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SBA issues new PPP rule, applications
SBA issues new PPP rule, applications The SBA released its new interim final rule and new application forms implementing Paycheck Protection Program changes for sole proprietors and other borrowers...
Romero Rainey: ICBA pressing PPP reforms
Romero Rainey: ICBA pressing PPP reforms While Congress is fast-tracking the next stimulus package, problems with existing recovery programs remain unaddressed, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero...
Meeting with constituents during CUNA’s virtual GAC? Here are some things to consider.
Meeting with constituents during CUNA’s virtual GAC? Here are some things to consider. Credit unions were created and granted a substantial tax exemption to serve “people of modest means.” However,...
SBA: New PPP rule coming soon
SBA: New PPP rule coming soon The SBA said it will "soon" publish a new Paycheck Protection Program interim final rule and issue a new application for Schedule C filers. Until then, it issued the...
Fed issues continuity tips for storm season
Fed issues continuity tips for storm season In a new post, the Federal Reserve provided resources on pre-storm planning, storm watching, and post-storm procedures The Federal Reserve released tips...
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, March 2, 2021
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, March 2, 2021 he $900 billion Covid relief bill passed in December with $600 stimulus checks and extra unemployment benefits, helped lift about 1.6 million Americans out...
IRS issues guidance on employee retention credit
IRS issues guidance on employee retention credit The IRS issued guidance for employers claiming the employee retention tax credit under the CARES Act. The guidance includes clarifications and...
SBA: PPP changes effective this week
SBA: PPP changes effective this week The SBA this week plans to issue an interim final rule detailing and implementing pending changes to the Paycheck Protection Program. The SBA this week plans to...
ICBA summarizes new House-passed stimulus plan
ICBA summarizes new House-passed stimulus plan ICBA released a summary of the House version of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319), which the House passed Saturday on a nearly...
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, Feb. 26, 2021
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, Feb. 26, 2021 ollowing are today’s major Headlines, US Snapshots, US Vaccinations, US Variant Cases, key Highlights, the “Good Stuff” as well as key Statistics, Vaccine...
Oconee State Bank Taps FINBOA to Automate Back-Office Workflows
Oconee State Bank Taps FINBOA to Automate Back-Office Workflows Oconee State Bank has partnered with FINBOA, a leading innovator in digital automation and regulatory compliance for financial...
Fed payment services back up following disruption
Fed payment services back up following disruption Federal Reserve payment services are back online following a three-hour disruption yesterday that the Fed attributed to "operational error."...
PPP small borrower window opens, other reforms effective next week
PPP small borrower window opens, other reforms effective next week One of the Biden administration's Paycheck Protection Program reforms announced earlier this week started yesterday, with the rest...
Bill would expand farm partnership access to PPP
Bill would expand farm partnership access to PPP ICBA-supported legislation allowing farmers and ranchers categorized as partnerships to use gross income to calculate maximum Paycheck Protection...
COVID Relief Package Should Include USDA Business & Industry (B&I) Funding
COVID Relief Package Should Include USDA Business & Industry (B&I) Funding The B&I program is expected to exhaust current funding in the next few months and faces a projected $1 billion shortfall...
What I Have in Common with Matthew McConaughey: We Both Reinvented Our Careers
What I Have in Common with Matthew McConaughey: We Both Reinvented Our Careers ICBA Connect is a virtual experience that is designed to energize, inspire and bring community banking teams together....
CFPB announces plans to rethink QM rules
CFPB announces plans to rethink QM rules The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it expects to propose a rule to delay its Qualified Mortgage rule’s July 1 mandatory compliance date. The...
ICBA urges garnishment exemption for EIPs
ICBA urges garnishment exemption for EIPs ICBA and other groups urged Congress to include language in the next stimulus package exempting the third round of Economic Impact Payments from...
ICBA Encourages Americans to Celebrate Saving
ICBA Encourages Americans to Celebrate Saving During America Saves Week, the Independent Community Bankers of America reminds consumers that building a nest egg can help alleviate stress and...
Agencies announce relief for Texas winter storms
Agencies announce relief for Texas winter storms Federal and state agencies announced relief to institutions and taxpayers affected by this month's winter storms in Texas and other states. Federal...
ICBA urges crop insurance support
ICBA urges crop insurance support ICBA and other groups urged policymakers to protect crop insurance from harmful cuts as they develop the fiscal 2022 budget. ICBA and other groups urged...
FinCEN issues advisory on EIP fraud
FinCEN issues advisory on EIP fraud The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued an advisory to alert financial institutions to fraud and other financial crimes related to Economic Impact...
Community banks again outperform industry: FDIC
Community banks again outperform industry: FDIC Community banks reported net income growth of 21.2 percent in the fourth quarter from a year ago and a 3.6 percent increase in 2020 from the year...
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, Feb. 23, 2021
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, Feb. 23, 2021 A new report out Tuesday warns that a more transmissible variant of coronavirus threatens to start a renewed surge of infections in March, and suggests the...
PPP reforms target smallest businesses
PPP reforms target smallest businesses The Biden administration announced several Paycheck Protection Program reforms to target the program to the smallest businesses. The Biden administration...
ICBA urges funding for rural development programs
ICBA urges funding for rural development programs ICBA and other groups called on House appropriators to ensure adequate funding for key USDA rural development programs in the next COVID bill. ICBA...
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, Feb. 22, 2021
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, Feb. 22, 2021 President Joe Biden on Monday criticized the Paycheck Protection Program because small businesses struggled to get loans that instead went to larger...
Agencies finalize call report threshold relief
Agencies finalize call report threshold relief Federal regulators issued final call report changes related to asset threshold relief given the impact of Paycheck Protection Program lending on bank...
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, Feb. 18, 2021
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, Feb. 18, 2021 Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that a major stimulus package is necessary for the economy to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic even amid...
Community banks lead 2021 PPP lending
Community banks lead 2021 PPP lending Insured depository institutions under $10 billion in assets in 2021 have approved more than 740,000 Paycheck Protection Program loans worth $60.7 billion,...
Climate change poses risks to FIs: Fed's Brainard
Climate change poses risks to FIs: Fed's Brainard Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard said climate change is already imposing substantial economic costs while presenting risks and opportunities...
Fed extends netting protections
Fed extends netting protections The Federal Reserve Board issued a final rule to apply netting protections to a broader range of financial institutions. The Federal Reserve Board issued a final...
Fed's Powell testifying this week
Fed's Powell testifying this week Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is slated to testify this week before the Senate Banking Committee and House Financial Services Committee on the agency's...
Minority bank webinar on evaluating capital opportunities
Minority bank webinar on evaluating capital opportunities ICBA, ICBA Securities, and Vining Sparks are hosting a complimentary webinar for FDIC-designated Minority Depository Institutions on...
USDA announces dealer trust for livestock sellers
USDA announces dealer trust for livestock sellers The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service announced a new Dealer Statutory Trust for livestock sellers, in accordance with the year-end...
ICBA updates 'Return to the New Normal' guide
ICBA updates 'Return to the New Normal' guide ICBA updated its "Return to the New Normal" guide featuring suggestions to help community banks resume more normal operations and person-to-person...
ICBA issues summary on new BSA/AML law
ICBA issues summary on new BSA/AML law ICBA recently issued a summary on the defense spending law enacted at the beginning of the year that includes BSA/AML reforms. ICBA recently issued a summary...
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, Feb. 17, 2021
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, Feb. 17, 2021 A new report published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday suggests that Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine can protect people against...
Government measures target North Korean cybercrime
Government measures target North Korean cybercrime The Justice Department indicted three North Korean computer programmers for participating in a series of cyberattacks designed to steal and extort...
SBA shortens period for relief payments
SBA shortens period for relief payments The SBA issued new guidance adjusting the number of months of 7(a), 504, and Microloan payments it is making for borrowers under Section 1112 of the CARES...