SBA: Deadline for 2026 National Small Business Week Award Nominations Extended to December 22nd
Nominations Encouraged for Exceptional Entrepreneurs in Every State Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) extended the 2026 National Small Business Week awards nominations deadline to 2 p.m. ET on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. National Small Business Week recognizes the contributions of America’s 36 million small businesses – which make up 99% of all businesses in America, create…
OCC: Comptroller Testifies on Agency Activities
Comptroller Jonathan V. Gould today testified on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) activities before the Committee on Financial Services of the U.S. House of Representatives. In his testimony, the Comptroller discussed the OCC’s work to reset its risk tolerance and refocus supervision on material financial risks so banks may better support…
CDFI Fund: Upcoming Window 3 CDFI Certification Deadline and Service Request Cutoff Announced
In June 2024, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) released the General Reapplication Submission Deadlines for the CDFI Certification Application for all Certified CDFIs. The third reapplication submission window, Window 3, closes on December 31, 2025. To avoid delays or loss of Certification, organizations must act now to prepare their submissions and resolve outstanding issues. Cut-off…
ABA: Business Trade Organizations Support Bank Capital Rule Reform to Boost Economic Growth
Now is the time to modernize our capital framework to unleash economic growth for American businesses and consumers across the country. A coalition of leading business trade organizations urged prudential regulators to examine and modernize large bank capital requirements to ensure they support consumers, businesses, and the U.S. economy. The organizations, which represent a wide…
SBA: Administrator Loeffler Applauds House Passage of “Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act”
H.R. 3174 doubles SBA manufacturing loan limits from $5 million to $10 million Today, Kelly Loeffler, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) applauded the U.S. House of Representatives’ bipartisan and unanimous passage of H.R. 3174, the Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act, which will double the SBA’s loan limit from $5 million to $10 million for small manufacturers. The…
OCC: Comptroller Issues Statement on Congressional Debanking Report
Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan V. Gould today issued the following statement on the release of the report titled “Operation Chokepoint 2.0: Biden’s Debanking of Digital Assets,” issued by the U.S. House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee majority staff. The congressional staff report on the Biden Administration’s coordinated effort to debank digital assets confirms what…