FEMA: Deadline Extended for HBCU & Minority-Serving Institutions Summer Internship Program; Now Open to Tribal Colleges
FEMA is extending the application deadline for its Summer 2023 Minority Serving Institutions Internship, and will open the program to tribal colleges. The deadline to apply for this opportunity has been extended to April 28, 2023, and the applicant pool will include students from tribal colleges and universities as well as Historically Black Colleges and Universities and…
Census Bureau: Household Pulse Survey Phase 3.8 Monthly Data Released
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from phase 3.8 of the experimental Household Pulse Survey (HPS). The HPS is an effort by the Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to inform federal and state response and recovery planning by providing near real-time data on the social and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and…
FHFA: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Fair Lending Oversight Issued
Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that it is seeking comment on a proposed rule that would formalize many of the Agency’s existing practices and programs regarding fair housing and fair lending oversight of its regulated entities. Specifically, the proposed rule would codify in regulation: FHFA’s fair lending oversight requirements for Fannie Mae…
FDIC: SUNY Geneseo Wins Third Annual FDIC Academic Challenge
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today announced a four–member team of undergraduate students from the State University of New York College at Geneseo is the winner of the Third Annual FDIC Academic Challenge, a competition among university and college undergraduate students concerning the U.S. banking sector. The FDIC selected the team of Jenna Huizinga, Ian…
OCC: Acting Comptroller Discusses Open Banking
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu today discussed the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) approach to open banking in remarks at FDX Global Summit Spring 2023 in Raleigh, N.C. In his remarks, the Acting Comptroller highlighted the evolution of open banking and its potential impact on the OCC’s supervision in…
FEMA: New Members Sought for FEMA National Advisory Council
FEMA is seeking qualified individuals to lend their expertise and serve on the agency’s National Advisory Council. The council includes a geographically diverse and substantive cross-section of 40 members who advise the FEMA Administrator on all aspects of emergency management, ensuring input from, and coordination with, state, local, tribal and territorial governments, as well as the…
FEMA: Additional California Counties Now Eligible for Disaster Assistance
Residents of San Bernardino County are now eligible for federal disaster assistance through FEMA. In addition, Alpine, Fresno, Kings, Merced, Sierra and Trinity counties are now eligible for Public Assistance, which reimburses local and state government agencies for the costs of emergency response, debris removal and restoration of disaster damaged public facilities and infrastructure. The additional counties were added to the…
HUD: $486 Million in Grants and $43 Million for Stability Vouchers Announced to Address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness
Sixty-two communities in total will receive grants and vouchers to implement coordinated approaches to addressing unsheltered homelessness and homelessness in rural areas WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is announcing the second set of communities to receive grants and housing vouchers to address homelessness among people in unsheltered settings…
FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Indiana
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Indiana to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes from March 31-April 1. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Allen, Benton, Clinton, Grant, Howard, Johnson, Lake,…
HUD: First-Ever HUD Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee Meeting Convened
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge hosted HUD’s first-ever Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (TIAC) meeting at the Robert C. Weaver Federal Building. The two-day convening included Tribal leaders from across the continental United States and Alaska that make up the HUD Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee. The meeting focused on…