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EDA: $5 Million in American Rescue Plan Funding Invested to Support U.S. Territory-Wide Economic Development Planning

Grants for 5 Territories will Lay the Foundation for President Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo today announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding American Rescue Plan statewide planning grants to five territories to support territory-wide economic development planning efforts. The funding will assist communities in…

Census Bureau: 2020 American Community Survey 5-Year Data Pushed to March 2022

In November, the U.S. Census Bureau announced it would delay the release of the 2016-2020 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year data, originally scheduled for December 2021, due to the impacts of COVID-19 on data collection. We continue to make progress towards a mid- to late-March 2022 data product release.   Since November, we have refined our methodology to reduce the impact of the nonresponse bias due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The methodology improves the 2020 data input by comparing characteristics for responding and nonresponding households…

HUD: Over $18 Million Awarded to 33 States to Provide Housing Assistance for Veterans

Vouchers will provide housing for veterans experiencing homelessness The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Monday awarded over $18 million in HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) vouchers to 103 Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) in 33 states across the country to support veterans experiencing homelessness. This round of allocations, announced during a press…

FHFA: Final 2020 Housing Goals Performance Determinations Announced

Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced the final determinations for Enterprise performance on the 2020 housing goals.  During 2020, Fannie Mae met all of the single-family and multifamily housing goals. Freddie Mac met the single-family purchase goals for low-income families, very low-income families, and low-income areas, and all of the multifamily goals, but…

CFPB: DOJ and CFPB Put Landlords and Mortgage Servicies on Notice about Servicmembers’ and Veterans’ Rights

Joint letters remind landlords and mortgage servicers to adhere to the CARES Act and additional legal requirements under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued two joint letters today regarding important legal housing protections for military families. One letter was sent to landlords and…

OCC: Bulletin Issued on Revised Interagency Examination Procedures for HMDA

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today issued the revised interagency Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)1examination procedures for determining compliance with HMDA and its implementing regulations. Rescission This bulletin rescinds OCC Bulletin 2010-8, “Compliance Policy: Revised Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Examination Procedures.” OCC Bulletin 2019-19, “Home Mortgage Disclosure Act: Revised Interagency Examination…

FEMA: Six More Kentucky Counties Eligible for FEMA Assistance

Six additional counties are now eligible for FEMA assistance after the Dec. 10, 2021 storms and tornadoes. Individuals and households in the following counties can apply for FEMA Individual Assistance, which may include temporary housing assistance, basic home repairs and certain other uninsured disaster-related needs: Christian, Hart, Hickman, Logan, Lyon and Ohio. These counties join Caldwell, Fulton, Graves, Hopkins, Marshall, Muhlenberg, Taylor…

Census Bureau: Small Business Pulse Survey Phase 7 Weekly Data Released

The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from Phase 7 of the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS), which measures the effect of changing business conditions during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as other major events such as hurricanes on our nation’s small businesses. SBPS complements existing Census Bureau data by providing detailed, near real-time information on…

Census Bureau: Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates Released for States, Counties, and School Districts

The median estimated poverty rate for school-age children in all U.S. school districts in 2020 was 13.2%, according to data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The new data come from the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program, which provides the only up-to-date, single-year income and poverty statistics for the nation’s 3,142 counties and 13,163 school…

HUD: Additional Assistance Announced to Keep Foster Youth Housed

26 Public Housing Agencies are receiving over $1 million total to prevent homelessness faced by youth involved in the child welfare system The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Thursday announced that over $1 million has been awarded to public housing agencies (PHAs) across the country to provide housing assistance to youth…