WHO: Independent Community Bankers of America WHAT: ICBA members want to use up to $10 billion from the Small Business Lending Fund to repay the federal government for their Troubled Asset Relief Program bailouts.
WHY IT’S AN OUTRAGE: The lending fund, which was established by Congress last year, is supposed to help banks extend credit to struggling small-business owners, not to shore up their own balance sheets. That’s what Bailout 1 was all about.
Where to vent: Call ICBA at 202-659-8111.
