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The ICBA Newsroom collects and centralizes all the NewsWatch Today articles, press releases, Main Street Matters blogs, advocacy letters and other news that impacts community bankers.
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 |
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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
FDIC responds to ICBA push on asset thresholds
The FDIC issued an ICBA-advocated interim rule adjusting regulatory asset thresholds for community banks to mitigate costs from their sizable Paycheck Protection Program lending
October 21, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Finastra launches Fusion Mortgagebot Data Insights to help financial institutions optimize their mortgage business
Finastra has launched Fusion Mortgagebot Data Insights – a powerful new tool that benchmarks mortgage borrower behavior and demographics for banks against that of more than 1,400 other Fusion MortgagebotPOS users. The solution leveraged Big Data and machine learning to provide users with new insights into consumer behavior to drive a better borrower experience.
October 21, 2020 |
News
Grassroots continues ahead of Senate PPP vote
With the Senate scheduled to vote today on a stimulus package that includes ICBA-advocated PPP forgiveness simplification, ICBA is calling on community bankers and their small-business contacts to weigh in on key PPP issues.
October 21, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
CFPB extends GSE 'patch'
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau extended the government-sponsored enterprise "patch," which exempts Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage loans from parts of the Qualified Mortgage rule.
October 21, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
CFPB Compliance
ICBA hosting PPP webinar today
ICBA is scheduled to host a complimentary Paycheck Protection Program webinar at 11:30 a.m. EST today. Staff experts will answer questions and discuss streamlined PPP forgiveness procedures, ICBA advocacy on PPP and EIDL advances, and more.
October 20, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
ICBA-Advocated FDIC Rule Ensures Community Banks Not Inadvertently Punished for PPP Leadership
Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued a statement on the FDIC's adjustment to regulatory asset thresholds.
October 20, 2020 |
Press Release
FHFA again extends forbearance purchases
The Federal Housing Finance Agency said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will extend from Oct. 31 to Nov. 30 the deadline on buying qualified loans in forbearance and several loan-origination flexibilities.
October 20, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Housing Finance Agency Housing Finance/GSEs
OCC: Take PPP accounting concerns to FASB
The OCC encouraged ICBA to take community bank concerns over the PPP's complex accounting arrangement to the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
October 20, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
PPP grassroots continues ahead of Senate votes
With the Senate bringing two separate measures that include PPP forgiveness simplification to a vote starting today, ICBA continues calling on community bankers and their small-business contacts to weigh in with lawmakers.
October 20, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending
ICBA commends FDIC on appeals plan
ICBA commended the FDIC for proposing to create an independent office within the agency to review material supervisory determinations.
October 20, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
FDIC
SBA PPP Guidance Includes Simplified Processes, Borrower Notification, and EIDL Advance Deductions
ICBA released a summary of recent Paycheck Protection Program guidance, including a simplified forgiveness process and guidelines on Economic Injury Disaster Loan advances.
October 20, 2020 |
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Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending
ICBA continues PPP video series
ICBA continues its series of videos featuring small-business owners who successfully received PPP loans from community banks. The series on the updated banklocally.org features entrepreneurs whose local community banks worked around the clock to process their loans.
October 16, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
SBA offers EIDL info on PPP platform
Information on Economic Injury Disaster Loan advances is now available on the Paycheck Protection Program Forgiveness Platform for submitted decisions, the SBA said in a letter to lenders with several updates on processing forgiveness payments.
October 16, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending
ICBA continues PPP pressure as Senate plans vote
ICBA called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to include Paycheck Protection Program forgiveness simplification in pending stimulus legislation.
October 16, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending
ICBA urges Congress to join debate over payments charter
ICBA and other groups this week urged Congress to get involved in the OCC's efforts to grant commercial companies like Amazon or Facebook a national payments charter.
October 16, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Payments
Nasreen Quibria Joins ICBA as Vice President, Emerging Payments and Technology Policy
The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced the hire of Nasreen Quibria as vice president of emerging payments and technology policy.
October 15, 2020 |
Press Release
ICBA launches PPP small-biz video series to elevate community banking
ICBA launched a series of videos featuring small-business owners who successfully received Paycheck Protection Program loans from community banks, often after megabanks proved unresponsive.
October 15, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
ICBA Statement on Simplified PPP Loan Forgiveness
ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued a statement on the Small Business Administration's simpler loan forgiveness application for some Paycheck Protection Program loans.
October 09, 2020 |
Press Release
ICBA: Rules should facilitate new hemp market
ICBA reiterated its support for provisions in new rules on a federal hemp production program that would not require suspicious activity reports from banks that finance hemp producers.
October 09, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cannabis banking
Agencies finalize capital rule updates
Federal banking regulators issued a final rule revising the definition of eligible retained income for institutions subject to the agencies' regulatory capital rule.
October 09, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Capital
SBA streamlines forgiveness for some PPP loans
The SBA and Treasury Department released a simpler loan forgiveness application for Paycheck Protection Program loans of $50,000 or less to provide needed relief to lenders and borrowers.
October 09, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
ICBA backs pro-de novo bill
ICBA expressed support for legislation to promote the creation of de novo community banks by phasing in capital standards over three years.
October 09, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
De Novo Banks
What Google ad updates mean to bank marketing
A new Main Street Matters post for community bank marketers covers Google's updated advertising policies taking effect later this month and how to navigate this sea change.
October 09, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Technology
Brian Laverdure Joins ICBA as Vice President, Payments and Technology Policy
The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced the hire of Brian Laverdure as vice president of payments and technology policy.
October 08, 2020 |
Press Release
CFPB relaxes stance on marketing services agreements
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released frequently asked questions on the legality of RESPA marketing services agreements.
October 08, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance Compliance
Fed outlook assumes stimulus spending: minutes
Many Federal Open Market Committee members are predicating their economic outlook on the passage of additional economic stimulus spending, according to the minutes of their Sept. 15-16 meeting.
October 08, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy
SBA issues guidance on PPP deferral period
The SBA updated its frequently asked questions on the Paycheck Protection Program with guidance on the extended deferral period for borrower payments on PPP loans.
October 08, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending
Credit union acquisitions demand hearing: ICBA
Credit union acquisitions of community banks represent an "obscene" use of taxpayer subsidies and should be reviewed by Congress, ICBA's Paul Merski told Banking Dive.
October 08, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Unions
PPP forgiveness push continues
ICBA continues urging community bankers to call their members of Congress and enlist the support of small-business contacts on behalf of PPP forgiveness legislation.
October 06, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending
Independent Banker previews election
The October issue of Independent Banker magazine previews the 2020 election and what the potential outcomes mean for community banks.
October 06, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
CFPB outlines consent order termination process
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a policy statement outlining the process of applying for early termination of administrative consent orders.
October 06, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
CFPB
FDIC to Congress: We're working on PPP asset-threshold impact
The FDIC told a group of House Republicans that it is exploring options to address the impact of Paycheck Protection Program loans on bank and bank holding company asset thresholds.
October 05, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending
Romero Rainey: Call Congress on PPP forgiveness
ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey urged community bankers to call their members of Congress and enlist the support of small-business contacts on behalf of PPP forgiveness legislation.
October 05, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending
OCC issues CRA community bank resources
The OCC issued a Small Bank Compliance Guide and other resources on its Community Reinvestment Act final rule, which took effect Oct. 1.
October 05, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
SBA issues change-of-ownership procedures for PPP borrowers
The SBA issued a notice on the required procedures for changes of ownership of Paycheck Protection Program borrowers.
October 05, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Advocacy Lending
IRS: Lenders shouldn't report PPP loan forgiveness
The IRS recently issued guidance clarifying that lenders should not file information returns or furnish payee statements to report the amount of qualifying forgiveness on PPP loans.
October 05, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Crisis Preparedness
ICBA working with agencies on reducing TRID burden
ICBA announced a collaboration with the Federal Reserve and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to test certain community bank-inspired improvements to the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule.
October 02, 2020 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
Independent Banker
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