FDIC: CRA Examination Schedules for Fourth Quarter 2024 and First Quarter 2025 Issued
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today issued the lists of institutions scheduled for a Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) examination during the fourth quarter 2024 and first quarter 2025. CRA regulations require each federal bank and thrift regulator to publish its quarterly CRA examination schedule at least 30 days before the beginning of each quarter. …
FEMA: President Biden Approves Disaster Declaration for New York
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available for the state of New York to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm, tornadoes and flooding from July 10-11, 2024. Public assistance federal funding is available to state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing…
HUD: More Than $8 Million Loan Guarantee Announced for Mount Vernon, NY Public Facilities Improvement Fund Project
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced an $8,081,000 loan guarantee to the City of Mount Vernon, New York for the Mount Vernon Public Facilities Improvement Fund Project. Funds from HUD will allow the City of Mount Vernon to improve municipal facilities by making accessibility improvements that align with Americans with…
HUD: Nearly $4 Million Loan Guarantee Announced for Gordon Moore Park Improvement Project in Alton, IL
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced a $3,916,000 loan guarantee to the County of Madison, Illinois for renovations to the Gordon Moore Park, a 704-acre public park with a wide variety of attractions, sports fields, and gardens. Through this new funding, the County, in partnership with the City of Alton,…
OCC: Fourth Quarter 2024 and First Quarter 2025 CRA Evaluation Schedule Issued
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released its schedule of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) evaluations to be conducted in the fourth quarter of 2024 and the first quarter of 2025. The OCC encourages public comment on the CRA-related activities of the national banks and federal savings associations (collectively, banks) scheduled to…
HUD: $3 Million in Funding Announced to Help House Vulnerable Residents in Communities Damaged by Hurricane Beryl
More than $3 million in new grants will help provide shelter to displaced people in Texas and Oklahoma The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced nearly $3.6 million to help assist unhoused people after a natural disaster in communities across Oklahoma and Texas that were damaged by Hurricane Beryl, earlier this…
FEMA: National Resilience Guidance Released to Build the Resilient Nation Communities Need and Deserve
Today, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced the release of FEMA’s National Resilience Guidance. The Guidance focuses on actionable principles to create a more resilient nation from identifying threats to working collaboratively towards sustainable solutions. “Building resilience enables communities to respond faster and recover more effectively,” said FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell. “To truly build nationwide resilience,…
SBA: $1 Million Announced for Grant Awardees to Expand Resources for Veteran Entrepreneurs
Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Puerto Rico-based Grantees to Offer New Veterans Business Outreach Centers Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 34 million small businesses, announced more than $1 million in grant awards(Link is external) to three organizations in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Puerto Rico. The…
HUD: Agency Takes Action to Support Community Living for People with Disabilities
New Mainstream Voucher flexibilities designed to help people with disabilities choose where they live On the heels of the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the 25th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision on Olmstead v. L.C., the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is taking policy actions to support…
HUD: Aid Offered to New Mexico Disaster Victims
Federal aid supports Santa Clara Pueblo for June 2024 storms The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for the State of New Mexico and ordered federal aid to supplement the Tribal Nation’s efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding from June 20…