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Next ICBA advocacy briefing set for Monday

Jul 31, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA scheduled its next Community Bank Briefing on Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness and other regulatory issues.

ICBA continues pushback against postal banking amendment

Jul 31, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA continued pushing back against a pending amendment to a 2021 spending bill that would fund a postal banking pilot program at the U.S. Postal Service.

ICBA seeks clarity on Economic Injury Disaster Loan liens

Jul 31, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA is seeking clarity from the SBA on its treatment of Economic Injury Disaster Loans.

Stimulus grassroots push continues

Jul 31, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA continues calling on community bankers to use its Be Heard grassroots action center to urge Congress to advance ICBA's specific recommendations in the next stimulus package

NCUA finalizes field-of-membership rule

Jul 31, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
The National Credit Union Administration finalized its embattled field-of-membership rule significantly expanding the service areas in which community credit unions can do business.

ICBA Reinsurance Announces New Board Member

Jul 30, 2020 | NewsWatch Today | Press Release
ICBA Reinsurance, the captive reinsurance company of the Independent Community Bankers of America, today announced that William Loving, president and CEO of Pendleton Community Bank Inc. in Franklin, West Virginia, was elected to the ICBA Reinsurance board of directors.

Groups join ICBA in urging closure of ILC loophole

Jul 30, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA and other groups urged Congress to impose a three-year moratorium on industrial loan company licensing applications.

PPP forgiveness bill introduced in House

Jul 30, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA thanked Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) for introducing the House version of ICBA-advocated legislation to forgive Paycheck Protection Program loans under $150,000.

ICBA opposes OCC talk of narrow-purpose payments charter

Jul 30, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
ICBA and other groups expressed opposition to the OCC's recent discussions to offer a narrowly focused payments charter.

Kraninger encourages input on reg environment

Jul 30, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Kathleen Kraninger encouraged public input on the bureau's request for information on the regulatory environment.

Senate stimulus plan includes PPP reforms

Jul 28, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
Senate Republicans released initial proposals for the next round of stimulus legislation that include several ICBA-advocated provisions, though ICBA will continue working with lawmakers to craft the legislation.

Op-ed: Congress should close ILC loophole

Jul 28, 2020 | NewsWatch Today
Congress should pass pending legislation to close the industrial loan company loophole, ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey wrote in an op-ed on Medium.