GAO: $1.4B in stimulus payments to deceased people

Jun 26, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
The Government Accountability Office's report on the federal COVID-19 response reported that the IRS sent nearly $1.4 billion in Economic Impact Payments to nearly 1.1 million deceased individuals.

ICBA opposes Rakuten ILC resubmission

Jun 26, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA said the FDIC should deny Japanese e-commerce conglomerate Rakuten's application for federal deposit insurance at its Rakuten Bank America industrial loan company.

Regulators modify Volcker Rule

Jun 26, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
Financial regulators finalized a rule modifying the Volcker Rule’s prohibition on banking entities investing in or sponsoring hedge funds or private equity funds.

Comment Letter to the FDIC on Rakuten

Jun 25, 2020 | Letters to Regulators
The Independent Community Bankers of America appreciates this opportunity to comment on the re-submission by Rakuten Card Co., Ltd. (Rakuten Card Japan) a subsidiary of Rakuten, Inc., of an application for federal deposit insurance with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to insure the deposits of Rakuten Bank America (Rakuten Bank), an industrial bank or “ILC” to be chartered under Utah law.

ICBA offers Congress stimulus recommendations

Jun 25, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
As Congress considers the next legislative package to address the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, ICBA weighed in with recommendations to support local communities.

Romero Rainey: PPP shines positive light on community banks

Jun 25, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
The Paycheck Protection Program has cast a national light on the role of community banks in supporting small businesses, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey writes in Main Street Matters.

SBA revises PPP restrictions for applicants with felonies

Jun 25, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
The SBA issued a new Paycheck Protection Program interim final rule revising its recently updated eligibility guidelines for borrowers facing criminal charges. Newly revised borrower and lender application forms dated June 24 incorporate the changes.

Agencies issue 2019 HMDA data

Jun 25, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council released data on 2019 mortgage lending transactions covered by the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.

2020 CRA list released

Jun 25, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
Federal regulators released the 2020 list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies.

ICBA Offers Recommendations as Congress Debates Stimulus

Jun 24, 2020 | Press Release
As Congress considers the next legislative package to address the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Independent Community Bankers of America today weighed in with recommendations to support local communities.

CFPB updates "underserved" methodology

Jun 24, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an interpretive rule on how it determines which counties qualify as "underserved" for a given calendar year.

ICBA PPP webinar follows release of new rule

Jun 24, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
Community bankers can download the recording of Tuesday's ICBA Community Bank Briefing on the Paycheck Protection Program. The briefing provides a regulatory update with a focus on PPP loan review and forgiveness.

FEMA offers exercise kit for restoring operations

Jun 24, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
The Federal Emergency Management Agency released an Exercise Starter Kit that organizations can use as they plan for returning to the new normal.

SBA to release info on most PPP borrowers

Jun 22, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
The SBA and Treasury Department said they will publicly release certain information about Paycheck Protection Program borrowers.

SBA tool connects small biz with PPP lenders

Jun 22, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
The SBA launched an online tool to match small businesses and nonprofits with smaller-asset Paycheck Protection Program lenders.

FDIC board meeting Thursday on Volcker Rule

Jun 22, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
The FDIC board of directors is scheduled to meet at 2:30 p.m. (Eastern time) this Thursday, June 25

ICBA releases custom small-business op-ed

Jun 22, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA recently released a customizable op-ed that community bankers can use to share how they have rallied around small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic and led the way on Paycheck Protection Program loans.

Passageways Announces Capital Raise and Expansion Plans

Jun 19, 2020 | Industry News From Corporate Members