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ICBA hosting PPP webinar today
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...
Finastra launches Fusion Mortgagebot Data Insights to help financial institutions optimize their mortgage business
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...
Grassroots continues ahead of Senate PPP vote
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...
CFPB extends GSE 'patch'
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...
ICBA-Advocated FDIC Rule Ensures Community Banks Not Inadvertently Punished for PPP Leadership
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...
FHFA again extends forbearance purchases
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...
OCC: Take PPP accounting concerns to FASB
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. The OCC...
ICBA continues PPP video series
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...
PPP grassroots continues ahead of Senate votes
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...
ICBA commends FDIC on appeals plan
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. ICBA commended the FDIC for...
SBA PPP Guidance Includes Simplified Processes, Borrower Notification, and EIDL Advance Deductions
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...
SBA offers EIDL info on PPP platform
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...
ICBA continues PPP pressure as Senate plans vote
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...
Nasreen Quibria Joins ICBA as Vice President, Emerging Payments and Technology Policy
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...
ICBA urges Congress to join debate over payments charter
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...
ICBA launches PPP small-biz video series to elevate community banking
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...
ICBA Statement on Simplified PPP Loan Forgiveness
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...
ICBA: Rules should facilitate new hemp market
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...
Agencies finalize capital rule updates
Agencies finalize capital rule updates Federal banking regulators issued a final rule revising the definition of eligible retained income for institutions subject to the agencies' regulatory...
Brian Laverdure Joins ICBA as Vice President, Payments and Technology Policy
Brian Laverdure Joins ICBA as Vice President, Payments and Technology Policy The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced the hire of Brian Laverdure as vice president of payments...