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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.
Kraninger encourages input on reg environment
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Kathleen Kraninger encouraged public input on the bureau's request for information on the regulatory environment.
July 30, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
ICBA opposes OCC talk of narrow-purpose payments charter
ICBA and other groups expressed opposition to the OCC's recent discussions to offer a narrowly focused payments charter.
July 30, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Payments
Banking and Consumer Groups Call on Congress to Close ILC Loophole
The Bank Policy Institute, Center for Responsible Lending and Independent Community Bankers of America today urged Congress to impose a three-year moratorium on industrial loan company licensing applications.
July 29, 2020 |
Press Release
Lending
ICBA to Congress: Heed the Economic Recovery Experts
With new Small Business Administration data showcasing the outsized role of community banks in serving small businesses and underserved communities amid the COVID crisis, ICBA is urging the Senate to incorporate needed reforms in the next round of stimulus legislation.
July 28, 2020 |
Press Release
Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending
Senate stimulus plan includes PPP reforms
Senate Republicans released initial proposals for the next round of stimulus legislation that include several ICBA-advocated provisions, though ICBA will continue working with lawmakers to craft the legislation.
July 28, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending
Lender Livestock Trust Letter 7-28-20
On behalf of the American Bankers Association and the Independent Community Bankers of America, representing over 52,000 bank locations across the United States, we write to express our concern over possible inclusion of the so-called “Livestock Trust” legislation in the COVID-19 relief package being considered by the Senate.
July 28, 2020 |
News
Agriculture Crisis Preparedness
ICBA Securities Announces New Board Member
ICBA Securities, the broker-dealer subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America, today announced that Jerry Walker, president and CEO of the Independent Community Bankers Association of New Mexico, was elected to the ICBA Securities board of directors.
July 28, 2020 |
Press Release
Op-ed: Congress should close ILC loophole
Congress should pass pending legislation to close the industrial loan company loophole, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey wrote in an op-ed on Medium.
July 28, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Lending
CFPB seeking feedback on small-biz reporting costs
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is conducting a survey of institutions offering small-business credit products to determine potential one-time costs associated with complying with Section 1071 of the Dodd Frank Act.
July 28, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
ICBA Services Network Announces New Board of Directors Member
ICBA Services Network, the business services subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America, today announced that Shon Myers, chairman, president and CEO of Farmers & Merchants Bank in Miamisburg, Ohio, was elected to the ICBA Services Network board of directors.
July 27, 2020 |
Press Release
Advocacy
Mastercard white paper: Authentication, intelligence, and the consumer journey
In this brief, you’ll learn how a holistic approach to payments security can dramatically reduce the incidence of digital fraud.
July 27, 2020 |
News
Visa Payments Ecosystem highlights 2Q 2020
The latest "Visa Payments Ecosystem Highlights" report summarizes recent themes and developments associated with key payments players from Q2’CY2020.
July 27, 2020 |
News
Visa American Mood Trend (July 2020)
Visa economists report that consumer confidence is slowly rebounding, Gen Z consumers worry about public health than the economy or their own health, and more.
July 26, 2020 |
News
FDIC names new community bank committee members
ICBA congratulates the new members of the FDIC Advisory Committee on Community Banking, which provides advice and recommendations to the agency.
July 23, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy
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
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