SBA: $150,000 Announced to Fund Women’s Business Center in Tulsa, OK
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the availability of $150,000 for a new grant opportunity for established and aspiring Women’s Business Center host organizations to provide outcome-oriented business services for women entrepreneurs in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to provide grant dollars for one nonprofit organization to start a new, community-based Women’s Business…
SBA: National Small Business Week Virtual Summit Announced for September 13-15
SBA to Host Three-Day Live Summit of Learning and Online Education Sessions for Small Businesses The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced its 2021 National Small Business Week Virtual Summit for September 13-15, 2021. This year’s events will spotlight the resilience of America’s entrepreneurs and the renewal of the small business economy as they build back better from the economic…
HUD: FHA Extends Single Family Eviction Moratorium
Today’s announcement extends the eviction moratorium through September 30 for foreclosed borrowers and other occupants and notes expiration of the foreclosure moratorium on July 31. The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) on July 30, 2021, announced an extension of its moratorium on evictions for foreclosed borrowers and their occupants through September 30, 2021, and noted the expiration of the foreclosure moratorium on…
SBA: Contributions of Small Businesses Recognized as SBA Celebrates Nearly 70 Years of Service to America’s Entrepreneurs
The U.S. Small Business Administration today marks 68 years of service as a voice for America’s 30 million small businesses and innovative startups. For nearly seven decades, the SBA has been a part of the small business journey for business owners and entrepreneurs, helping them start, grow, expand, and recover from disasters. “Since our founding in 1953,…
FHFA: COVID-19 REO Eviction Moratorium Extended Through September 30, 2021
Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) are extending the moratorium on single-family real estate owned (REO) evictions until September 30, 2021. The REO eviction moratorium applies to properties that have been acquired by an Enterprise through foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure transactions. The current moratorium…
FHFA: Landlords of Enterprise-Backed Properties Encouraged to Apply for Emergency Rental Assistance Before Evicting Tenants
Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is encouraging landlords of properties backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) to apply for Emergency Rental Assistance before starting the process of evicting a tenant for non-payment of rent. “As mentioned in the joint statement issued today by the leaders of the agencies that oversee federal…
CFPB: Effective Date for Debt Collection Final Rules Confirmed as January 29, 2022
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced that two final rules issued under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) will take effect as planned, on November 30, 2021. The CFPB issued a proposal in April 2021 that, if finalized, would have extended the effective dates to January 29, 2022. The CFPB has now determined that…
CDFI Fund: Application Demand for FY 2021 Round of Small Dollar Loan Program Released
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) released today the application data for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 round of its Small Dollar Loan Program (SDL Program). The SDL Program is a new program authorized by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Pub. L….