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From redlining to modernization: A CRA overview

The Community Reinvestment Act was designed to stop redlining, the impact of which is still felt in metro areas today. We look at the past and current CRA, including upcoming revisions from regulators.
November 01, 2020 | Independent Banker   Advocacy 

How Fidelity Bank boosts nonprofits

Beyond standing by its community for more than a century, Fidelity Bank supports nearby nonprofits through financial support, volunteering and specialized banking products.
November 01, 2020 | Independent Banker  

Rebeca Romero Rainey: Developing innovation strategy

Community banks are independent institutions fueled by the needs of their individual communities, so what constitutes innovation will look and feel different for every bank.
November 01, 2020 | Independent Banker  

Agencies propose regulation on supervisory guidance

Federal financial regulators invited comment on a proposal outlining and confirming the agencies’ use of supervisory guidance for regulated institutions. The proposal would codify their September 2018 statement clarifying the differences between regulations and guidance.
October 30, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Regulatory Relief 

Checks decline at faster pace as alternative payments grow: Fed

The Federal Reserve Board said the number of checks issued from 2015 to 2018 declined by 8.2 percent per year, a faster pace than the previously reported 7.2 percent annual decrease.
October 30, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Federal Reserve 

Grassroots on EIDL advances continues

ICBA continues urging community bankers to direct borrowers to ICBA's small-business alert addressing Economic Injury Disaster Loan Advance deductions from PPP forgiveness amounts. ICBA also offers a separate alert for community bankers.
October 30, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Venminder Exchange Offers Thousands of Vendor Risk Assessments Performed by Certified Venminder Experts

October 29, 2020 | News  

Passageways Invests in Global Organizations Recovering from COVID-19 Disruption by Offering 90 Days of Free Access to OnBoard

Passageways announced that new accounts are eligible to receive 3 months (90 days) of free access to OnBoard when purchased by December 31, 2020.
October 29, 2020 | News  

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