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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...
SoFi ditches ILC push for full-service bank charter
SoFi ditches ILC push for full-service bank charter Fintech company SoFi applied for a full-service national bank charter with the OCC after withdrawing its industrial loan company application...
ICBA continues fighting debt plan for largest credit unions
ICBA continues fighting debt plan for largest credit unions ICBA continued pushing back against a National Credit Union Administration proposal that would allow the largest and most complex credit...
ICBA urging ILC grassroots outreach
ICBA urging ILC grassroots outreach ICBA is calling on community bankers to urge their senators to co-sponsor legislation to close the industrial loan company loophole. ICBA is calling on community...
IRS cancels stimulus payments to ineligible recipients
IRS cancels stimulus payments to ineligible recipients The IRS cancelled outstanding Economic Impact Payment checks issued to recipients who may not be eligible for the stimulus payments, including...
Visa Small Business Recovery Monitor report, June 2020
Visa Small Business Recovery Monitor report, June 2020 Visa’s analysis of current economic data indicates that U.S. small business activity was slowly recovering in June. Visa’s analysis of current...
ICBA urging grassroots on ILC loophole
ICBA urging grassroots on ILC loophole ICBA is calling on community bankers to urge their senators to co-sponsor legislation to close the industrial loan company loophole. ICBA is calling on...
CFPB details higher-level exams
CFPB details higher-level exams The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau posted frequently asked questions about prioritized assessments, a new supervisory approach the bureau developed in response...
ICBA offers resources on PPP data release
ICBA offers resources on 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 resources follow release of PPP data
ICBA resources follow release of PPP data Following the SBA and Treasury Department release of information about individual Paycheck Protection Program loans, ICBA released talking points and a...
PPP calculator bill introduced in Senate
PPP calculator bill introduced in Senate ICBA thanked Sens. Angus King (I-Maine) and John Kennedy (R-La.) for introducing legislation to establish a free online calculator to complete Paycheck...
House subcommittee set to pass ag appropriations
House subcommittee set to pass ag appropriations The House Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee adopted fiscal 2021 agriculture and rural development legislation. The House Appropriations...
ICBA on PPP extension: Community banks a lifeline
ICBA on PPP extension: Community banks a lifeline ICBA said community banks will continue working to meet the needs of their communities after Congress passed and President Trump signed a law...