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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 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...