Month: August 2025

SBA: New Regional Innovation Cluster Funding Announced to Support Domestic Manufacturing

$7.5 Million Now Available to Support American Industry, Strengthen Supply Chains, and Bring Jobs Back Home In a major push to restore America’s industrial dominance, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced the availability of new Regional Innovation Cluster (RIC) funding of up to $7.5 million to support domestic manufacturers. 98% of American manufacturers are small…

August 6, 2025 Investments & Funding

FDIC: List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance Issued

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today issued its list of state nonmember banks recently evaluated for compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The list covers evaluation ratings that the FDIC assigned to institutions in May 2025. The CRA is a 1977 law that requires the FDIC to assess a bank’s record of meeting…

August 5, 2025 CRA Examinations

FHFA: Allowable LIHTC Amount Doubled for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to Support Affordable Housing

Consistent with the One Big Beautiful Bill, U.S. Federal Housing Expands America’s Affordable Housing Supply in Rural and Underserved Communities Consistent with President Trump’s historic One Big Beautiful Bill, U.S. Federal Housing is expanding America’s affordable housing supply by doubling the amount that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can invest in safe and sound Low…

August 5, 2025 Investments & Funding

OCC: CRA Performance Evaluations for 15 National Banks and Federal Savings Associations Released

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released a list of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations that became public during the period of July 1, 2025, through July 31, 2025. Under the CRA, the OCC assesses an institution’s record of meeting the credit needs of its entire community, including low- and…

August 1, 2025 CRA Examinations