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Court blocks ICBA-backed 'disparate impact

A federal court this week blocked implementation of HUD's ICBA-supported final rule amending its interpretation of the Fair Housing Act’s "disparate impact" standard.
October 28, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   FHA/HUD Housing Finance/GSEs 

ICBA-Backed Bill Stops Unintended Regulations from PPP Lending

ICBA and the nation's community banks support new legislation that would prevent regulatory penalties for community banks with $15 billion or less in total assets due to their PPP lending, said ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey.
October 26, 2020 | Press Release   Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending 

Proposal would expand BSA recordkeeping

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and Federal Reserve Board invited comment on a proposed rule that would amend Bank Secrecy Act recordkeeping and travel rule regulations.
October 26, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance Compliance 

ICBA continues push on EIDL advances

ICBA continues calling on community bankers to direct borrowers to ICBA's small-business alert addressing Economic Injury Disaster Loan Advances from borrower PPP forgiveness amounts.
October 23, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending 

ICBA PPP video promotion continues on social media

ICBA is urging community bankers to retweet and share on social media its ongoing series of videos featuring Paycheck Protection Program borrowers to continue raising the industry's profile.
October 23, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending 

Senators join ICBA opposition to securities filings change

A group of Senate Banking Committee members joined ICBA in opposing the Securities and Exchange Commission's proposal to raise the threshold over which institutional investment managers are required to file quarterly Form 13F reports.
October 23, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   SEC 

Promontory Interfinancial Network Changes Name to IntraFi Network

IntraFi Network has built the nation’s largest deposit network, chosen by more than 3,000 financial institutions. The company was founded in 2002, invented reciprocal deposits, and is widely used by big and small banks alike.
October 21, 2020 | Press Release  

ICBA Letter Regarding the Heroes Small Business Lifeline Act

The HEROES Small Business Lifeline Act (S. 4818) is a welcome effort which reflect certain community bank priorities. ICBA will continue to offer constructive feedback on efforts to reform and strengthen the PPP.
October 21, 2020 | News   Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending 

Finastra honored with 2020 Microsoft US Partner award

Finastra today announced it has been honored with a 2020 Microsoft US Partner Award in the category of Financial Services. The MSUS Award program complements the global Microsoft Partner of the Year Award program and highlights US-specific partner impact.
October 21, 2020 | News  

Finastra integrates Optimal Blue live pricing into Fusion MortgagebotPOS

Finastra has integrated Optimal Blue into its Fusion MortgagebotPOS solution, enabling banks to provide mortgage applicants with Optimal Blue’s live pricing searches, via any point-of-sale channel. The addition of Optimal Blue to MortgagebotPOS furthers Finastra’s relationship with the enterprise secondary marketing automation vendor, which already integrates with the Fusion MortgagebotLOS loan origination platform.
October 21, 2020 | News  

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