EDA: $1 Million Invested to Support Statewide Disaster Recovery and Resiliency Efforts in North Carolina
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1 million grant to the North Carolina Department of Public Safety (NCDPS), Raleigh, North Carolina, to aid the establishment of a statewide framework on disaster resilience planning and to provide economic guidance and strategic training. The EDA…
CFPB: Pilot Advisory Opinion Program Launches to Provide Regulate Entities Clear Guidance and Improve Compliance
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) today launched a pilot advisory opinion (AO) program to publicly address regulatory uncertainty in the Bureau’s existing regulations. The pilot AO program will allow entities seeking to comply with regulatory requirements to submit a request where uncertainty exists. The Bureau will then select topics based on the program’s priorities…
Census Bureau: Household Pulse Survey Weekly Data Released
The Census Bureau today released new data from the experimental Household Pulse Survey. The Household Pulse Survey is the result of an effort by the Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to document temporal trends in how individuals are experiencing business curtailment and closures, stay-at-home orders, school closures, changes in the availability of consumer goods…
HUD: White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council Delivers Report to President Trump
Report Outlines Best Practices and Features Examples of Community Revitalization Occurring Across the Nation in Opportunity Zones Dr. Ben Carson, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Chairman of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council (Council), delivered a report this month to President Donald J. Trump outlining Opportunity Zone best practices and…
HUD: More than $35 Million Awarded to 31 Local HIV/AIDS Housing Programs
Funding offers stable housing for individuals and families at risk of homelessness The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced more than $35.8 million to assist more than 2,856 low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families over a three-year period. The funding announced today is offered through HUD’s Housing Opportunities for Persons…
HUD: FHA Extends Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium for Single Family Homeowners for Additional Two Months
Extension Through August 31, 2020, Provides More Security for Homeowners Impacted by the Coronavirus Outbreak Today, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced a two-month extension of its foreclosure and eviction moratorium through August 31, 2020, for homeowners with FHA-insured Single Family mortgages. This extension provides additional security and peace of mind to homeowners that they will not…
SBA and Treasury: New EZ and Revised Full Forgiveness Applications for the Paycheck Protection Program Announced
Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, posted a revised, borrower-friendly Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness application implementing the PPP Flexibility Act of 2020, signed into law by President Trump on June 5, 2020. In addition to revising the full forgiveness application, SBA also published a new…
FHFA: Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium Extended through August
Today, to help borrowers and renters who are at risk of losing their home due to the coronavirus national emergency, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will extend their single-family moratorium on foreclosures and evictions until at least August 31, 2020. The foreclosure moratorium applies to Enterprise-backed, single-family mortgages only….
EDA: $5.1 Million Invested to Construct Workforce Training Center in Lincoln County, MO
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5.1 million grant to Lincoln County, Missouri, to build a workforce training center. The EDA grant, to be matched with $360,000 in local investment, is expected to create nearly 100 jobs and generate $2.8 million in private…
OCC: Bank Preemption from COVID-19 Relief Programs
OCC Bulletin 2020-62| June 17, 2020 Summary Federal, state, and local governments have taken many actions to respond to the economic disruption caused by the spread of COVID-19. While the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) recognizes that a wide range of stakeholders, including state and local governments, have an important role to play in…