FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Delaware
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Delaware to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe winter storm from February 22-23, 2026. Public Assistance federal funding is available to the state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work…
FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for San Carlos Apache Tribe
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to eligible members of the San Carlos Apache Tribe to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding from October 10-13, 2025. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals and families of the San Carlos Apache Tribe. Assistance can include…
HUD: Agency Overhauls Federal Homelessness Assistance
Today, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $4.04 billion to better serve America’s vulnerable populations through the Continuum of Care (CoC) homelessness assistance program. “The ‘housing first’ experiment failed Americans by warehousing the vulnerable without results. This ideology promised to end homelessness. Instead, billions…
OCC: Senior Deputy Comptroller for Regional and Midsize Financial Institutions Announced
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced Benjamin Eddy will serve as the Senior Deputy Comptroller for Regional and Midsize Financial Institutions, effective June 1. In this role, Mr. Eddy oversees the supervision of national banks and federal savings associations between $30 billion and $500 billion in assets. He also serves…
ABA: Bank and Credit Union Groups Issue Statement on Illinois General Assembly Vote to Delay Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act Implementation
The American Bankers Association, Illinois Bankers Association, America’s Credit Unions and the Illinois Credit Union League issued the following statement after the Illinois General Assembly voted to delay implementation of the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (IFPA) for one year: “We welcome the Illinois General Assembly’s decision to once again delay the IFPA implementation deadline for another…
FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Kentucky
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the Commonwealth of Kentucky to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe winter storm from January 23-27, 2026. Public Assistance federal funding is available to the state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work…
HUD: 2025 Annual Homelessness Report to Congress Released
The Point-In-Time Count Report Shows Homelessness Increased During Decade of “Housing First” Policies HUD today released the 2025 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report: Part 1: Point-in-Time (PIT) Estimates, which found that 745,652 people were homeless, including 266,320 people living on the street on a single night in January 2025 – a 27% increase since 2013 and a…
FDIC: Summary of Deposits Survey and Filing for June 30, 2026 Data Collection Begins
Summary: The Summary of Deposits (SOD) is the annual survey of branch office deposits as of June 30, 2026 for all FDIC-insured institutions, including insured U.S. branches of foreign banks. All institutions with branch offices are required to submit the survey; institutions with only a main office are exempt. All survey responses are required by…
FDIC: CRA Examination Schedules for Third Quarter 2026 and Fourth Quarter 2026 Issued
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today issued the lists of institutions scheduled for a Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) examination during the third quarter 2026 and fourth quarter 2026. CRA regulations require each federal bank and thrift regulator to publish its quarterly CRA examination schedule at least 30 days before the beginning of each quarter. …