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Key Provisions for Community Banks Secured in Stimulus Bill
Key Provisions for Community Banks Secured in Stimulus Bill Undoubtedly due to the tireless efforts of Team ICBA, community bankers secured key provisions in the stimulus bill that will help them...
Treasury Issues Paycheck Protection Program Information
Treasury Issues Paycheck Protection Program Information Just as community bankers are working nonstop to support their local customers and communities amid the coronavirus outbreak, ICBA is working...
Latest Updates to SBA Paycheck Protection Program
Latest Updates to SBA Paycheck Protection Program There are many late-breaking developments from the Treasury Department and Small Business Administration on the Paycheck Protection Program, and we...
SBA Launches PPP Portal, Issues FAQs
SBA Launches PPP Portal, Issues FAQs The SBA launched a long-awaited portal while ICBA Chairman Noah Wilcox and ICBA Vice Chairman Brad Bolton participated in a virtual White House meeting with...
Senate passes PPP extension with community bank allocation
Senate passes PPP extension with community bank allocation The Senate just passed bipartisan legislation that includes an additional $310 billion to restart the Paycheck Protection Program and an...
Charting the Path Forward
Charting the Path Forward Community banks have always demonstrated courage and commitment in helping customers thrive in good times and in adversity. As bankers well know, with every crisis comes...
SBA PPP Systems Reserved for Banks Under $1 Billion in Assets Later Today
SBA PPP Systems Reserved for Banks Under $1 Billion in Assets Later Today The Small Business Administration just announced that to ensure access for the smallest lenders and their small-business...
PPP Solutions Showcase: Fintechs Support Calculating, Tracking, and Reporting Forgiveness
PPP Solutions Showcase: Fintechs Support Calculating, Tracking, and Reporting Forgiveness Necessity truly is the mother of invention. Community banks have all felt that over the past few weeks as...
Leading alongside our teams
Leading alongside our teams It’s the time of year when we celebrate the relationships in our lives, and it’s a great time to build connections at home, within the community or in the workplace....
Emergency Program Rollout Left Out Too Many Community Banks and Their Customers
Emergency Program Rollout Left Out Too Many Community Banks and Their Customers Unfortunately, the Payment Protection Program rollout did not work for many of the nation’s community bankers. In my...
SBA Posts Lender Agreement Amid Flawed Launch
SBA Posts Lender Agreement Amid Flawed Launch We know today's flawed launch of the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program has been filled with high tensions and desperate...
SBA Provides Answers on PPP Notes, Forgiveness Period
SBA Provides Answers on PPP Notes, Forgiveness Period The Treasury Department and Small Business Administration just answered key questions ICBA has been asking about the Paycheck Protection...
Community Bankers Give Back in Light of COVID-19 Crisis
Community Bankers Give Back in Light of COVID-19 Crisis In the face of a global pandemic, it’s easy to be drawn into a doom-and-gloom mindset that focuses only on the negative. At ICBA, we know...
SBA Offers PPP Answers on Directors, Partnerships, and More
SBA Offers PPP Answers on Directors, Partnerships, and More The Treasury Department and Small Business Administration just answered key ICBA questions about the Paycheck Protection Program relating...
ThinkTECH Accelerator Alumni: Shared Values, Shared Future
ThinkTECH Accelerator Alumni: Shared Values, Shared Future The day-to-day workings of a bank do not cease simply because so many new challenges — thanks to COVID-19 — are coming our way. In fact,...
House sends PPP extension to President Trump
House sends PPP extension to President Trump The House just passed bipartisan legislation to restart the Paycheck Protection Program and dedicate funding exclusively to community banks, sending it...
Treasury, SBA Issue New PPP Resources
Treasury, SBA Issue New PPP Resources The Treasury Department and Small Business Administration have released additional resources for Paycheck Protection Program lenders. Dear Community Banker:...
Lessons Learned from PPP Funding 1.0
Lessons Learned from PPP Funding 1.0 When times get tough, the tough get going. As cliched as that may be, nothing could be truer as we look to community banks’ response to the Small Business...
Treasury: Contemporaneous Guidance Applies to PPP Applications
Treasury: Contemporaneous Guidance Applies to PPP Applications ICBA has confirmed that any Paycheck Protection Program applications received by lenders prior to today can be processed based on...
New PPP Guidance Amid Relaunch Difficulties
New PPP Guidance Amid Relaunch Difficulties Following this morning's relaunch of the Paycheck Protection Program, ICBA is hearing the many problems community bankers are having accessing Small...