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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Updates & Resources

Also check out our Affiliate COVID-19 page for all the resources our Affiliate Members are offering!

Maine Bankers Association Updates/Resources:

• 4/16/2020 Press Release – Banks Will Continue to Serve the Needs of Their Customers as SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program Reaches Capacity
• Protect Yourself from COVID-19 Scammers 
• 3/17/2020 Press Release – Maine Consumers Will Continue to Have Access to Secure, Financial Services During COVID-19 Outbreak

State Updates/Resources:

• Maine Bureau of Financial Institutions
  • 4/6/2020 Press Release – Maine Financial Institutions Superintendent Warns Consumers of Financial Scams Related to the Anticipated Direct Payments from the U.S. Government under the CARES Act 
• Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Maine Department of Health and Human Services
  • 4/3/2020 Press Release – Mills Administration Acts to Ensure Basic Necessities for Maine People in the Face of COVID-19
  • 3/11/2020 Press Release – 211 Now Available to Answer General Questions About COVID-19
• Maine Government News
• Maine Office of Securities
  • 3/25/2020 Press Release – Maine Securities Administrator Issues Order Providing Temporary Regulatory Relief For Financial Industry
  • 3/10/2020 Press Release – Maine Securities Administrator Reminds Investors to Remain Calm During Market Volatility and to Beware of Con Artists
• Office of Governor Janet T. Mills
  • 5/8/20 Press Release Governor Mills Introduces Rural Reopening Plan
  • 4/28/20 Governor Mills Provides Guides for Restarting Maine
  • 4/7/2020 Press Release – Governor Mills Announces Plan to Open Alternative Care Sites in Coordination With Maine Hospitals & Cities of Portland and Bangor
  • 4/7/2020 Press Release – Governor Mills Issues Executive Order to Expand Access Health Care During COVID-19
  • 4/6/2020 Press Release – Governor Mills Encourages Maine Small Businesses to Apply to Federal Paycheck Protection Program
    
  • 4/4/2020 Press Release – Governor Mills Announces Approval of Federal Disaster Declaration For COVID-19 Response in Maine
    
  • 4/3/2020 Press Release – Governor Mills Issues Executive Order Mandating Quarantine Restrictions on Travelers Arriving in Maine to Protect Public Health and Safety
    
  • 4/1/2020 Press Release – Governor Mills Requests Major Disaster Declaration from the Federal Government 
    
  • 3/31/2020 Press Release – Governor Mills Issues Stay Healthy at Home Mandate
  • 3/30/2020 Press Release – Mills Administration Takes Steps to Support Personal Care Workers, Maine Seniors in Response to COVID-19
    
  • 3/27/2020 – Governor Mills Launches New Online Resource Outlining Ways Mainers Can Help Mainers During COVID-19 Pandemic
  • 3/24/2020 Press Release – Governor Mills Orders Further Steps to Protect Public Health
  • 3/17/2020 Press Release – Governor Mills Issues Declaration to Protect Maine People Against Price-Gouging
  • 3/15/2020 Press Release – Governor Mills Takes Step to Protect Maine Workers Small Businesses Impacted by Coronavirus
  • 3/15/2020 Press Release – Governor Announces Significant Recommendations & Signs Civil Emergency Proclamation to Respond to COVID-19 in Maine
  • 3/2/2020 Press Release – Governor Mills Convenes Coronavirus Response Team

Executive Orders:

• Executive Order 55: An Order to Further Implement the Restarting Plan (PDF) – 5/29/2020
• Executive Order 54: An Order Regarding Admissions to the Department of Corrections (PDF) – 5/15/2020
• Executive Order 53: An Order Regarding Certain Municipal and Taxation Matters (PDF) – 5/12/2020
• Executive Order 52: An Order Regarding Certain Education Matters (PDF) – 5/12/2020
• Executive Order 51: An Order Establishing the Economic Recovery Committee (PDF) – 5/6/2020
• Executive Order 50: an Order Regarding Watercraft Excise Tax (PDF) – 5/6/2020
• Executive Order 49: An Order to Stay Safer at Home (PDF) – 4/29/2020
• Executive Order 48: An Order Modifying Certain Procedural Requirements for Emergency Rulemaking to Maximize Federal Covid-19 Funding for Mainecare (PDF) – 5/4/2020
• Executive Order 47: An Order Increasing Eligibility for Children’s Homeless Shelters During the Covid-19 Pandemic (PDF) – 4/27/2020
• Executive Order 45: An Order to Expedite the Delivery of Certain Unclaimed Property (PDF) – 4/25/2020
• Executive Order 44: An Order Extending a Certain Reporting Period (PDF) – 4/25/2020
• Executive Order 43: An Order Expediting Extraordinary Emergency Financial Orders and Allotments by Waiving the Thirty Day Waiting Period During the State of Emergency (PDF) – 4/24/2020
• Executive Order 42: An Order Regarding a Covid-19 Related Loan Guarantee Program (PDF) – 4/21/2020
• Executive Order 41: An Order Regarding Certain Laws Enforced by the Department of Inland Fish & Wildlife (PDF) – 4/21/2020
• Executive Order 40: An Order Regarding Unlawful Evictions, Writs of Possession and Initiation of Eviction Proceedings (PDF) – 4/16/2020
• Executive Order 39: An Order Modifying the Primary Election to Reduce Exposure to COVID-19 (PDF) – 4/10/2020
• Executive Order 38: An Order Regarding the Expiration of Optometric Lens Prescriptions (PDF) – 4/10/2020
• Executive Order 37: An Order Temporarily Modifying Certain In-Person Notarization and Acknowledgement Requirements (PDF) – 4/8/2020
• Executive Order 36: An Order Regarding Guide Licensing and Outdoor Ethics Laws Enforced by the Department of Inland Fish & Wildlife (PDF) – 4/7/2020
• Executive Order 35: An Order Suspending Enforcement of Provisions of Certain Licensing Statutes and Rules in Order to Facilitate Health Care and Veterinary Care During the State of Emergency Created by COVID-19 (PDF) – 4/6/2020
• Executive Order 34: An Order Establishing Quarantine Restrictions on Travelers Arriving in Maine (PDF) – 4/3/2020
• Executive Order 33: An Order Regarding Expiration of Certain Licenses and Permits Issued by the Department of Marine Resources (PDF) 4/1/2020
• Executive Order 32: An Order Regarding Fire Burn Permits (PDF) – 4/1/2020
• Executive Order 31: An Order Extending Deadlines Related to Certain Property Tax Exemptions (PDF) – 3/31/2020
• Executive Order 30: An Order Regarding an Extension of the Current Use Taxation Deadline (PDF) – 3/31/2020
  • Executive Order 30-A: An Order Regarding an Extension of the Current Use Taxation Deadline (PDF) 4/9/2020
• Executive Order 29: An Order Modifying Provisions of the Maine General Assistance Program and Related Rules in Order to Meet the Basic Needs of People During the COVID-19 Pandemic  (PDF) – 3/31/2020
• Executive Order 28: An Order Regarding Further Restrictions on Public Contact and Movement, Schools, Vehicle Travel and Retail Business Operations (PDF) – 3/31/2020
  • Executive Order 28-A: An Order Updating Executive Order 28 Fy 19/20 (PDF) – 4/10/2020
• Executive Order 27: An Order Regarding State Certified Hypodermic Apparatus Exchange Programs (PDF) – 3/30/2020
• Executive Order 26: An Order Regarding Certain Watercraft Laws Enforced by the Department of Inland Fish & Wildlife (PDF) – 3/27/2020
• Executive Order 25: An Order Regarding the Maine Quality Centers Program (PDF) – 3/27/2020
• Executive Order 24: An Order Regarding Recycling and Solid Waste Facility Operating Hours Enforced by the Department of Environmental Protection (PDF) – 3/26/2020
• Executive Order 23: An Order Suspending Provisions of the Maine Pharmacy Act and Related Rules in Order to Facilitate the Continuation of Out-Of-State Clinical Trials of Investigational Drugs During the COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF) – 3/26/2020
• Executive Order 22: An Order Increasing Flexibility in Scheduling Physical Exams for Children Ordered Into the Custody of DHHS for Their Protection and Containment Of COVID-19 (PDF) – 3/26/2020
• Executive Order 21: An Order Regarding Certain Elver Fishing Laws (PDF) – 3/25/2020
• Executive Order 20: An Order Modifying Requirements Applicable to Family Child Care Providers in Order to Facilitate Employment of Persons Needed for the Treatment and Containment Of COVID-19 (PDF) – 3/24/2020
• Executive Order 19: An Order Regarding Essential Businesses and Operations  (PDF) – 3/24/2020
  • Executive Order 19-A: An Order Extending the Effective Date of Executive Order 19 Fy 19/20 (PDF) – 4/7/2020
• Executive Order 18: An Order Extending Compliance Dates Under Certain Motor Vehicle Laws (PDF) – 3/23/2020
• Executive Order 17: An Order Regarding Certain Laws Enforced by IFW (PDF) – 3/20/2020
• Executive Order 16: An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Health Care Professional Licensing Statutes and Rules in Order to Facilitate the Treatment and Containment of COVID-19 – 3/20/2020
• Executive Order 15: An Order Regarding School Readiness (PDF) – 3/19/2020
• Executive Order 14: An Order to Protect Public Health (PDF) – 3/18/2020

Federal Updates/Resources:

• Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease
  • How COVID-19 Spreads
• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
  • 4/10/2020 Blog Post – A Guide to COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments 
  • 3/27/2020 Blog Post – Beware of Scams Related to the Coronavirus 
  • 3/13/2020 Blog Post – Protect Yourself Financially from the Impact of Coronavirus
• U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development
  • 3/25/2020 Press Release – USDA Implements Immediate Measures to Help Rural Residents, Businesses and Communities Affected by COVID-19
• U.S. Department of Labor
  • Temporary Rule: Paid Leave Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act 
  • FAQs Regarding FFCRA
• U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission
  • Guidance on COVID-19, ADA, Rehabilitation Act, and other EEO Laws

Banker Updates/Resources:

• American Bankers Association
• Department of the Treasury
  
  • PPP Loans FAQs (updated)
  • Assistance for Small Businesses – Paycheck Protection Program
  • 3/22/2020 – Memo for Financial Services Sector
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• Federal Reserve
  • 3/24/2020 – Statement on Supervisory Activities
• Independent Community Bankers of America
• Interagency
  • 3/22/2020 – Statement on Loan Modifications and Reporting
  • 3/16/2020 Press Release – Managing Cybersecurity Risks Related to COVID-19
  • Interagency Statement on Pandemic Planning
• U.S. Small Business Administration

Bank Updates:

• Androscoggin Bank
• Aroostook County Federal Savings & Loan
• Atlantic Trust
• Auburn Savings Bank
• Bangor Savings Bank
• Bank of America
• Bar Harbor Bank & Trust
• Bar Harbor Savings & Loan
• Bath Savings Institution
• Camden National Bank
• Damariscotta Bank & Trust Company
• First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Bath
• First National Bank
• Franklin Savings Bank
• Gorham Savings Bank
• H.M. Payson & Company
• Katahdin Trust Company
• Kennebec Federal Savings
• Kennebec Savings Bank
• Kennebunk Savings
• KeyBank
• Machias Savings Bank
• Maine Community Bank                           
  • Biddeford Savings Bank
  • Mechanics Savings Bank
• NBT Bank
• Northeast Bank
• Norway Savings Bank
• Partners Bank
• People’s United Bank
• Portland Trust Company
• Rockland Savings Bank
• Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution
• Skowhegan Savings Bank
• Spinnaker Trust
• TD Bank