SBA: Agency Announces “Grocery Guarantee” to Promote Affordability
90% Loan Guarantee Drives Capital to U.S. Food and Logistics Providers, Reduces Biden-era Price Pressures Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that small businesses across America’s food supply chain are now eligible for an enhanced “Grocery Guarantee” through the SBA International Trade Loan (ITL) Program. The loans, which come with a 90% federal guarantee, will…
FEMA: $1 Billion in Federal Funding Announced to Help States Mitigate Impact of Disasters
Funding Opportunity Designed to Support Critical Infrastructure Projects that Save Lives The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today published the funding opportunity for the Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program. Through this funding opportunity, FEMA is making $1 billion in federal funding available to states, local governments, territories and…
Census Bureau: Slow Population Growth Impacts Nation’s Largest Counties Hardest
Diminishing Population Gains in Metro Areas Highlight Nationwide Trend Population growth slowed in a majority of the nation’s 3,143 counties and the District of Columbia between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025, according to the Vintage 2025 population estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Among the 2,066 counties that grew between 2023…
Treasury: Financial Stability Oversight Council Issues Proposed Guidance on Nonbank Financial Company Designations
The Financial Stability Oversight Council (Council) today voted unanimously to issue for public comment proposed interpretative guidance on nonbank financial company designations. This proposed guidance would reinstitute a number of elements first introduced by the Council’s 2019 interpretive guidance and would add critical enhancements that reflect the Council’s current understanding of financial stability, underscoring the…
ICBA: ICBA Thanks Lawmakers for Introducing New Bills Advancing the Deposit Insurance Debate
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the introduction of several bills in the House opens in a new taband Senate opens in a new tabto reform the nation’s deposit insurance system. “ICBA and the nation’s community bankers thank members of Congress for introducing several bills that continue advancing…
OCC: Comptroller Gould Issues Statement at Financial Stability Oversight Council Meeting Regarding Nonbank Financial Company Designations
Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan V. Gould today issued remarks at the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) meeting about the FSOC’s framework for considering the designation of a nonbank financial company. In his remarks, Comptroller Gould shared the OCC’s support for the proposed framework, which wisely reverts to a common-sense approach consistent with the law….
CFPB: Updated College Banking Product Agreements & Data Available for Review
The agreements and related information presented here are a sample of the data used in the CFPB’s annual report to Congress and should not be considered comprehensive. The scope of the CFPB’s observations was limited to the agreements and other public disclosures that were published by institutions related to each award year (interested parties should…
FEMA: States Granted Additional Time to Complete Critical Hazard Mitigation Projects
Work Aligns with FEMA’s Commitment to Empowering States to Protect Communities The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that 19 states and two U.S. territories will have more time to finish projects that help prevent damage from disasters. These projects—funded through FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Post Fire—aim to protect communities from…
HUD: Fair Housing Investigation Launched into Washington State’s Covenant Homeownership Program
FHEO is launching an investigation to determine if the Washington State Housing Finance Commission’s Covenant Homeownership Program violates the Fair Housing Act, which prohibits discrimination in housing. The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) notified the Washington State Housing Finance Commission that it has launched an…
Federal Reserve: Governor Barr Delivers Speech on Developing Communities Through Public-Private Partnerships
Read the text of Governor Michael S. Barr’s speech on “Developing Communities Through Public-private Partnerships” at the 2026 National Community Investment Conference, Phoenix, Arizona Thank you for inviting me here today. Let me also thank those at all 12 of the Reserve Banks, the Board of Governors, and the staff at FedCommunities for their efforts…