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SBA: $44.8B in 2021 lending through signature programs
SBA: $44.8B in 2021 lending through signature programs The SBA said its 7(a) and 504 loan programs supported more than 61,000 traditional loans worth $44.8 billion in fiscal 2021. The lending...
ICBA opposes reconciliation package tax hikes
ICBA opposes reconciliation package tax hikes ICBA expressed strong opposition to certain tax provisions policymakers are considering as part of the Build Back Better reconciliation package. ICBA...
ICBA to Congress: Extend Data Security Standards to Retailers, Tech Firms
ICBA to Congress: Extend Data Security Standards to Retailers, Tech Firms ICBA today called on Congress to extend Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act data security standards to retailers, technology companies,...
ICBA testifying today on cyber, data security
ICBA testifying today on cyber, data security ICBA is scheduled to testify at today’s House Financial Services Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions hearing on cyber and...
Independent Banker focuses on faster payments
Independent Banker focuses on faster payments This month’s ICBA Independent Banker magazine focuses on the race for faster payments. This month’s ICBA Independent Banker magazine focuses on the...
Blog: PPP data show community bank lending urgency
Blog: PPP data show community bank lending urgency A new ICBA blog post explores data showing the urgency of community banks’ Paycheck Protection Program response to help save small businesses in...
Regulators recommend bank-like rules for stablecoins
Regulators recommend bank-like rules for stablecoins The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets issued a long-awaited report spotlighting regulatory gaps in overseeing stablecoins and...
ICBA testifying tomorrow on cyber, data security
ICBA testifying tomorrow on cyber, data security ICBA is scheduled to testify tomorrow on cyber and data security issues before the House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Consumer...
ICBA Statement on President’s Working Group Stablecoin Report
ICBA Statement on President’s Working Group Stablecoin Report Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the President’s...
CFPB issues debt collection guidance
CFPB issues debt collection guidance The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released several guidance documents to help providers prepare for two debt collection final rules taking effect Nov....
ICBA Expands Preferred Service Provider Agreement with Wolters Kluwer to Include iLien Document Management
ICBA Expands Preferred Service Provider Agreement with Wolters Kluwer to Include iLien Document Management The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced it has expanded its Wolters...
Grassroots push continues against reconciliation tax hikes
Grassroots push continues against reconciliation tax hikes With policymakers’ draft framework for the budget reconciliation bill featuring numerous tax increases, ICBA is calling on community...
IRS plan excluded from budget framework — for now
IRS plan excluded from budget framework — for now A Biden administration draft framework for the next round of congressional reconciliation discussions leaves out the ICBA-opposed IRS reporting...
FHFA proposes GSE capital disclosures
FHFA proposes GSE capital disclosures The Federal Housing Finance Agency proposed additional public disclosure requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s Enterprise Regulatory Capital Framework....
CFTC head makes push to be primary crypto regulator
CFTC head makes push to be primary crypto regulator The acting head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission urged Congress to consider granting his agency the authority to be the primary...
ICBA, groups oppose grantor trust rule changes
ICBA, groups oppose grantor trust rule changes ICBA and other business groups urged Congress to reject proposed changes to grantor trust and valuation rules in the Build Back Better reconciliation...
OCC issues revised TILA procedures
OCC issues revised TILA procedures The OCC issued revised interagency examination procedures and rescissions for the Truth in Lending Act The OCC issued revised interagency examination procedures...
ICBA Statement on IRS Bank Reporting Proposal
ICBA Statement on IRS Bank Reporting Proposal ICBA and the nation’s community banks applaud the exclusion of the widely opposed IRS bank reporting proposal from today’s budget reconciliation...
ICBA talks IRS on Fox News as House Dem coalition pushes back
ICBA talks IRS on Fox News as House Dem coalition pushes back ICBA leaders appeared on Fox News to continue raising awareness of the widely opposed IRS reporting proposal. ICBA leaders appeared on...
Webinars feature RTP, FedNow updates
Webinars feature RTP, FedNow updates ICBA and ICBA Bancard next week are kicking off a complimentary webinar series on how community banks can plan for their instant payments journey. ICBA and ICBA...