Ramon Looby is the founder of Axxale Communications Group and a former senior director of public policy at the Consumer Data Industry Association. He is also the former president and CEO of the Maryland Bankers Association, and a former senior vice president of Public Policy at Bank of America.
Involuntary medical debt continues to impair the credit of an untold number of otherwise creditworthy Americans. Federal courts have left the door open for Congress to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act in a way that would address the problem.
Though the Paycheck Protection Program is winding down, the Small Business Administration has prolonged several other pandemic relief programs. Community banks can help local businesses sort through their options.