FFIEC: 2025 Data on Mortgage Lending Reported Under HMDA Published
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) recently published data on 2025 mortgage lending transactions reported under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) by 4782 U.S. financial institutions. The Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset released contains the national HMDA datasets as of June 1, 2026. The FFIEC released several data products to serve a variety of data users,…
HUD: Agency Slashes More Red Tape to Lower Costs and Improve Affordability
New Federal Housing Administration Single Family policy changes remove barriers and expand homeownership opportunities. HUD is announcing fourteen policy changes to its Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Single Family mortgage insurance program that lower costs, reduce regulatory burdens, and improve affordability for Americans seeking FHA-insured mortgages. The changes eliminate outdated requirements, reduce administrative burdens, and make…
OCC: Agency Clarifies Filing Decision Process
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today clarified the standards for its decisions on filings. OCC filing decisions are governed by 12 CFR 5.13. As stated in the regulation, the OCC may approve, conditionally approve or deny a filing. In addition, the OCC may return a filing as materially deficient where it…
CDFI Fund: Public Comment Sought on NMTC Program Allocation Application and AQEI Tracking System
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently,…
FEMA: More than $420 Million Announced in Federal Funds to Support Emergency Management Across the Country
FEMA today announced more than $420 million in two funding opportunities to empower state, local, tribal and territorial government agencies to strengthen their emergency response capabilities and their resilience to potential catastrophic incidents. FEMA is disbursing this money through two separate grant programs. Through the Emergency Management Performance Grant program, FEMA is providing $337 million to…
SBA: SBA and GSA Take Action to Prioritize American-Made Products in Federal Purchasing
Agencies Partner to Remove Foreign Imposters from List of Approved Federal Product Offerings Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in collaboration with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), announced new action to remove nearly two dozen foreign product offerings from GSA Advantage!, the list of approved vendors for federal agency procurement. The action comes as a result of meetings held…
HUD: Proposed Rule Would Spark Manufactured Home Innovation & Increase Supply
The proposed rule would remove the permanent chassis requirement for upper stories of manufactured homes. HUD today published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that would update the definition of a manufactured home and support innovative opportunities for multi-story manufactured housing. Under the proposed rule, the new definition of a manufactured home, as noted in the Manufactured Home…
HUD: 15 Fair Housing Enforcement Actions Announced
Violations include Disability Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, and Familial Status The Department of Housing and Urban (HUD) announced fifteen recent fair housing enforcement actions as the Department accelerates civil rights enforcement, delivers relief for Americans facing housing discrimination, and continues to reduce a major case backlog inherited from the Biden Administration. The actions include charges and…
SBA: Proposed Rule Reforms 8(a) Business Development Program to End Racial Discrimination in Federal Contracting
Agency issues new proposed rule to dismantle race-based admissions Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) released a proposed rule to end racial discrimination in the 8(a) Business Development Program and dismantle the race-based admissions framework that previously barred Americans of certain races from accessing 8(a) set-aside and sole-source contracting opportunities. Under the new rule, individuals will no longer…
HUD: Fraud-Filled Los Angeles Homelessness Funding Cut Off
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s record of fraud, failure, and flagrant mismanagement has abused hundreds of millions of tax dollars per year. Following the HUD Office of Inspector General (OIG) opening an investigation, Secretary Scott Turner today announced the immediate suspension of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), the lead agency for Los Angeles’…