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Community Banks: The Road to Bipartisan Solutions

The Independent Community Bankers of America congratulates members of the 117th Congress for serving the nation at this critical time.
January 08, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending 

ICBA's Open Letter to the 117th Congress

ICBA believes that the policy recommendations outlined in this letter will play a critical role in creating a robust post-pandemic recovery and charting a course for inclusive growth and a more competitive economy that serves small businesses and consumers.
January 08, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Advocacy Crisis Preparedness 

SBA begins implementing next round of PPP

The Small Business Administration last night issued several documents on the next round of the Paycheck Protection Program authorized by the end-of-year stimulus package. Here's the latest.
January 07, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Advocacy Crisis Preparedness 

ICBA Selects StreetShares as a Preferred Service Provider Enabling Digital Lending for Small Businesses

The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced that StreetShares has been selected as its newest Preferred Service Provider.
January 07, 2021 | Press Release  

ICBA Statement on Today’s U.S. Capitol Attack

Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey today released a statement following the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
January 07, 2021 | Press Release  

ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator 2021 Cohort Revealed During Virtual Kickoff Event

The Independent Community Bankers of America, in partnership with The Venture Center and the state of Arkansas, today announced its third annual ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator cohort during a virtual kickoff event.
January 06, 2021 | Press Release  

EIDL advance fix in effect as SBA writes new PPP rules

While the SBA writes new rules on the next round of the Paycheck Protection Program, the ICBA-advocated fix to Economic Injury Disaster Loan advances is effective immediately and retroactive.
January 05, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Crisis Preparedness Lending 

2020 in Review: ICBA members are a strong and active voice

More than 9,000 community bankers sent more than 65,000 messages to Congress and Federal regulators in 2020. Let’s review what community banks did this year on the advocacy front.
January 05, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Advocacy 

IRS: 13M EIPs going to temporary tax-prep accounts

The IRS said roughly 13 million second-round Economic Impact Payments went to temporary accounts used by the tax-preparation industry. Those payments—out of some 113 million in EIP2 ACH payments—will be returned to the IRS, the agency said in a call on Monday.
January 05, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Payments 

ICBA backs state standards for nonbank mortgage servicers

ICBA said it largely supports a Conference of State Banking Supervisors proposal to establish regulatory standards for nonbank mortgage servicers. The CSBS proposal offers prudential-like standards that states could approve for supervising servicers.
January 05, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Mortgage Rules 

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