CDFI Fund: CDFI and NACA Program 2020 Pre-Application Webinar Scheduled for December 18th
As 2019 comes to a close, now is a great time to start thinking about preparing your organization for a fiscal year (FY) 2020 Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) or Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) Application. The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) is tentatively planning to open the FY…
ABA: Otting, McWilliams Discuss Next Steps on CRA Modernization Effort
Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting is moving forward with issuing a long-awaited notice of proposed rulemaking that would modernize how the agency evaluates banks’ Community Reinvestment Act performance, he said today. Otting said he expects to issue the NPR by the end of 2019 with a 60-day comment period and hopes to have the…
HUD: More than $130 Million Awarded to Provide Affordable Housing to People with Disabilities
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $131.3 million to 325 local public housing authorities across the country to provide affordable housing to approximately 15,363 additional non-elderly persons with disabilities. Secretary Ben Carson made the national announcement during a visit to Detroit, Michigan. The Detroit Housing Commission received $597,629 to serve…
EDA: Grant Awarded to Support Entrepreneurial Development in Utah
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $718,968 grant to Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, to help develop a new training program for the Ogden-Clearfield Launchpad entrepreneurship center (Center). The Center provides critical resources for early-stage entrepreneurs as they move through the startup life cycle. The EDA grant…
FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for South Dakota
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of South Dakota to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding beginning on Sept. 9 — Sept. 26, 2019. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Brookings, Charles…
HUD and Census Bureau: Residential Construction Activity Report for October 2019
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for October 2019. Building Permits Privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in October were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,461,000. This is 5.0 percent (±1.7 percent) above the revised…
FHFA: Enterprise Capital Rule Will Be Re-Proposed in 2020
Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced plans to re-propose the entire regulation on capital requirements (Capital Rule) for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) sometime in 2020. “The 2018 Capital Rule was proposed before FHFA began the process of retaining capital at the Enterprises as a first step toward ending the conservatorships….
FHFA: 2019 Performance and Accountability Report Released
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its Performance and Accountability Report, which details FHFA’s activities as regulator of the Federal Home Loan Bank System and as regulator and conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during fiscal year 2019. For the eleventh consecutive year, FHFA received an unmodified audit opinion on its FY…
FDIC: Merger Between BB&T and SunTrust Approved
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Board of Directors unanimously approved the Bank Merger Act (BMA) application submitted by Branch Banking and Trust Company (BB&T), Winston-Salem, NC, to merge with SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, GA. The resulting bank will operate under BB&T’s charter and will be called Truist Bank. Truist Bank will be headquartered in Charlotte,…
FDIC: Establishment of New Advisory Committee of State Regulators Approved
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Board of Directors today approved establishing a new advisory committee for state regulators and the FDIC to discuss a variety of current and emerging issues that have potential implications on the regulation and supervision of state-chartered financial institutions. “State Regulators are an important link in our regulatory ecosystem and the…