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2021 Abrigo Business Lending Process Survey Results
2021 Abrigo Business Lending Process Survey Results During the first quarter of 2021, Abrigo surveyed nearly 250 lenders, credit analysts, chief credit officers, chief risk officers, and other...
Last chance for service award submissions
Last chance for service award submissions Today is the deadline to submit nominations and votes for ICBA’s updated National Community Bank Service Award program. This year’s awards recognize...
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, April 30, 2021
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, April 30, 2021 Hackers have targeted companies that distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to a degree previously unreported, according to research from IBM Security, and...
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, April 28, 2021
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, April 28, 2021 After a worrisome uptick in Covid-19 cases in the US in recent weeks, there are encouraging signs that the situation is beginning to stabilize, according...
ICBA urging messages to Congress today
ICBA urging messages to Congress today With hundreds of community bankers meeting virtually with congressional offices this week, ICBA today is urging community bankers nationwide to send...
IRS reporting plan would increase burdens: ICBA’s Merski
IRS reporting plan would increase burdens: ICBA’s Merski ICBA’s Paul Merski told Bloomberg that additional IRS reporting being floated this week by the Biden administration would increase...
CFPB reports on fair lending enforcement
CFPB reports on fair lending enforcement The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued its fair lending annual report to Congress describing its fair lending enforcement priorities and...
CFPB: More complaints from minority counties
CFPB: More complaints from minority counties The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a county-by-county analysis of consumer complaints. The bureau said it received more complaints per...
Credit union groups mixed on CRA-lite
Credit union groups mixed on CRA-lite Recently reintroduced Senate legislation to codify community outreach policies for community credit unions is getting a mixed reception from credit union...
CFPB delays new QM rule
CFPB delays new QM rule The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a final rule formally delaying the mandatory compliance date of its recently modified general Qualified Mortgage final rule...
Community Bankers Advocate for Main Street in Meetings with Washington Policymakers This Week
Community Bankers Advocate for Main Street in Meetings with Washington Policymakers This Week Community bankers meet with key policymakers this week as part of the ICBA 2021 Capital Summit to...
ICBA launches crypto webinar series
ICBA launches crypto webinar series With 80 percent of bitcoin holders saying they would store it with their bank if offered, ICBA ThinkTECH’s new Cryptocurrency Demystified webinar series will...
SBA reopens shuttered venue grant program
SBA reopens shuttered venue grant program The SBA reopened the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant application portal after technology issues scuttled its April 8 launch. The SBA reopened the Shuttered...
OCC conditionally approves Paxos bank charter
OCC conditionally approves Paxos bank charter The OCC conditionally approved the ICBA-opposed trust bank charter application from Paxos, a cryptocurrency platform. The OCC conditionally approved...
Three days of grassroots at next week’s Capital Summit
Three days of grassroots at next week’s Capital Summit Community bankers who can’t participate in next week’s virtual ICBA Capital Summit will still be able to join in the grassroots outreach....
VPN compromise illustrates growing malware trend
VPN compromise illustrates growing malware trend Cybersecurity firm FireEye said it is tracking 12 malware families associated with the exploitation of Pulse Secure VPN devices. Cybersecurity firm...
Taxpayer group urges credit union reforms
Taxpayer group urges credit union reforms Congress should examine how the tax code is contributing to acquisitions of taxpaying community banks by tax-exempt credit unions, the National Taxpayers...
ICBA opposes Calif. public banking bill
ICBA opposes Calif. public banking bill ICBA and other groups expressed opposition to a bill in the California legislature that would establish a government banking system in the state. ICBA and...
Nation’s Community Bankers Convene for ICBA Capital Summit
Nation’s Community Bankers Convene for ICBA Capital Summit ICBA will host hundreds of meetings with community bank leaders and key policymakers during ICBA Capital Summit to advance pro-community...
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, April 20, 2021
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, April 20, 2021 Nearly 212 million doses of vaccine have been administered in the US for an average of 3 million shots a day, despite a pause in delivering Johnson &...