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NEBRASKA BANKERS ASSOCIATION 11 Email Rob Nichols at rnichols@aba.com . played an instrumental role in analyzing and disseminating information that bankers needed to make PPP loans, facilitate economic impact payments and continue operating amid con- stantly changing health and safety guidelines. With the help of our State Association Alliance partners, we delivered free resources to ABA members and nonmembers alike—including 33 free webinars, operational aids, crisis com - munications toolkits, scientific analyses and more—recognizing the importance of helping all banks weather the crisis. Through weekly calls—and sometimes daily calls—there was a continuous flow of information and feedback between ABA in Washington and all 50 states. This collaboration was vital as policymakers worked to calibrate and re-calibrate rules and regulations implementing the first CARES Act. I have no doubt that this engagement will continue now that a second stimulus has been passed and a third package could soon follow. These are just a few takeaways from this historic period. In the years ahead, I’m sure there will be even more robust lookbacks and more lessons that can be extrapolated from the coronavirus crisis. And the result of all of that learning, I hope, will only serve to make us stronger, safer and even more prepared for the future.  through births and broken bones; tests, treatments and triumphs. Learn more about our plans at nebankers.org An independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. THERE WITH YOU