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CFPB issues guidance on Limited English Proficiency consumers
CFPB issues guidance on Limited English Proficiency consumers The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued guidance that encourages financial institutions to better serve Limited English...
SBA reopening for more lenders Friday
SBA reopening for more lenders Friday The Small Business Administration just announced that it will reopen the Paycheck Protection Program loan portal to PPP-eligible lenders with $1 billion or...
ICBA: GMAC Collapse Shows Risk of GM Bank Application
ICBA: GMAC Collapse Shows Risk of GM Bank Application ICBA today called on the FDIC to reject GM Financial Bank's deposit insurance application as an industrial loan company, which would allow the...
ICBA backs efforts to recapitalize GSEs
ICBA backs efforts to recapitalize GSEs ICBA said it strongly supports Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria’s efforts to fully recapitalize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. ICBA said it...
ICBA Statement on Conservatorship of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
ICBA Statement on Conservatorship of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued a statement on the conservatorship of Fannie Mae...
MK Decision Introduces Digital Account Opening
MK Decision Introduces Digital Account Opening On a brisk evening back in January of 2019, Har Rai Khalsa and Jon BenAmoz stood on a rooftop, overlooking the twinkling lights of Little Rock,...
IRS redirecting, reissuing some EIP2s
IRS redirecting, reissuing some EIP2s The IRS said it is working with the tax-preparation industry to redirect second Economic Impact Payments that for some recipients went to temporary bank...
SBA begins implementing next round of PPP
SBA begins implementing next round of PPP The Small Business Administration last night issued several documents on the next round of the Paycheck Protection Program authorized by the end-of-year...
EIDL advance fix in effect as SBA writes new PPP rules
EIDL advance fix in effect as SBA writes new PPP rules While the SBA writes new rules on the next round of the Paycheck Protection Program, the ICBA-advocated fix to Economic Injury Disaster Loan...
SBA issues PPP resources ahead of launch
SBA issues PPP resources ahead of launch The SBA on Friday and over the weekend released a series of forms and guidance for the next round of Paycheck Protection Program lending starting for...
ICBA: FHFA approval process should expand GSE transparency
ICBA: FHFA approval process should expand GSE transparency ICBA submitted a comment letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency on its proposed rule that outlines the process of prior approval for...
Community Banks: The Road to Bipartisan Solutions
Community Banks: The Road to Bipartisan Solutions The Independent Community Bankers of America congratulates members of the 117th Congress for serving the nation at this critical time. The...
ICBA's Open Letter to the 117th Congress
ICBA's Open Letter to the 117th Congress ICBA believes that the policy recommendations outlined in this letter will play a critical role in creating a robust post-pandemic recovery and charting a...
ICBA Selects StreetShares as a Preferred Service Provider Enabling Digital Lending for Small Businesses
ICBA Selects StreetShares as a Preferred Service Provider Enabling Digital Lending for Small Businesses The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced that StreetShares has been...
ICBA Statement on Today’s U.S. Capitol Attack
ICBA Statement on Today’s U.S. Capitol Attack Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey today released a statement following the attack on the U.S. Capitol....
ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator 2021 Cohort Revealed During Virtual Kickoff Event
ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator 2021 Cohort Revealed During Virtual Kickoff Event The Independent Community Bankers of America, in partnership with The Venture Center and the state of Arkansas, today...
2020 in Review: ICBA members are a strong and active voice
2020 in Review: ICBA members are a strong and active voice More than 9,000 community bankers sent more than 65,000 messages to Congress and Federal regulators in 2020. Let’s review what community...
IRS: 13M EIPs going to temporary tax-prep accounts
IRS: 13M EIPs going to temporary tax-prep accounts The IRS said roughly 13 million second-round Economic Impact Payments went to temporary accounts used by the tax-preparation industry. Those...
ICBA backs state standards for nonbank mortgage servicers
ICBA backs state standards for nonbank mortgage servicers ICBA said it largely supports a Conference of State Banking Supervisors proposal to establish regulatory standards for nonbank mortgage...
CFPB issues annual threshold adjustments
CFPB issues annual threshold adjustments The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued three annual threshold adjustment final rules, effective Jan. 1, 2021. The Consumer Financial Protection...
CEO Alert: Treasury issues Economic Impact Payment Details
CEO Alert: Treasury issues Economic Impact Payment Details Following this week's signing of the economic stimulus package into law, the federal government released information on the distribution...
ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator 2021 Finalists Revealed
ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator 2021 Finalists Revealed The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) and The Venture Center, in partnership with the State of Arkansas, will kick-off the ICBA...
Congress overrides defense bill veto advancing 'beneficial owner' reform
Congress overrides defense bill veto advancing 'beneficial owner' reform In one of the last votes of the 116th Congress, lawmakers overturned President Trump's veto of a defense spending bill...
ICBA Announces End of Year Staff Promotions
ICBA Announces End of Year Staff Promotions The Independent Community Bankers of America announced several staff announcements, effective Jan. 1, 2021. The new titles and responsibilities reflect...
CSBS files complaint against OCC regarding a special purpose national charter application
CSBS files complaint against OCC regarding a special purpose national charter application The Conference of State Bank Supervisors filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of...
Romero Rainey: Stimulus bill contains community bank-advocated provisions
Romero Rainey: Stimulus bill contains community bank-advocated provisions Months of relentless advocacy by ICBA and community bankers, with the support of their small business customers, helped...
CFPB issues advisory opinion on SPCPs
CFPB issues advisory opinion on SPCPs The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an advisory opinion to address regulatory uncertainty regarding Regulation B related to special purpose credit...
Congress announces stimulus deal outline
Congress announces stimulus deal outline Congressional leaders announced the outline of a deal for an economic stimulus package and year-end spending bill, with passage expected as soon as today....
Romero Rainey recaps extraordinary year, thanks bankers for “selfless response”
Romero Rainey recaps extraordinary year, thanks bankers for “selfless response” ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey recaps the year’s challenges and accomplishments in a message to...
ICBA updates FAQs on stimulus payments
ICBA updates FAQs on stimulus payments As Americans await news about the stimulus bill and the prospect of receiving direct Economic Impact Payments, ICBA has compiled answers to the top issues...
Supplemental guidance issued on SolarWinds attack
Supplemental guidance issued on SolarWinds attack The Department of Homeland Security and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued supplemental guidance to its alert for affected...
Congress passes stimulus deal with community bank-advocated provisions
Congress passes stimulus deal with community bank-advocated provisions Through tens of thousands of phone calls and direct messages to your members of Congress, you made your voices heard,...
ICBA Secures Relief in New Stimulus Measure
ICBA Secures Relief in New Stimulus Measure The Independent Community Bankers of America thanked Congress for passing compromise economic stimulus legislation with ICBA-advocated provisions...
Community Bank Provisions of Bipartisan Bicameral Stimulus Package
Community Bank Provisions of Bipartisan Bicameral Stimulus Package Congress is expected to vote this week on legislation designed to provide economic relief for communities, small businesses,...
Agencies propose standards for computer security incident notifications
Agencies propose standards for computer security incident notifications Federal banking agencies issued a proposal that would require banks to promptly notify their primary federal regulator after...
Banking and Consumer Groups Urge Congress to Close Statutory Loophole in Response to FDIC Final Rule on ILCs
Banking and Consumer Groups Urge Congress to Close Statutory Loophole in Response to FDIC Final Rule on ILCs Today, the Bank Policy Institute, Center for Responsible Lending and the Independent...
CISA follow-up call today on SolarWinds
CISA follow-up call today on SolarWinds The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency today is hosting a follow-up call on the supply chain attack on the SolarWinds Orion Platform and...
NCUA approves subordinated debt rule
NCUA approves subordinated debt rule The National Credit Union Administration board approved an ICBA-opposed final rule that will allow the largest and most complex credit unions to issue...
ICBA Statement on Credit Union Debt Rule
ICBA Statement on Credit Union Debt Rule ICBA and the nation's community banks strongly oppose today’s National Credit Union Administration approval of a final rule that will allow the largest and...
FDIC study: Community banks critical to key economic areas
FDIC study: Community banks critical to key economic areas The FDIC issued a new study that found community banks serve a critical role in providing access to credit in several key areas of the...