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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,...