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IBA E-News 12-23-20 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Congress Approves COVID-19 Relief Bill, Reauthorizes PPP House and Senate lawmakers late Monday passed a $900 billion bipartisan coronavirus relief package. Both the Independent Community Bankers of America and American Bankers Association have prepared analyses for bankers of the provisions included in the 5,500-page bill that affect the banking industry. The bill includes several industry-backed provisions, including: $284 billion in new funds for the Paycheck Protection Program, including a second draw option for prior PPP borrowers and $15...
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IBA E-News 12-18-20 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Indiana Statehouse Committee Assignments Released Committee assignments for both the Indiana House and Senate have been released by their respective leaders. The IBA Government Relations Team works closely with multiple committees, particularly the House Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee and the Senate Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee. Click below to view committee assignments. View House committee list View Senate committee list   FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS NCUA Finalizes Controversial Rule Allowing CUs to...
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IBA E-News 12-11-20 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Governor Announces New COVID-19 Restrictions for Indiana This week, Gov. Eric Holcomb announced that he is placing additional restrictions in Indiana to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. He announced that the state is postponing all non-emergency surgeries until the start of next year. The governor also announced that the state is imposing a hard cap on social gatherings per the tiered structure in place based on the color code spread rate provided by the Indiana Department of Health. Exceptions to these limits had been permitted via local government...
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IBA E-News 12-4-20 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Indiana House and Senate Announce Committee Chairs Both House and Senate Republican leadership have announced their picks for committee chairs. There have been a few changes of note for committees that influence the banking industry. Sen. Andy Zay (R-Huntington) has been tabbed to chair the Senate Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee. Zay has served on the committee in years past and will bring that historical knowledge to his chairmanship. On the House side, Speaker Todd Huston combined the Financial Institutions and Insurance committees to...
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