CDFI Fund: Annual Compliance, Certification and Reporting Obligations Reminder
Are you the Authorized Representative of an organization that has received a Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Award (CDFI Fund) Award and/or Allocation? If so, don’t forget that in order to maintain compliance with your Assistance and/or Allocation Agreement(s) you must complete and submit the annual compliance report(s) as specified in your agreement(s). Failure to…
Federal Reserve: 2024 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference Announced
Monday, March 4 – Thursday, March 7, 2024Oregon Convention CenterPortland, Oregon Save the date! The next National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference (NICRC) is coming to Portland, Oregon on March 4, 2024. As the premier conference for community development, our program will offer insights, emerging ideas, and best practices in community development shared by experts from…
FEMA: President Biden Approves Disaster Declaration for Tennessee
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Tennessee to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the severe winter storm during the period of Dec. 22-27, 2022. Funding is available to the state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on…
FEMA: President Biden Approves Disaster Declaration for the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria to supplement the Tribal Nation’s efforts in the areas affected by an earthquake from Dec. 20, 2022 – Jan. 1, 2023. Federal funding is available to the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria on a…
CFPB: Research Uncovers Illegal Junk Fees on Bank Accounts, Mortgages, Student Loans, and Auto Loans
Many companies are updating practices and making consumers whole based on supervisory findings Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a special edition of its Supervisory Highlights that reports on unlawful junk fees uncovered in deposit accounts and in multiple loan servicing markets, including in mortgage, student, and payday lending. These unlawful fees corrode…
CDFI Fund: Upcoming Deadlines for FY 2023 Capital Magnet Fund Round Applicants
As a reminder for fiscal year (FY) 2023 Capital Magnet Fund applicants, the deadline to submit the complete FY 2023 Capital Magnet Fund Application through the Awards Management Information System (AMIS) is March 21, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). To ensure a successful application submission, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) encourages…
CDFI Fund: 2023 Annual Certification & Data Collection Report Guidance Materials and Conference Call Announced
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) has released updated information for Certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) regarding the 2023 reporting round for the Annual Certification and Data Collection Report (ACR). The CDFI Fund has updated the supporting information for the ACR to reflect the changes made for the 2023 reporting round, which…
SBA: DoD and SBA Sign Joint Agreement to Drive Investment to U.S. Critical Technologies at South by Southwest Festival in Austin
Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced that on Friday, March 10, they intend to sign a historic Memorandum of Agreement at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas. This agreement establishes the framework for DoD’s newly established Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) and the SBA’s Office of…
CFPB: NLRB and CFPB Announce Information Sharing Agreement to Protect American Consumers and Workers from Illegal Practices
The agreement will help the agencies address unlawful practices involving employer surveillance and employer driven debt The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) today signed an information sharing agreement, creating a formal partnership between the two agencies to better protect American families and to address practices that harm workers…
SBA: National Small Business Week Announced for April 30th through May 6th
Week-long Celebration takes place April 30 – May 6, Features Awards, Virtual Summit, and Roadshow Tour SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s over 33 million small businesses, announced National Small Business Week (NSBW) will take place April 30-May 6, 2023. This annual tradition, led by the SBA for more than 60 years,…