SBA: $5 Million Awarded in PRIME Grants to Help Emerging Micro-entrepreneurs Gain Access to Capital
Funds Finance Training & Technical Assistance to Emerging Entrepreneurs; Capacity Building to Provider Organizations Thirty-four community-based organizations across the United States that provide assistance to disadvantaged entrepreneurs are set to receive a combined $5 million in grants from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Program for Investment in Micro-Entrepreneurs (PRIME). These organizations help low-income entrepreneurs gain…
FDIC: FFIEC Launches New Industry Outreach Website
Printable Format: FIL-40-2017 – PDF (PDF Help) Summary: The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) launched a new Industry Outreach website for financial institutions, trade associations, third-party providers, and consultants. Statement of Applicability to Institutions with Total Assets Under $1 Billion: This FIL applies to all FDIC-supervised financial institutions. Highlights: The FFIEC launched a new…
Interagency Guidance: Statement on Supervisory Practices Regarding Financial Institutions and Borrowers Affected by Hurricane Irma
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and state bank regulators recognize the serious impact of Hurricane Irma on the customers and operations of many financial institutions and will provide regulatory assistance to affected institutions subject to their supervision. The…
CFPB: New Financial Empowerment Tools for People with Disabilities
This year marks the 27th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act . This is a time for us to celebrate the leaders in the disability rights movement past and present who have worked tirelessly to ensure equality of opportunity, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency for all people. Despite much progress, millions of people with…
HUD: Survivor Housing a Priority for the Federal and State Recovery Effort after Hurricane Harvey
The federal government continues to focus on the lives and safety of those affected by Hurricane Harvey. While the coordinated response continues, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and other federal, state, local, and tribal partners, are beginning to direct efforts toward recovery, including housing survivors displaced…
HUD: Report Finds People Living with Mental Disabilities Face Significant Rental Housing Discrimination
Persons living with mental illness, intellectual or other developmental disabilities continue to face significant housing discrimination in the rental housing market, according to a new pilot study released today by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Rental Housing Discrimination on the Basis of Mental Disabilities: Results of Pilot Testing finds that when compared…
CFPB: Join the “Your Money, Your Goals” 2018 Cohort
Today we’re announcing an opportunity to participate in the CFPB’s Your Money, Your Goals 2018 cohort. Your Money, Your Goals is a suite of financial empowerment tools and resources that individuals and organizations can use to help the people they serve manage their money and work toward their goals. Each year, we identify a small…