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Washington, D.C. - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Karen Thomas, senior executive vice president of government relations and public policy for the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), testified today during the Consumer Financial Pro...

Washington, D.C. - September 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Community banks were not responsible for the mortgage crisis, and therefore community bank portfolio loans should be exempt from pending regulations on high-cost mortgages the Independent Comm...

Washington, D.C. - June 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Proposed reforms to the U.S. housing-finance system must support the continued role of the nation’s community banks in financing homeownership, the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) ...

Washington, D.C. - October 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tim Zimmerman, president and CEO of Standard Bank, Monroeville, Pa., urged Congress today on behalf of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) to preserve the significant role of the...

Washington, D.C. - May 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- ICBA Mortgage Corp., the mortgage lending subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), and QBE FIRST today announced an exclusive one-year, preferred vendor agreement that will provide ICBA members with tax tracking, tax insourcing and escrow administration services.

Washington, D.C. - March 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) issued the following statement today regarding the release of the state attorneys general foreclosure settlement term sheet. "While much of Wall Street has already recovered from the financial fallout, many of America's Main Street communities continue to struggle with its harsh effects. The last thing these communities need is further deterioration of their already fragile housing markets and economies caused by these proposed settlement terms that would delay legitimate foreclosure actions and permit bankruptcy judges to reduce mortgage balances.

Washington, D.C. - March 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) told Congress today in a written statement that Main Street community banks need a financially strong, impartial secondary market that provides equitable access and pricing to all lenders regardless of size or volume. ICBA also outlined its own proposal for secondary mortgage market reform.

Washington, D.C. - February 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- ICBA Mortgage, the mortgage-lending subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), today announced the renewal of its alliance agreement with Fannie Mae, which allows ICBA-member community banks to access a package of special benefits that helps them better serve their customers' housing-finance needs

Washington, D.C. - February 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today said that the nation's housing finance system must continue to provide a variety of finance options to meet the needs of different consumers, housing types and locations. Following the release of the Obama administration's plan on housing finance, ICBA reminded policymakers that a stable secondary market for residential mortgages is essential to community banks and Main Street America, while also stressing completely privatizing the secondary mortgage market would have ruinous effects both on community banks and the customers they serve

Washington, D.C. - February 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) — The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today said that the nation’s housing finance system must continue to provide a variety of finance options to meet the needs of different consumers, housing types and locations. Following the release of the Obama administration’s plan on housing finance, ICBA reminded policymakers that a stable secondary market for residential mortgages is essential to community banks and Main Street America, while also stressing completely privatizing the secondary mortgage market would have ruinous effects both on community banks and the customers they serve.

Washington, D.C. - October 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) and LenderLive Network, Inc. today announced the launch of ICBA Mortgage Solutions, an innovative, multi-functional suite of mortgage services designed to help ICBA member community banks continue to originate, process, close, fund and sell residential loans.

Washington, D.C. - July 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Marti Rodamaker, president of First Citizens National Bank in Mason City, Iowa, testified today on behalf of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) before the House Financial Services Capital Markets Subcommittee.

Washington, D.C. - June 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) said in a comment letter to the Treasury Department and Department of Housing and Urban Development that the nation's housing finance system must continue to be sufficiently flexible so it provides a variety of finance options to meet the needs of different consumers, housing types and locations. ICBA outlined its key principles for the reform of the housing finance system that is now under debate.

Washington, D.C. - June 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- June is National Homeownership Month, and the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) and the nation’s nearly 8,000 community banks want to provide troubled homeowners with the information they need to help them avoid foreclosure.

Washington, D.C. - June 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- June is National Homeownership Month, and the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) and the nation’s nearly 8,000 community banks continue to help Americans in communities throughout the country become, and remain, homeowners each year through the personal attention that only a local community bank can provide.