HUD: $200 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funding Available to Help Native American Communities Across the Nation
Recovery funding will help American Indian Communities respond to COVID-19 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson today announced $200 million in Indian Housing Block Grants (IHBG) to American Indian Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) across the country to respond to COVID-19. This funding will be used to help…
FDIC: MVB Bank, Inc. of Fairmont, West Virginia, Acquires The First State Bank, Barboursville, West Virginia
The First State Bank, based in Barboursville, West Virginia, was closed today by the West Virginia Division of Financial Institutions, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with MVB Bank, Inc. (MVB Bank) of Fairmont, West Virginia, to assume all…
Federal Agencies Encourage Mortgage Servicers to Work with Struggling Homeowners Affected by COVID-19
The federal financial institution regulatory agencies and the state financial regulators issued a joint policy statement providing needed regulatory flexibility to enable mortgage servicers to work with struggling consumers affected by the Coronavirus Disease (referred to as COVID-19) emergency. The actions announced today by the agencies inform servicers of the agencies’ flexible supervisory and enforcement…
EDA: $15.67 Million Invested to Provide Critical Water Infrastructure Near South Carolina Opportunity Zone
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $15.67 million grant to the city of Walterboro, South Carolina, to make critical water infrastructure improvements needed to protect businesses from severe weather events. The EDA grant, to be located near an Opportunity Zone matched with $3.9…
EDA: $6.8 Million Invested to Improve Water Infrastructure in Lumberton, NC
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $6.8 million grant to the city of Lumberton, North Carolina, to make critical infrastructure improvements needed to improve drainage and maintain business continuity during flood events. The EDA grant, to be matched with more than $2.3 million…
CDFI Fund: FY 2020 Funding Round of BEA Program Is Now Open
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) opened the fiscal year (FY) 2020 funding round for the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program). Application materials are now available on the BEA Program page of the CDFI Fund’s website in anticipation of the publication of the FY 2020 Notice of Funds…
HUD: $3 Billion of COVID-19 Relief Funding Made Available to Communities Across the Nation
In addition to funding, mortgage servicers instructed to offer deferred or reduced mortgage payments for up to 6 months President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) into law last Friday, providing much needed assistance to the American people as the country works diligently to combat COVID-19. Thanks to the…
HUD: VA and HUD Announce Support to Help Homeless Veterans in Minnesota Find Permanent Homes
Nearly $35,000 in HUD-VASH vouchers will provide housing and supportive services for St. Paul veterans In a continuing effort to end veteran homelessness, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced nearly $35,000 to the Public Housing Agency of the City of St. Paul…
HUD: New CAREs Act Mortgage Payment Relief Issued for FHA Single Family Homeowners
Mortgage servicers instructed to offer deferred or reduced mortgage payments by as much as 6 months to start. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced a tailored set of mortgage payment relief options for single family homeowners with FHA-insured mortgages who are experiencing financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 National…
HUD: $24 Million Awarded to Help Children in Foster Care
Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $24.4 million to public housing authorities nationwide through the Family Unification Program (FUP). This funding will make more than 1,900 vouchers available for families who are unable to secure affordable housing for their children or dependents, and former foster youth at risk of homelessness. Housing…