank Allocation

ICBA has urged Congress to allocate a minimum of 25 percent of new PPP funds for community bank lenders because they are the only small business lenders in many small and rural communities. We want to ensure that thousands of small businesses in these communities will be able to access funding and maintain their employees.
April 21, 2020 | News   Advocacy Crisis Preparedness 

ICBA Response to Senators Brown and Warren

On behalf of community banks across the country, with more than 52,000 locations, I write to thank you for your letter regarding community banks’ role in the distribution of Economic Impact Payments (EIPs), as provided for in the CARES Act.
April 20, 2020 | News   Advocacy Crisis Preparedness 

Millennium Bank ranked Top 100 best performing U.S. community bank by S&P Global Market Intelligence

The minority owned community bank, today announced it has been ranked in the top 100 best performing U.S. community banks under $3 billion in asset size by S&P Global Market Intelligence.
April 20, 2020 | News  

ICBA Names Rob Birgfeld EVP, Chief Marketing Officer

ICBA today announced that Rob Birgfeld has joined the organization as executive vice president and chief marketing officer.
April 20, 2020 | Press Release  

ICBA to Fed: Main Street program should serve Main Street

ICBA told the Federal Reserve it is concerned the agency's Main Street Lending Program excludes small businesses because it has a minimum loan amount of $1 million.
April 17, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Lending 

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