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The ICBA Newsroom collects and centralizes all the NewsWatch Today articles, press releases, Main Street Matters blogs, advocacy letters and other news that impacts community bankers.
IRS issues guidance on employee retention credit
The IRS issued guidance for employers claiming the employee retention tax credit under the CARES Act. The guidance includes clarifications and describes retroactive changes relating to expanded eligibility.
March 02, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy Crisis Preparedness
SBA: PPP changes effective this week
The SBA this week plans to issue an interim final rule detailing and implementing pending changes to the Paycheck Protection Program.
March 01, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending
ICBA summarizes new House-passed stimulus plan
ICBA released a summary of the House version of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319), which the House passed Saturday on a nearly party-line vote.
March 01, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy Crisis Preparedness
Bill would expand farm partnership access to PPP
ICBA-supported legislation allowing farmers and ranchers categorized as partnerships to use gross income to calculate maximum Paycheck Protection Program loan amounts was introduced in the House.
March 01, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy Agriculture Crisis Preparedness Lending Rural Development
Here are the benefits of bank-owned life insurance
Over the past two decades, banks have increasingly dabbled in BOLI, or bank-owned life insurance. While there are downsides to consider, experts say the benefits of these policies are two-fold: to generate income in the long term and to retain bank leaders.
March 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Improve your next marketing campaign with data
Using data from your community bank, an ad campaign or public sources allows your marketing efforts to find potential or existing customers who’ve already shown interest in your brand.
March 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Payments Growing the Community
Jim Reber: The big "if"
General market munis have gained favor among community bankers.
March 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
New ICBA chairman Robert Fisher is in the driver’s seat
Faced with the unexpected and unexplainable, it’s hard to stay on course. But Robert Fisher is an expert at just that. Between his time as an Air Force navigator and his love for fast cars, ICBA’s next chairman is ready to help community banks and the customers they serve power through the coming year.
March 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
6 ways to boost your social media strategy
Community banks are building relationships through an active, thoughtful presence on social media. Rather than a distraction, these platforms are an extension of the close customer relationships that community banks foster. Here, experts share their top strategies for a winning social media presence.
March 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Growing the Community
How going green can help the planet and your bank
Study after study shows that consumers—especially younger people—expect the brands they support to commit to sustainability. How can community banks put eco‑friendly strategies to work?
March 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Are more branches better? Community banks weigh in
With an increase in online traffic and challenges to in-person banking, community banks may be asking themselves if new branches are necessary. But many bank leaders report they’re investing in new branches because they’re strategic tools for growth.
March 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
The advertising regulations you need to know
Like any business marketing its products and services, a community bank must keep its advertising truthful. There are plenty of regulations specific to financial institutions under the FDIC, CFPB and other regulators.
March 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Compliance Growing the Community
Responding to the SolarWinds breach
All institutions, even those with a solid cybersecurity defense, were vulnerable to 2020’s SolarWinds Orion cyberattack. Community banks should be ready for a future cyber event.
March 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Advocacy Compliance
The de novo bringing craft banking to Atlanta
Craft Bank, Atlanta’s first de novo bank in more than a decade, was about to open—and then the pandemic arrived. Now open, it promises to give potential customers the ability to craft their banking experience.
March 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Passing banking to the next generation
For three decades, Cape Ann Savings Bank has operated a unique program where a branch operates within a local high school. It’s been a vehicle for multiple generations of students to learn banking basics and connect with the community bank.
March 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Noah Wilcox: Committed to community
Despite everything, we remain a thriving network of community banks, united in our common passion for and commitment to our communities.
March 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Growing Your Loan Portfolio with Construction Lending
SPONSORED | Community Bankers have historically considered construction loans an essential part of their loan portfolio. Whether or not you currently have programs running, the current market conditions lend themselves to an opportunity of portfolio growth with construction lending.
March 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Lending
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, Feb. 26, 2021
ollowing are today’s major Headlines, US Snapshots, US Vaccinations, US Variant Cases, key Highlights, the “Good Stuff” as well as key Statistics, Vaccine and Treatment information, US Restrictions and the Back to Normal Index related to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
February 26, 2021 |
News
Advocacy Operational Risk Crisis Preparedness
Oconee State Bank Taps FINBOA to Automate Back-Office Workflows
Fed payment services back up following disruption
Federal Reserve payment services are back online following a three-hour disruption yesterday that the Fed attributed to "operational error."
February 25, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Reserve
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