FEMA: President Trump Signs Emergency Declaration for Alabama
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of Alabama to supplement state, tribal and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions in the area affected by Hurricane Michael beginning on October 10, 2018, and continuing. The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate…
HUD: Disaster Assistance Including Foreclosure Protection Announced for Florida Storm Victims
Foreclosure protection offered to displaced families U.S. Housing and Urban Development today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to the State of Florida and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes due to Hurricane Michael. Yesterday, President Trump issued a major disaster declaration for Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Taylor, and Wakulla…
EDA: U.S. Commerce Department Announces Tenth Americas Competitiveness Exchange
Senior Officials from Across the Western Hemisphere and other Nations to Visit Northern California’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hubs WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA) and Economic Development Administration (EDA), in coordination with the U.S. Department of State and the Organization of American States (OAS), announced that 50 high-level representatives…
FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Florida
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Florida to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Michael beginning on Oct. 7, 2018, and continuing. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Taylor,…
FEMA: President Trump Signs Emergency Declaration for Georgia
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of Georgia to supplement state, tribal and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions in the area affected by Hurricane Michael beginning on Oct. 9 and continuing. The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all…
EDA: $10 Million Invested to Improve Port Infrastructure and Support Disaster Recovery Efforts in Texas
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $10 million in grants to the state of Texas to enhance critical port infrastructure to support business development and disaster resiliency following Hurricane Harvey. According to grantee estimates, the projects are expected to create and retain over 15,000…
HUD: $47 Million in Housing Counseling Grants Awarded
Funding intended to help families find and keep their homes The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $47 million in housing counseling grants to help approximately 1 million households find housing, make more informed housing choices, or keep their current homes. See list of all counseling agencies awarded funding today. “HUD-approved…
FDIC: Interpretive and Procedural Rule on Partial Exemption from HMDA Requirements
FDIC FIL-58-2018 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA): Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Interpretive and Procedural Rule on Partial Exemptions from HMDA Requirements Printable Format: FIL-58-2018 – PDF (PDF Help) Summary: The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection released an interpretive and procedural rule to implement and clarify amendments to HMDA made by the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief,…
FDIC: New Members for the Advisory Committee on Community Banking Announced
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has announced the selection of seven new members for its Advisory Committee on Community Banking, which has been providing advice and recommendations to the FDIC on a broad range of community bank policy and regulatory matters since it was established in 2009. The Advisory Committee members represent a cross-section…