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EDA: $1.5 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Business Recovery and Resiliency Efforts in West Virginia

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Natural Capital Investment Fund, Inc., (NCIF), Charles Town, West Virginia, to provide the staffing and technical assistance capacity needed to deploy technical assistance and up to $5 million in capital to West Virginia businesses…

EDA: $595,654 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Launch Program to Support Regional Economies in Colorado

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $595,654 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Colorado State University (CSU), Grand Junction, Colorado, to launch the Planning and Technical Support to Diversify Colorado Economic Opportunities program. This EDA grant will be matched with $150,212 in local investment. “The Economic Development Administration…

EDA: $552,733 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Provide Economic Recovery and Resiliency Assistance to Communities Across Missouri

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $552,733 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Missouri Main Street Connection, Inc., Branson, Missouri, to assist Missouri communities in responding to and recovering from the coronavirus pandemic through the Main Street economic recovery technical assistance and training program. This EDA grant, to…

FDIC: Strategic Plan to Reinforce Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Within the Agency and Among the Financial Institutions It Supervises Released

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today released the agency’s latest strategic plan to incorporate and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in every aspect of its mission and operations. Read the FDIC’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Plan. “My goal is to build and maintain an FDIC workforce that is talented, diverse, and committed to…

CFPB: Delay of Mandatory Compliance Date for General Qualified Mortgage Final Rule Proposed

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to delay the mandatory compliance date of the General Qualified Mortgage (QM) final rule from July 1, 2021 to October 1, 2022. The CFPB is proposing to extend the compliance date to ensure homeowners struggling with the financial impacts of the…

CDFI Fund: FY 2021 CDFI Bond Guarantee Program Application Period Now Open

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) today opened the fiscal year (FY) 2021 application period for the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program. A total of up to $500 million in bond guarantee authority is available for Eligible Community Development Financial Institutions (Eligible CDFIs) in FY 2021. Through the…

OCC: CRA Evaluations for 13 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 February 1, 2021 through February 28, 2021.  The list contains only national banks, federal savings associations, and insured federal branches of foreign banks that have received ratings.  The…

ABA: Radio Advertising Campaign Encouraging Small Businesses to Apply for PPP Loans Launched

The American Bankers Association has launched a radio advertising campaign airing on 60 stations in 14 states and the District of Columbia encouraging small businesses that still need help weathering the pandemic to reach out to local banks and apply for a forgivable Paycheck Protection Program loan. The ads, which begin airing today in select markets, specifically…

FHFA: More than $1 Billion in Affordable Housing Funds Authorized

Largest amount ever disbursed to Housing Trust Fund and Capital Magnet Fund, more than double 2019 amounts FHFA Director Mark Calabria announced today that he has authorized the disbursement of $1.09 billion for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s (the Enterprises) affordable housing allocations for 2020. This is the largest amount ever disbursed and more than…

CFPB: New Report Finds Over 11 Million Families at Risk of Losing Housing

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report that warns of widespread evictions and foreclosures once federal, state, and local pandemic protections come to an end, absent additional public and private action. Over 11 million families are behind on their rent or mortgage payments: 2.1 million families are behind at least three months…