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Apr 27, 2020 | Press Release
ICBA to Treasury and SBA: Frustrated Community Bankers Need Access and Answers to SBA’s PPP Loan Processing

ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued a statement urging The Department of Treasury and the Small Business Administration to allow community banks access to the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program loan processing system and to provide much needed answers to today’s technical issues with the PPP relaunch.

Apr 27, 2020 | Press Release
ICBA Statement on Paycheck Protection Program Relaunch

Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued a statement on today's relaunch of the Paycheck Protection Program.

Apr 27, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA revamps COVID-19 resource center

Apr 21, 2020 | Letters to Regulators
ICBA Letter Regarding PPP Community Bank Allocation

ICBA has urged Congress to allocate a minimum of 25 percent of new PPP funds for community bank lenders because they are the only small business lenders in many small and rural communities. We want to ensure that thousands of small businesses in these communities will be able to access funding and maintain their employees.

Apr 20, 2020 | Letters to Congress
ICBA Response to Senators Brown and Warren

On behalf of community banks across the country, with more than 52,000 locations, I write to thank you for your letter regarding community banks’ role in the distribution of Economic Impact Payments (EIPs), as provided for in the CARES Act.