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ICBA PPP video promotion continues on social media

Oct 23, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
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.

ICBA continues push on EIDL advances

Oct 23, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
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.

Senators join ICBA opposition to securities filings change

Oct 23, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
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.

FDIC responds to ICBA push on asset thresholds

Oct 21, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
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

Grassroots continues ahead of Senate PPP vote

Oct 21, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
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.

CFPB extends GSE 'patch'

Oct 21, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
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.

ICBA hosting PPP webinar today

Oct 20, 2020 | NewsWatch 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.

PPP grassroots continues ahead of Senate votes

Oct 20, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
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.

ICBA commends FDIC on appeals plan

Oct 20, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA commended the FDIC for proposing to create an independent office within the agency to review material supervisory determinations.

FHFA again extends forbearance purchases

Oct 20, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
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.

OCC: Take PPP accounting concerns to FASB

Oct 20, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
The OCC encouraged ICBA to take community bank concerns over the PPP's complex accounting arrangement to the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

ICBA continues PPP video series

Oct 16, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
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.