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Finastra integrates Optimal Blue live pricing into Fusion MortgagebotPOS
Finastra has integrated Optimal Blue into its Fusion MortgagebotPOS solution, enabling banks to provide mortgage applicants with Optimal Blue’s live pricing searches, via any point-of-sale channel. The addition of Optimal Blue to MortgagebotPOS furthers Finastra’s relationship with the enterprise secondary marketing automation vendor, which already integrates with the Fusion MortgagebotLOS loan origination platform.
October 21, 2020 |
News
FDIC responds to ICBA push on asset thresholds
The FDIC issued an ICBA-advocated interim rule adjusting regulatory asset thresholds for community banks to mitigate costs from their sizable Paycheck Protection Program lending
October 21, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Finastra launches Fusion Mortgagebot Data Insights to help financial institutions optimize their mortgage business
Finastra has launched Fusion Mortgagebot Data Insights – a powerful new tool that benchmarks mortgage borrower behavior and demographics for banks against that of more than 1,400 other Fusion MortgagebotPOS users. The solution leveraged Big Data and machine learning to provide users with new insights into consumer behavior to drive a better borrower experience.
October 21, 2020 |
News
Grassroots continues ahead of Senate PPP vote
With the Senate scheduled to vote today on a stimulus package that includes ICBA-advocated PPP forgiveness simplification, ICBA is calling on community bankers and their small-business contacts to weigh in on key PPP issues.
October 21, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
CFPB extends GSE 'patch'
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau extended the government-sponsored enterprise "patch," which exempts Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage loans from parts of the Qualified Mortgage rule.
October 21, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance
ICBA hosting PPP webinar today
ICBA is scheduled to host a complimentary Paycheck Protection Program webinar at 11:30 a.m. EST today. Staff experts will answer questions and discuss streamlined PPP forgiveness procedures, ICBA advocacy on PPP and EIDL advances, and more.
October 20, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
ICBA-Advocated FDIC Rule Ensures Community Banks Not Inadvertently Punished for PPP Leadership
Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued a statement on the FDIC's adjustment to regulatory asset thresholds.
October 20, 2020 |
Press Release
FHFA again extends forbearance purchases
The Federal Housing Finance Agency said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will extend from Oct. 31 to Nov. 30 the deadline on buying qualified loans in forbearance and several loan-origination flexibilities.
October 20, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Housing Finance Agency Housing Finance/GSEs
OCC: Take PPP accounting concerns to FASB
The OCC encouraged ICBA to take community bank concerns over the PPP's complex accounting arrangement to the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
October 20, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
PPP grassroots continues ahead of Senate votes
With the Senate bringing two separate measures that include PPP forgiveness simplification to a vote starting today, ICBA continues calling on community bankers and their small-business contacts to weigh in with lawmakers.
October 20, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending
ICBA commends FDIC on appeals plan
ICBA commended the FDIC for proposing to create an independent office within the agency to review material supervisory determinations.
October 20, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
SBA PPP Guidance Includes Simplified Processes, Borrower Notification, and EIDL Advance Deductions
ICBA released a summary of recent Paycheck Protection Program guidance, including a simplified forgiveness process and guidelines on Economic Injury Disaster Loan advances.
October 20, 2020 |
News
Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending
ICBA continues PPP video series
ICBA continues its series of videos featuring small-business owners who successfully received PPP loans from community banks. The series on the updated banklocally.org features entrepreneurs whose local community banks worked around the clock to process their loans.
October 16, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
SBA offers EIDL info on PPP platform
Information on Economic Injury Disaster Loan advances is now available on the Paycheck Protection Program Forgiveness Platform for submitted decisions, the SBA said in a letter to lenders with several updates on processing forgiveness payments.
October 16, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending
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
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