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Fed adopts rule on supervisory guidance
Fed adopts rule on supervisory guidance The Federal Reserve Board adopted a final rule outlining and confirming the use of supervisory guidance for regulated institutions. The Federal Reserve Board...
Valerie Utsey Joins ICBA as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Valerie Utsey Joins ICBA as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced that Valerie Utsey has joined the association as...
Agencies issue updated HMDA guide
Agencies issue updated HMDA guide The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council issued the 2021 edition of “A Guide to HMDA Reporting: Getting It Right!” for HMDA-related data collected in...
Bill would require Fed study on CBDC
Bill would require Fed study on CBDC Reps. Bill Foster (D-Ill.) and French Hill (R-Ark.) recently introduced legislation directing the Federal Reserve to work with other agencies to study and issue...
ICBA Thanks President for Signing PPP Extension
ICBA Thanks President for Signing PPP Extension The Independent Community Bankers of America today thanked President Joe Biden for signing into law ICBA-advocated legislation to extend the Paycheck...
IRS: PPE is tax deductible
IRS: PPE is tax deductible The Internal Revenue Service clarified that the purchase of personal protective equipment, such as masks, hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes, for the primary purpose of...
CFPB rescinds policy statements granting temporary relief
CFPB rescinds policy statements granting temporary relief The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rescinded seven policy statements issued last year that provided temporary flexibilities to...
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, April 1, 2021
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, April 1, 2021 During a White House briefing Wednesday, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the agency’s most recent...
ICBA, Community Banks Promote Financial Literacy in April
ICBA, Community Banks Promote Financial Literacy in April ICBA and community banks nationwide are celebrating Financial Literacy Month in April and encouraging Americans to take control of their...
ICBA Celebrates the Nation’s Community Banks During Community Banking Month
ICBA Celebrates the Nation’s Community Banks During Community Banking Month This month, ICBA pays tribute to community banks for their ongoing contributions throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in a...
PPP extension signed into law
PPP extension signed into law President Joe Biden signed into law ICBA-advocated legislation to extend the Paycheck Protection Program ahead of its scheduled expiration. Previously, any PPP...
EIPs heading to federal beneficiaries
EIPs heading to federal beneficiaries The IRS said it expects to begin issuing additional Economic Impact Payments this weekend to federal beneficiaries who do not normally file a tax return. The...
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, March 31, 2021
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, March 31, 2021 President Biden signed the PPP Extension Act of 2021 into law on Tuesday, a law extending the application deadline, originally set to expire on March 31,...
Deadline for credit union comment letters extended
Deadline for credit union comment letters extended While ICBA last week submitted its comment letter urging the National Credit Union Administration to withdraw a proposal on credit union services...
USDA asks lenders to suspend adverse actions against socially disadvantaged farmers
USDA asks lenders to suspend adverse actions against socially disadvantaged farmers The USDA’s Farm Service Agency asked lenders to suspend adverse actions against guaranteed farm loan borrowers...
ICBA supports bill offering rural lending tax relief
ICBA supports bill offering rural lending tax relief ICBA thanked Reps. Ron Kind (D-Wis.) and Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) for introducing legislation to exempt from taxation interest income on farm...
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, March 26, 2021
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, March 26, 2021 Covid cases in the US are rising again, reversing course after months of decline and threatening another setback in the return to normality, with the...
ICBA Thanks Congress for Extending PPP
ICBA Thanks Congress for Extending PPP The Independent Community Bankers of America today thanked Congress for passing ICBA-advocated legislation to extend the Paycheck Protection Program ahead of...
ICBA offers Community Banking Month resources
ICBA offers Community Banking Month resources April is Community Banking Month, and ICBA offers resources to help community banks get involved, including a toolkit to help tell the community...
ICBA urges credit union capital parity
ICBA urges credit union capital parity ICBA called on the NCUA to create a minimum regulatory capital framework that is no less stringent than the Basel III regulatory capital framework in effect...