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CFPB reports consumer COVID-19 complaints
CFPB reports consumer COVID-19 complaints The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reported on more than 8,000 complaints it received from January through May that mention the coronavirus or...
Pandemic Relief Letter for State Sign-On
Pandemic Relief Letter for State Sign-On Community bankers across the country have worked tirelessly to deliver PPP loans quickly and successfully on behalf of thousands of small businesses. PPP...
Stimulus grassroots needed ahead of Senate debate
Stimulus grassroots needed ahead of Senate debate With the Senate set to begin debating the next economic stimulus package next week, ICBA is calling on community bankers to use its Be Heard...
SEC warns of ransomware attacks
SEC warns of ransomware attacks The Securities and Exchange Commission issued an alert about recent reports that threat actors are targeting financial institution networks to access internal...
Review process for AML deficiencies paused
Review process for AML deficiencies paused The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued an advisory on the Financial Action Task Force’s reissued list of jurisdictions with strategic...
FSOC to review secondary mortgage market
FSOC to review secondary mortgage market The Financial Stability Oversight Council will launch an activities-based review of the secondary mortgage market, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said....
ICBA Bancard Announces New Board of Directors Members
ICBA Bancard Announces New Board of Directors Members ICBA Bancard, the payments subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America, today announced that Gregory Hohl, chairman and...
Visa to discontinue Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver and Warranty Manager
Visa to discontinue Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver and Warranty Manager Effective January 31, 2021, Visa will discontinue the Auto Rental Collision Damage waiver (ARCDW) and Warranty Manager...
First monthly PPP reports due tomorrow: SBA
First monthly PPP reports due tomorrow: SBA Paycheck Protection Program lenders must submit the first monthly PPP 1502 report by tomorrow, July 15, according to a new procedural notice issued...
Stimulus campaign continues amid congressional debate
Stimulus campaign continues amid congressional debate With Congress continuing to debate the next economic stimulus package, community bankers can continue using ICBA's Be Heard grassroots action...
ICBA: Commercial firms shouldn't own banks
ICBA: Commercial firms shouldn't own banks ICBA told the FDIC that commercial firms should not own full-service banks or industrial loan companies, even if they are subject to enhanced supervision...
CFPB reports on debt settlement, credit counseling
CFPB reports on debt settlement, credit counseling The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a report documenting changes in how consumers have used debt settlement and credit counseling...
ICBA to FDIC: Commercial Firms Shouldn't Own Banks
ICBA to FDIC: Commercial Firms Shouldn't Own Banks The Independent Community Bankers of America told the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. that commercial firms should not own full-service banks or...
Support grows for ICBA-backed PPP forgiveness bill
Support grows for ICBA-backed PPP forgiveness bill Nearly 140 other organizations joined ICBA in urging Congress to advance legislation that would forgive Paycheck Protection Program loans under...
ICBA Independent Banker Ranks Community Bank Top Lenders
ICBA Independent Banker Ranks Community Bank Top Lenders Independent Banker, the award-winning magazine of the Independent Community Bankers of America and the number-one source for community...
ICBA resources follow PPP data release
ICBA resources follow PPP data release ICBA this week released talking points and a sample letter to PPP borrowers about the SBA and Treasury Department release of information about individual...
ICBA to Approps panel: Don't expand Farm Credit
ICBA to Approps panel: Don't expand Farm Credit ICBA urged the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense to ensure the fiscal 2021 defense spending bill does not include any expansion of the...
CFPB rescinds part of small-dollar rule
CFPB rescinds part of small-dollar rule The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a final rule on small-dollar lending that rescinds the mandatory underwriting provisions of the 2017 rule but...
ICBA seeking ILC grassroots outreach
ICBA seeking ILC grassroots outreach ICBA continues calling on community bankers to urge their senators to co-sponsor legislation to close the industrial loan company loophole. ICBA continues...
CFPB ratifies regulations following Supreme Court decision
CFPB ratifies regulations following Supreme Court decision The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ratified most regulatory actions it took from Jan. 4, 2012, through June 30, 2020. The CFPB said...