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FDIC: Insured Institutions Reported Lower Profitability but Strong Liquidity and Higher Capital Levels in Second Quarter 2020

Aggregate Quarterly Net Income Declined Due to Continued Economic Uncertainty Net Interest Margin Compressed at Record Rate Deposits Expanded by More Than $1 Trillion for Second Consecutive Quarter Deposit Insurance Fund Increased to Record $114.7 Billion, while Reserve Ratio Falls to 1.30 Percent Due to Inflow of Deposits Community Banks Registered a 3.2 Percent Increase…

EDA: Over $54 Million in CARES Act Funding Invested to Support Recovery from Coronavirus Pandemic

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development (EDA) administration has awarded over $10 Million in CARES Act Funding to support economic development and economic recovery in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Investments include: August 21, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $17.8 Million in CARES Act Funding to Capitalize Revolving Loan Funds to Help Small…

FDIC: Updated Policy Statement on Minority Depository Institutions Proposed

The Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today approved a new proposed Statement of Policy to enhance the agency’s efforts to encourage and preserve Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs). The proposed revisions would update, strengthen, and clarify the FDIC’s policies and procedures related to the agency’s existing MDI framework. The FDIC seeks public comment…

EDA: $3.5 Million Invested in Disaster Resilient Infrastructure to Boost Tech-based Economic Development in Ruston, LA

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.5 million grant to the city of Ruston, Louisiana, to make disaster resilient infrastructure improvements needed to advance Ruston as a hub for technology-based economic development. The EDA grant, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs…

EDA: $3 Million Invested to Establish a New Manufacturing Industrial Park in Woodland, WA

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to the Port of Woodland, Woodland, Washington, to support the full infrastructure buildout of the Rose Way Industrial Park to serve light-manufacturing industries in the region. The EDA grant, to be matched with $1.5…

EDA: $4 Million Invested to Establish Workforce Training Center in Mandan, ND

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4 million grant to the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives, Mandan, North Dakota, to construct a new lineworker training facility in Mandan. The EDA grant will be matched with more than $1 million in local…

EDA: $2.9 Million Invested to Provide Critical Rail Infrastructure to Serve Industrial Park in Butte, MT

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.9 million grant to Butte-Silver Bow Consolidate Local Government, Butte, Montana, to construct a new rail line within the City-County of Butte-Silver Bow Industrial Park to support business growth in the region. The EDA grant, to be…

HUD: Guidance Issued for Coronavirus Relief Funds

Department working with states and local units of governments to aid vulnerable populations amid outbreak U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson today provided guidance and additional flexibility to states and units of local government who are utilizing their existing federal disaster recovery funds to support low- and moderate-income persons and…

SBA: Veterans Small Business Advisory Committee to Host Virtual Public Meetings on September 2nd and 3rd

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development (IATF) and Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs (ACVBA) will hold virtual public meetings on Sept. 2 and 3 respectively via Microsoft Teams. The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development (IATF) and Advisory Committee on Veterans Business…

FHFA: 2021 Release Dates Announced for House Price Index

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced the FHFA House Price Index (HPI) will be released at 9 a.m. ET on the following Tuesdays in 2021:​​ January 26: Monthly Index February 23: Quarterly and Montly Index March30: Monthly Index April 27: Monthly Index May 25: Quarterly and Monthly Index June 29: Monthly Index July 27: Monthly…