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Submitted consumer portal request letter
Submitted consumer portal request letter The undersigned consumer advocacy, civil rights and mortgage and housing industry groups join together in urging you to work to create a single...
ICBA Bancard Names Octavia Washington AVP, Operations Analyst
ICBA Bancard Names Octavia Washington AVP, Operations Analyst ICBA Bancard, the payments subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America, today announced that Octavia Washington has...
Agencies: Sound security needed for cloud systems
Agencies: Sound security needed for cloud systems Security breaches involving cloud computing services highlight the importance of sound security controls and management’s understanding of the...
Financial Institutions Partner with Jack Henry to Process More Than 38,000 Paycheck Protection Program Loans, Totaling More Than $4 Billion in Potential Funding
Financial Institutions Partner with Jack Henry to Process More Than 38,000 Paycheck Protection Program Loans, Totaling More Than $4 Billion in Potential Funding Jack Henry & Associates, Inc....
Wolters Kluwer Provides Insights on its Paycheck Protection Program Data; Poised for Round Two of Funding
Wolters Kluwer Provides Insights on its Paycheck Protection Program Data; Poised for Round Two of Funding First Round of PPP Loans Helped Retain Nearly 500,000 Jobs, with 80% of Loans for Main...
ICBA Statement on House Passage of Additional PPP Funding
ICBA Statement on House Passage of Additional PPP Funding ICBA released the following statement after the House sent bipartisan legislation to restart the Paycheck Protection Program to President...
Mary Randolph Gannon Joins ICBA as Vice President of Political Operations
Mary Randolph Gannon Joins ICBA as Vice President of Political Operations The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today announced the hire of Mary Randolph Gannon as vice president of...
ICBA Response to Senators Brown and Warren
ICBA Response to Senators Brown and Warren On behalf of community banks across the country, with more than 52,000 locations, I write to thank you for your letter regarding community banks’ role in...
Committee Mission Statements
Committee Mission Statements The Association shall maintain the Federal Delegate Board to evaluate and address federal legislation, regulations, court rulings, tax, agriculture/rural America and...
ICBA to Treasury and SBA: Frustrated Community Bankers Need Access and Answers to SBA’s PPP Loan Processing
ICBA to Treasury and SBA: Frustrated Community Bankers Need Access and Answers to SBA’s PPP Loan Processing ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued a statement urging The Department of...
ICBA Statement on Paycheck Protection Program Relaunch
ICBA Statement on Paycheck Protection Program Relaunch Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued a statement on today's relaunch of the Paycheck...
ICBA revamps COVID-19 resource center
ICBA revamps COVID-19 resource center ICBA has revamped its website with a new COVID-19 Community Banking Resources page offering comprehensive information on the coronavirus pandemic and response....
ICBA Statement on Fed Rule Eliminating Transfer Restrictions
ICBA Statement on Fed Rule Eliminating Transfer Restrictions ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today's Federal Reserve Board interim final rule on...
ICBA Statement on Senate Passage of Second Round of PPP Funding
ICBA Statement on Senate Passage of Second Round of PPP Funding ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey released the following statement after the Senate passed bipartisan legislation that...
ICBA Letter Regarding PPP Community Bank Allocation
ICBA Letter Regarding PPP Community Bank Allocation ICBA has urged Congress to allocate a minimum of 25 percent of new PPP funds for community bank lenders because they are the only small business...
Millennium Bank ranked Top 100 best performing U.S. community bank by S&P Global Market Intelligence
Millennium Bank ranked Top 100 best performing U.S. community bank by S&P Global Market Intelligence The minority owned community bank, today announced it has been ranked in the top 100 best...
ICBA Recommendations for COVID-19 New Legislation
ICBA Recommendations for COVID-19 New Legislation With the right policies in place, community banks are well positioned to channel credit expeditiously to help small business bridge this temporary...
ICBA FAQs detail Economic Impact Payments
ICBA FAQs detail Economic Impact Payments ICBA updated its frequently asked questions on the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic with information on Economic Impact Payments—the federal...
ICBA and State Banking Associations Urge Paycheck Protection Program Changes
ICBA and State Banking Associations Urge Paycheck Protection Program Changes The Independent Community Bankers of America and nearly 30 state banking associations today sent a letter to Treasury...
ICBA and The Venture Center Showcase Community Bank Innovation
ICBA and The Venture Center Showcase Community Bank Innovation The Independent Community Bankers of America and The Venture Center, in partnership with the State of Arkansas, today hosted the ICBA...
ICBA Urges Changes to Community Reinvestment Act Proposal
The Independent Community Bankers of America today called on federal regulators to make needed changes to their proposal to reform Community Reinvestment Act regulations to promote equitable,...
ICBA Names Rob Birgfeld EVP, Chief Marketing Officer
ICBA Names Rob Birgfeld EVP, Chief Marketing Officer ICBA today announced that Rob Birgfeld has joined the organization as executive vice president and chief marketing officer. Washington, D.C....
ICBA to Fed: Main Street program should serve Main Street
ICBA to Fed: Main Street program should serve Main Street ICBA told the Federal Reserve it is concerned the agency's Main Street Lending Program excludes small businesses because it has a minimum...
ICBA Statement on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Final Rule
ICBA Statement on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Final Rule Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today's Consumer...
ICBA Urges Immediate Paycheck Protection Appropriation as Funds Run Out
ICBA Urges Immediate Paycheck Protection Appropriation as Funds Run Out ICBA called on policymakers to immediately approve additional funds for the Paycheck Protection Program with the initial...
ICBA Community Bankers Share Perspectives on Paycheck Protection Program at White House Meeting
ICBA Community Bankers Share Perspectives on Paycheck Protection Program at White House Meeting ICBA leadership represented the nation’s nearly 5,000 community banks at a virtual meeting held at...
Agencies extend comment period on Volcker rule reform
Agencies extend comment period on Volcker rule reform Federal regulators said they will consider comments submitted before May 1 on their proposal to modify the Volcker rule’s general prohibition...
Paycheck Protection Program State Banking Association Letter
Paycheck Protection Program State Banking Association Letter If the Paycheck Protection Loan Program doesn’t work for all community banks, both current SBA 7(a) lenders and otherwise, then it will...
National Banking Trades Letter on Recovery Act
National Banking Trades Letter on Recovery Act During the Great Recession, CDFIs played a pivotal role in stabilizing the local economies and preserving and creating jobs in low- and...
ICBA Sends Urgent Payment Protection Program Recommendations to Treasury and SBA
ICBA Sends Urgent Payment Protection Program Recommendations to Treasury and SBA ICBA sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Small Business Administrator Jovita Carranza early...
The Latest on the SBA Paycheck Protection Program
The Latest on the SBA Paycheck Protection Program Dear Community Banker: New information is coming in about the Small Business Administration's hot-button Paycheck Protection Program, and we want...
ICBA Letter To Treasury-SBA Regarding Concerns With Paycheck Protection Program
ICBA Letter To Treasury-SBA Regarding Concerns With Paycheck Protection Program If the Paycheck Protection Loan Program doesn’t work for all community banks, both current SBA 7(a) lenders and...
Detailing the Community Bank Provisions of the CARES Act
Detailing the Community Bank Provisions of the CARES Act On March 25, the U.S. Senate passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The House of Representatives is expected...
Nacha provides relief on signature requirements
Nacha provides relief on signature requirements Nacha said it will not enforce signature and similar authentication requirements for receiving depository financial institutions until further...
ICBA-Advocated Measures in Congress-Passed Coronavirus Stimulus
ICBA-Advocated Measures in Congress-Passed Coronavirus Stimulus Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued this statement after the House passed the...
Community Banks Remain Shining Stars For Customers and Communities
Community Banks Remain Shining Stars For Customers and Communities In honor of Community Banking Month in April, the Independent Community Bankers of America recognizes the unmatched role that the...
Fed announces financial reporting relief
Fed announces financial reporting relief The Federal Reserve said it will not take action against financial institutions with $5 billion or less in total assets for submitting certain financial...
Several ICBA-Advocated Measures Included in Coronavirus Stimulus Deal
Several ICBA-Advocated Measures Included in Coronavirus Stimulus Deal ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued this statement on the coronavirus stimulus package compromise reached today...
There When It Counts: Behind the Scenes of ICBA Advocacy
There When It Counts: Behind the Scenes of ICBA Advocacy The Senate is convening now to advance the economic stimulus package responding to the coronavirus outbreak. We at ICBA often say that our...
ICBA: Community Banks Continue to Serve Rural America
ICBA: Community Banks Continue to Serve Rural America The Independent Community Bankers of America and the nation’s community banks are honoring the contributions of America’s local farmers,...