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ICBA offers Congress stimulus recommendations
ICBA offers Congress stimulus recommendations As Congress considers the next legislative package to address the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, ICBA weighed in with recommendations to...
SBA revises PPP restrictions for applicants with felonies
SBA revises PPP restrictions for applicants with felonies The SBA issued a new Paycheck Protection Program interim final rule revising its recently updated eligibility guidelines for borrowers...
CFPB updates "underserved" methodology
CFPB updates "underserved" methodology The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an interpretive rule on how it determines which counties qualify as "underserved" for a given calendar year....
FEMA offers exercise kit for restoring operations
FEMA offers exercise kit for restoring operations The Federal Emergency Management Agency released an Exercise Starter Kit that organizations can use as they plan for returning to the new normal....
Agencies issue 2019 HMDA data
Agencies issue 2019 HMDA data The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council released data on 2019 mortgage lending transactions covered by the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. The Federal...
2020 CRA list released
2020 CRA list released Federal regulators released the 2020 list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies. Federal regulators released the 2020 list of distressed or...
ICBA Offers Recommendations as Congress Debates Stimulus
ICBA Offers Recommendations as Congress Debates Stimulus As Congress considers the next legislative package to address the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Independent Community...
ICBA PPP webinar follows release of new rule
ICBA PPP webinar follows release of new rule Community bankers can download the recording of Tuesday's ICBA Community Bank Briefing on the Paycheck Protection Program. The briefing provides a...
SBA to release info on most PPP borrowers
SBA to release info on most PPP borrowers The SBA and Treasury Department said they will publicly release certain information about Paycheck Protection Program borrowers. The SBA and Treasury...
SBA tool connects small biz with PPP lenders
SBA tool connects small biz with PPP lenders The SBA launched an online tool to match small businesses and nonprofits with smaller-asset Paycheck Protection Program lenders. The SBA launched an...
ICBA releases custom small-business op-ed
ICBA releases custom small-business op-ed ICBA recently released a customizable op-ed that community bankers can use to share how they have rallied around small businesses during the COVID-19...
Passageways Announces Capital Raise and Expansion Plans
Passageways Announces Capital Raise and Expansion Plans Passageways today announced the closing of a $5 million round of new growth capital with its existing investors. Passageways also appointed...
ICBA and ProfitStars Expand Relationship to Include Forecasting and Financial Reporting
ICBA and ProfitStars Expand Relationship to Include Forecasting and Financial Reporting The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced that it has extended its Preferred Service...
Wolters Kluwer’s Compliance Solutions Wins Four Stevie Awards in 2020 American Business Awards
Wolters Kluwer’s Compliance Solutions Wins Four Stevie Awards in 2020 American Business Awards Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions has been recognized with four wins by the prestigious 2020...
ICBA urges changes to brokered deposit proposal
ICBA urges changes to brokered deposit proposal ICBA urged the FDIC to update its proposal to revise restrictions on brokered deposits that apply to less-than-well-capitalized banks. ICBA urged the...
Comment Letter to the FDIC on Brokered Deposits
Comment Letter to the FDIC on Brokered Deposits Section 29 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act restricts the acceptance of deposits by insured depository institutionsfrom a “deposit broker.”...
ICBA Urges Streamlined Paycheck Protection Program Process
ICBA Urges Streamlined Paycheck Protection Program Process The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) called on the Treasury Department and Small Business Administration to make the...
Introducing Zoom for OnBoard: Meet Together Even When You’re Apart
Introducing Zoom for OnBoard: Meet Together Even When You’re Apart We are proud to announce the official launch of Zoom for OnBoard, an enhanced product capability which is available now and free...
CFPB issues new TRID resources
CFPB issues new TRID resources The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published a new fact sheet and updated frequently asked questions on the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule. The Consumer...
New PPP payroll threshold not a cliff
New PPP payroll threshold not a cliff The Treasury Department and Small Business Administration clarified that Paycheck Protection Program borrowers will remain eligible for partial loan...
ICBA seeks streamlined Paycheck Protection Program process
ICBA seeks streamlined Paycheck Protection Program process ICBA called on the Treasury Department and SBA to make the Paycheck Protection Program loan-forgiveness process less complex and onerous...
Smaller lenders lead both PPP rounds: data
Smaller lenders lead both PPP rounds: data Lenders under $10 billion in assets have made more than 2.26 million Paycheck Protection Program loans worth more than $224 billion through both rounds of...
ICBA Welcomes Scott Brown as Vice President of Member Relations
ICBA Welcomes Scott Brown as Vice President of Member Relations The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced that Scott Brown has joined the association as vice president of member...
Three grassroots campaigns take on credit unions
Three grassroots campaigns take on credit unions ICBA is calling on community bankers to act on several grassroots campaigns related to the authority and oversight of tax-exempt credit unions. ICBA...
ICBA and The American College Announce Scholarship for Veterans
ICBA and The American College Announce Scholarship for Veterans The Independent Community Bankers of America and The American College of Financial Services today announced a new “20 in 2020”...
Letter of Support for the Paycheck Protection for Producers Act
Letter of Support for the Paycheck Protection for Producers Act ICBA supports the Paycheck Protection for Producers Act," would modifies the calculation of the maximum loan amount for certain...
Passageways Honored to Win Seven Stevie® Awards at 2020 American Business Awards
Passageways Honored to Win Seven Stevie® Awards at 2020 American Business Awards We are delighted to announce that we’ve been named the recipient of seven Stevie® Awards at The American Business...
ICBA Testifies on Promoting Inclusive Lending During Pandemic
ICBA Testifies on Promoting Inclusive Lending During Pandemic The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today testified before Congress on promoting inclusive lending during the pandemic...
Romero Rainey: Act now on PPP reform
Romero Rainey: Act now on PPP reform If community bankers are waiting for the right time to contact Congress on needed Paycheck Protection Program reforms, the wait is over, ICBA President and CEO...
Romero Rainey: press Senate on PPP reforms
Romero Rainey: press Senate on PPP reforms With the Senate considering Paycheck Protection Program reforms after the House passed its reform bill last week, community banks should urge lawmakers to...
OCC ruling clarifies permissible interest on transferred loans
OCC ruling clarifies permissible interest on transferred loans The OCC finalized its rule clarifying that when banks sell or assign a loan, interest permissible prior to the transfer continues to...
ICBA Pledges Multi-Year Commitment to Community Bank Innovation
ICBA Pledges Multi-Year Commitment to Community Bank Innovation The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced an additional three-year commitment to its ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator...
New legislation looks to address PPP restrictions
New legislation looks to address PPP restrictions On June 5, President Donald Trump signed legislation to address restrictions on the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection...
ICBA testifies on inclusive lending, PPP reform
ICBA testifies on inclusive lending, PPP reform ICBA testified before Congress on promoting inclusive lending during the coronavirus pandemic by community development financial institutions,...
Cyberattacks continue to rise amid outbreak
Cyberattacks continue to rise amid outbreak The attacks on community banks and their customers continue to rise, reinforcing the need to refocus on cybersecurity while adjusting to the “new...
ICBA, AIR and The Venture Center Gear Up for Second PPP Solutions Sprint
ICBA, AIR and The Venture Center Gear Up for Second PPP Solutions Sprint The Independent Community Bankers of America, in partnership with AIR, the Alliance for Innovative Regulation, and The...
Community bank hosts Pence for small-biz roundtable
Community bank hosts Pence for small-biz roundtable ICBA Minority Bank Advisory Council member George Andrews and others at Unity National Bank in Atlanta last week hosted top administration...
ICBA testifying tomorrow on CDFIs, minority banks
ICBA testifying tomorrow on CDFIs, minority banks ICBA is scheduled to testify tomorrow before Congress on community development financial institutions and minority depository institutions. ICBA is...
Tell Congress PPP changes needed
Tell Congress PPP changes needed ICBA is calling on community bankers to provide Congress with policy recommendations to make the Paycheck Protection Program more workable for lenders and...
SBA and Treasury set aside $10B in PPP funding for CDFIs
SBA and Treasury set aside $10B in PPP funding for CDFIs The Small Business Administration and the Treasury Department announced plans to set aside $10 billion of round two of Paycheck Protection...
ICBA, state groups call for PPP reform
ICBA, state groups call for PPP reform ICBA and 43 state banking associations wrote to Congress seeking more workable forgiveness loan terms under the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck...
FDIC extends comment period on ILC proposal
FDIC extends comment period on ILC proposal The FDIC extended the public comment period for its proposed rule regarding industrial banks and industrial loan companies to July 1, 2020. The FDIC...
SBA: Resolve loans marked “research” in PPP portfolios
SBA: Resolve loans marked “research” in PPP portfolios The Small Business Administration sent out a notice reminding lenders that loans marked with a “research” status in their Paycheck Protection...
Finastra helps community banks provide critical financial support to small businesses
Finastra helps community banks provide critical financial support to small businesses New virtual lending solution for community lenders helps process loans for small businesses under the Paycheck...
FDIC issues CRA exam schedules
FDIC issues CRA exam schedules The FDIC issued the lists of institutions scheduled for Community Reinvestment Act examinations during the third and fourth quarter of 2020, as required by law. The...
ICBA Independent Banker Unveils Community Banking Industry’s 40 Under 40
ICBA Independent Banker Unveils Community Banking Industry’s 40 Under 40 Independent Banker magazine, the award-winning monthly publication of the Independent Community Bankers of America, today...
House passes PPP reform bill
House passes PPP reform bill The House voted 417-1 to pass legislation to ease restrictions on the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program, as advocated for by ICBA. The House...
Fed provides update on Main Street Lending Program
Fed provides update on Main Street Lending Program The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston has provided additional guidance related to the Fed’s Main Street Lending Program for potential borrowers and...
ICBA comments on FDIC proposal to mitigate deposit-insurance impact of PPP
ICBA comments on FDIC proposal to mitigate deposit-insurance impact of PPP ICBA commended the FDIC’s proposal to partially mitigate the effects of participating in the Paycheck Protection Program...
ICBA Letter Regarding Paycheck Protection Programs Reforms
ICBA Letter Regarding Paycheck Protection Programs Reforms Community bankers across the country have worked tirelessly to deliver PPP loans quickly and successfully on behalf of thousands of small...
Comment Letter to FDIC on Capital Treatment of PPP Loans
Comment Letter to FDIC on Capital Treatment of PPP Loans The Independent Community Bankers of America provides comment to the FDIC on a proposed rule that would mitigate the deposit insurance...
ICBA Statement on Community Reinvestment Act Reform Rule
Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey released the following statement on today's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency final rule to reform Community...
ICBA Names Leah Edwards AVP, Member Relations
ICBA Names Leah Edwards AVP, Member Relations The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced the promotion of Leah Edwards to assistant vice president of member relations, effective...
Adlumin Surpasses 50 Financial Institutions and Counting
Adlumin Surpasses 50 Financial Institutions and Counting Last month, Adlumin surpassed more than 50 financial institutions, among its other customers, with its cloud-native security and...
ICBA PPP Loan Campaign Connects Small Businesses with Community Banks While Funds Remain
ICBA PPP Loan Campaign Connects Small Businesses with Community Banks While Funds Remain The Independent Community Bankers of America today launched its Paycheck Protection Program loan campaign ...
ICBA, AIR and The Venture Center to Host Virtual Showcase
ICBA, AIR and The Venture Center to Host Virtual Showcase The Independent Community Bankers of America, in partnership with AIR, the Alliance for Innovative Regulation and The Venture Center, will...
Atlantic Union Bank Accelerates SBA PPP Loan Application Submission Process with Newgen Software
Atlantic Union Bank Accelerates SBA PPP Loan Application Submission Process with Newgen Software Loan Application Submission into the SBA’s E-Tran in as little as a Minute Newgen Software Inc., a...
ICBA, AIR, and The Venture Center Team Up to Tackle Next Phase of PPP Process
ICBA, AIR, and The Venture Center Team Up to Tackle Next Phase of PPP Process The Independent Community Bankers of America, in partnership with AIR, the Alliance for Innovative Regulation, and The...
ICBA Issues Recommendations for Next Stimulus Package
ICBA Issues Recommendations for Next Stimulus Package The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today provided comprehensive recommendations for Congress to consider including in the...
ICBA Letter Regarding Additional COVID Response Recommendations
ICBA Letter Regarding Additional COVID Response Recommendations ICBA's CEO urges Congress to take into consideration recommendations developed in consultation with community bankers for inclusion...