Coronavirus Resources for Community Bankers and Consumers

The Pennsylvania Association of Community Bankers (PACB) is helping support the banking industry and its consumers navigate the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by offering information and resources from state and federal regulatory agencies, health organizations, and industry allies. Regulatory agencies have encouraged financial institutions to work with customers impacted by the coronavirus. Customers experiencing difficulties beyond their control should work directly with their financial institutions.
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1. PA Department of Banking and Securities: Coronavirus Information and Guidance https://www.dobs.pa.gov/Businesses/COVID-19%20Information%20and%20Guidance/Pages/default.aspx
2. PA Department of Health:  https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/Pages/Coronavirus.aspx
3. PA Governor’s Office: https://www.pa.gov/guides/responding-to-covid-19/
4. Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) Coronavirus Resources: https://www.icba.org/news/Crisis-Preparedness?utm_source=informz&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=informz&_zs=Iw77W&_zl=uLS12
5. OCC Bulletin: Pandemic Planning — Working With Customers Affected by Coronavirus and Regulatory Assistance https://www.occ.gov/news-issuances/bulletins/2020/bulletin-2020-15.html
6. FDIC Coronavirus Information for Bankers and Consumers https://www.fdic.gov/coronavirus/index.html
7. Federal Reserve: https://www.federalreserve.gov/
8. CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/summary.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fsummary.html
9. PACB was invited to join a series of Pennsylvania Bankers Association (PBA) C-suite Coronavirus regional conversations today. Here is a link to understand the various PBA regions: https://www.pabanker.com/member-services/pa-bankers-groups/
10. On March 17 federal bank regulatory agencies announced two actions to support the U.S. economy and allow banks to continue lending to households and businesses.
    Federal Banking Agencies Provide Banks Additional Flexibility to Support Households and Businesses
    Interagency Statement on the Use of Capital and Liquidity Buffers
    Federal Register Notice
    Federal Banking Agencies Encourage Banks to Use Federal Reserve Discount Window – posted 3/16/2020

PACB Resources

ICBA Resources

Legislative Resources

Associate Resources