OCC: Third Quarter 2026 CRA Evaluation Schedule Issued
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released its schedule of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) evaluations to be conducted in the third quarter of 2026. While the OCC has previously released its schedule of CRA evaluations for two quarters in advance, updates to CRA evaluation scheduling for community banks and the implementation…
SBA: General Motors and SBA to Host Michigan Supplier Matchmaking Expo on June 5th
Registration Now Open for June 5 Event Connecting Major Buyers with Local Small Businesses to Strengthen Domestic Supply Chains Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that its second 2026 Supplier Matchmaking Expo will take place on June 5, 2026, at the MotorCity Casino in Detroit, Michigan. The event, which is co-hosted by General Motors, is designed to advance…
FEMA: More Than $60 Million Approved to Help Southeast Communities Recover from Recent Disasters and Strengthen Their Resilience Against Future Disasters
Today, FEMA announced the recent approval of more than $60 million in post-disaster funding for Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program projects in Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. These programs empower states, local communities, tribes and territories to recover to rebuild more resilient, safer communities and protect infrastructure from future events. With…
Census Bureau: New Educational Enrollment Data Released
The U.S. Census Bureau today released data tables examining the educational characteristics of people age 3 and over. Data are based on statistics from the 2024 School Enrollment Supplement. In 2024, 23.4% of people age 3 and over were enrolled in school. Of those age 3 and over enrolled in school: Other Highlights Nursery School and Kindergarten Enrollment…
FHFA: U.S. House Prices Rise 1.7 Percent Year Over Year; Up 0.5 Percent Quarter Over Quarter
U.S. house prices rose 1.7 percent between the first quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2026, according to the U.S. Federal Housing (FHFA) House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices for the first quarter of 2026 rose 0.5 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2025. FHFA’s seasonally adjusted monthly index for March rose 0.1 percent from February. Significant…
FEMA: President Trump Approves California Emergency Declaration
FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the State of California to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from a chemical release beginning May 21, 2026, and continuing. The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all federal disaster response efforts to alleviate the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency…
Federal Reserve: Kevin Warsh Takes Oath of Office as Chairman and a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Federal Open Market Committee Unanimously Selects Warsh as Its Chairman Kevin Warsh on Friday took the oath of office as chairman and a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Also on Friday, the Federal Open Market Committee unanimously selected Warsh as its chairman. President Donald J. Trump nominated Mr. Warsh…
ICBA: Financial Services Industry Outlines Proposed Third-Party Risk Management Reforms to Federal Banking Agencies
The Consumer Bankers Association (CBA), along with the American Fintech Council, Coalition for Financial Ecosystem Standards, and Independent Community Bankers of America, today released a new report outlining refined principles and proposed areas for reform to third-party risk management (TPRM) in the financial services industry. The report comes as a result of a roundtable discussion CBA…
SBA: Administrator Loeffler Applauds Signature of Investing in All of America Act to Strengthen the SBIC Program
H.R. 2066 strengthens the SBIC program, expanding access to capital for rural communities and critical industries Today, Kelly Loeffler, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration(SBA), applauded President Donald J. Trump for signing H.R. 2066, the Investing in All of America Act, into law. The legislation, which was sponsored by U.S. House Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Member…
ICBA: ICBA Urges OCC to Rescind Approval for Coinbase’s National Trust Charter Following Criminal Lawsuit
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today called on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to rescind or suspend its conditional approval of Coinbase Global’s application for a national trust bank charter until criminal allegations against Coinbase’s wholly owned subsidiary, Coinbase Financial Markets Inc., are resolved. This follows the New York State Attorney General’s…