OCC: Recognizing National Financial Capability Month at Capitol Hill
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) recognized National Financial Capability Month by participating in the annual Jump$tart Coalition Financial Literacy Day on Capitol Hill event today. OCC staff distributed materials to assist banks with their financial inclusion activities, including the agency’s Financial Literacy Update. Staff also highlighted the OCC’s HelpWithMyBank.gov website, which…
FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Kentucky
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the Commonwealth of Kentucky to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides from February 9 to February 14, 2018. Federal funding is available to the Commonwealth and eligible…
HUD: $1.6 Billion Awarded to Help the U.S. Virgin Islands to Recover from Hurricanes Irma and Maria
Disaster recovery funds to help repair damaged homes, businesses and infrastructure WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $1.6 billion to support long-term disaster recovery in the U.S. Virgin Islands following Hurricanes Irma and Maria. These funds are provided through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR)…
HUD: $28 Billion Awarded to Help Hard-Hit Disaster Areas in Nine States, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
Disaster recovery funds to help repair damaged housing, businesses and infrastructure The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded nearly $28 billion to support long-term disaster recovery in hard-hit areas in nine states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These funds are provided through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant – Disaster…
Census Bureau: Economic Census Instructions Will Be Mailed to 3.7 Million Businesses Soon
The U.S. Census Bureau will mail out instructions for filing out the 2017 Economic Census to businesses nationwide in early May. Approximately 3.7 million U.S. businesses nationwide, including those in U.S. territories, will receive information by mail with instructions to set up an account to complete their economic census online. The deadline for response is…
SBA: National Small Business Week 2018 to Feature First-Ever Virtual Conference
Conference will feature webinars, mentoring sessions and business resources As part of National Small Business Week, April 29 – May 5, the U.S. Small Business Administration and SCORE, mentors to America’s small businesses, will host the first- ever National Small Business Week Virtual Conference. The conference will include educational webinars, mentoring sessions and business resources. National Small…
SBA: National Small Business Week 2018 to Kick-Off in Nation’s Capital on April 29th
Leading organizations join forces with SBA to make the week possible National Small Business Week 2018 kicks off at the end of this month with an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. where national award winners including the naming of this year’s national Small Business Person of the Year will be recognized and awarded for their…
HUD: VA and HUD Team Up to Help Homeless Veterans Find Permanent Homes
HUD-VASH vouchers to provide housing for 5,211 veterans WASHINGTON – In a continued effort to end veteran homelessness, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced $43 million to 325 local public housing agencies (PHAs) across the country to provide a permanent home to…
FEMA: Agency and Federal Partners Encourage Families to Save for a Rainy Day
Over 40 percent of adults cannot cover an emergency expense of $400 FEMA, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC), celebrates Financial Capability Month by reminding individuals and families that the time to prepare for the financial cost of unexpected emergencies is long before an emergency…
FDIC: Use of Technology in the Business of Banking Forum on May 7th in Arlington, VA
The FDIC will host a forum on the Use of Technology in the Business of Banking on Monday, May 7, 2018. The forum will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Eastern Time in the FDIC’s Sheila C. Bair Auditorium, 3501 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia, 22226. Registration is required to attend. The forum also…