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Luetkemeyer leads pushback on 7(a) direct loan proposal
Luetkemeyer leads pushback on 7(a) direct loan proposal House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.) expressed concerns with ICBA-opposed proposed changes to the SBA...
Minority Banks Urge Congress to Scrap IRS Reporting Plan
Minority Banks Urge Congress to Scrap IRS Reporting Plan The Independent Community Bankers of America’s Minority Bank Advisory Council today expressed strong opposition to the Biden...
ICBA to Congress: Preserve community bank SBA lending
ICBA to Congress: Preserve community bank SBA lending ICBA called on Congress to reject proposed changes to the SBA 7(a) loan program that would displace community bank SBA lending. ICBA called on...
ICBA offers Cybersecurity Awareness Month resources
ICBA offers Cybersecurity Awareness Month resources With Cybersecurity Awareness Month kicking off today, ICBA is offering community banks various resources to participate. With Cybersecurity...
IRS proposal tweaks don’t stop pushback
IRS proposal tweaks don’t stop pushback While policymakers are looking to narrow the ICBA-opposed IRS reporting proposal, ICBA is continuing its campaign urging consumers to speak out against the...
ICBA: Congress Cannot Salvage Voter-Opposed IRS Reporting Plan
ICBA: Congress Cannot Salvage Voter-Opposed IRS Reporting Plan ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issues statement on the latest congressional efforts to allow the IRS to collect...
ICBA Launches Ad Campaign on Credit Union Tax Exemption
ICBA Launches Ad Campaign on Credit Union Tax Exemption The Independent Community Bankers of America this week launched a print and digital advertising campaign to inform Americans about the credit...
ICBA launches multi-state credit union ad push
ICBA launches multi-state credit union ad push ICBA today is launching a print and digital advertising campaign in key states calling on Congress to investigate the credit union tax exemption and...
FinCEN issues online child sexual exploitation notice
FinCEN issues online child sexual exploitation notice The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a notice on increasing online child sexual exploitation. The notice provides financial...
Industrial Loan Company Loophole Necessitates Congressional Scrutiny and Legislative Solution
Industrial Loan Company Loophole Necessitates Congressional Scrutiny and Legislative Solution This morning, the U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial...
ICBA Urges FDIC to Permanently Raise Regulatory Asset Thresholds
ICBA Urges FDIC to Permanently Raise Regulatory Asset Thresholds The Independent Community Bankers of America today called on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to raise regulatory asset...
SBA: PPP portal tops 1M submissions
SBA: PPP portal tops 1M submissions The SBA said its Paycheck Protection Program Direct Borrower Forgiveness Portal has topped 1 million applications for $17 billion in relief since it launched...
ICBA Statement on Nomination of Saule Omarova for Comptroller of the Currency
ICBA Statement on Nomination of Saule Omarova for Comptroller of the Currency ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on President Joe Biden’s intent to nominate...
IRS consumer campaign tops 400K messages
IRS consumer campaign tops 400K messages ICBA’s campaign urging consumers to speak out against an IRS reporting proposal topped 400,000 consumer messages to members of Congress, with lawmakers...
ICBA kicks off ad campaign targeting credit unions
ICBA kicks off ad campaign targeting credit unions ICBA launched a print and digital advertising campaign on the credit union tax exemption ahead of a key congressional hearing next week. ICBA...
OCC issues proposal on rescinding CRA rule
OCC issues proposal on rescinding CRA rule The OCC formally published its proposal to rescind its June 2020 Community Reinvestment Act rule and replace it with interagency rules adopted in 1995....
ICBA Urges Agencies to Extend Community Bank Leverage Ratio Flexibility
ICBA Urges Agencies to Extend Community Bank Leverage Ratio Flexibility The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) called on federal banking regulators to extend Community Bank Leverage...
Romero Rainey: Continue IRS reporting push
Romero Rainey: Continue IRS reporting push ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey called on community bankers to continue engaging consumers against a proposal that would require banks to...
ICBA Opposes Proposed Changes to SBA 7(a) Program
ICBA Opposes Proposed Changes to SBA 7(a) Program ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey stated that ICBA and the nation’s community banks strongly oppose legislative proposals to authorize...
Grassroots continues against reconciliation tax hikes
Grassroots continues against reconciliation tax hikes Legislative language released this week contains ICBA-opposed tax increases that community bankers can speak out against. Legislative language...