CRA Newswire

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…

FDIC: List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance Issued

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today issued its list of state nonmember banks recently evaluated for compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The list covers evaluation ratings that the FDIC assigned to institutions in January 2018. The CRA is a 1977 law intended to encourage insured banks and thrifts to meet local credit…

SBA: Small Business SBA 504 Loans Now Available with 25-Year Maturity

SBA Administrator Linda McMahon has announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration is offering a 504 Loan and the Debenture that funds it with a 25-year maturity. This new 25 year Debenture will be made available for 504 Projects that are approved on or after April 2, 2018. The new 504 Loan term complements the…

OCC: CRA Evaluations for 24 National Banks and Federal Savings Associations Released

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released a list of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations that became public during the period of March 1, 2018 through March 31, 2018. The list contains only national banks, federal savings associations, and insured federal branches of foreign banks that have received ratings. The…