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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau encouraged mortgage servicers to sign up for Homeowner Assistance Fund programs to help homeowners avoid foreclosure.

With National Agriculture Day and Week set for next week, ICBA is offering customizable materials community banks can use to celebrate!

FS-ISAC said the rapid digitization of the financial services sector has led to an increase in global cyber threats in 2021, specifically cyberattacks targeting third-party suppliers and critical zero-day vulnerabilities.

President Joe Biden signed into law the $1.5 trillion government funding omnibus with ICBA-advocated provisions related to the SBA’s 504 loan program and LIBOR.

The White House announced a new round of international actions against Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.

ICBA is scheduled to testify before Congress next week on community bank leadership in Paycheck Protection Program lending.

The Senate passed the $1.5 trillion omnibus to fund the government through Sept. 30 with ICBA-advocated provisions related to the SBA’s 504 loan program, LIBOR, and cyber incident reporting.

The Financial Action Task Force—a global anti-money-laundering watchdog—updated its statements concerning jurisdictions with strategic AML, terrorist-financing, and weapons-proliferation deficiencies.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launched an initiative to focus on financial issues facing rural America.

ICBA is running a targeted digital campaign encouraging congressional offices to press credit unions on acquisitions of community banks and other key issues.

ICBA expressed support for Senate legislation to promote tiered banking regulation by requiring agencies to tailor regulatory actions based on the risk profile and business model of affected institutions.

The Treasury and State departments announced additional sanctions on Russian individuals and companies for supporting the Russian government despite existing sanctions.