Census Bureau: 2022 Local Estimates of Internet Adoption Released
The U.S. Census Bureau and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today released the 2022 Local Estimates of Internet Adoption (LEIA), an experimental data product that measures Internet adoption at the county level. As part of the federal government’s efforts to improve the availability, adoption and effective use of high speed Internet service through the Digital Equity Actprograms and the Broadband…
HUD: More Than $5 Million in New Investments Announced for Camden, NJ
New awards will support climate resilience and energy efficiency renovations. On Monday, September 9, 2024, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman traveled to Camden, New Jersey, to announce a $5,640,000 grant to Northgate II, a 402-unit affordable housing development in North Camden, to support significant energy efficiency and climate…
FHFA: Mortgage Loan and Natural Disaster Dashboard Released
Agency unveils online tool using existing information to estimate county-level damages and mortgage loan concentrations in disaster-prone areas, and to identify U.S. communities most vulnerable to natural hazards. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released an online risk analysis tool that provides geographic estimates for physical risks from various types of natural disasters as well…
HUD: More Than $1 Million Announced to Reduce Radon Exposure in Connecticut and Ohio Public Housing
HUD Announces More than $1 Million to Reduce Radon Exposure in Connecticut and Ohio Public Housing New funds will improve the safety of almost 1,700 families and prevent toxic exposures that could lead to cancer WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced more than $1.1 million to two public housing…
CDFI Fund: Updated Guidance and New Deadline Released for Early Submission of CDFI Certification Application
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) released a revised Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Certification Application Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) document, Pre-Approved Target Market Assessment Methodology guidance, and an adjusted CDFI Certification Application timeline today. The FAQs and guidance supersede those published December 07, 2023, by adding, revising,…
CDFI Fund: President Biden Announces Members of the CDFI Fund’s Advisory Board Communities
Today, President Joe Biden announced the private citizens who will serve on the Community Development Advisory Board (the Advisory Board), a 15-person federal advisory committee to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). The function of the Advisory Board is to advise the CDFI Fund’s Director on the policies regarding the activities and…
HUD: $69 Million in New Investments Announced
New awards will support climate resilience and energy efficiency renovations. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced $69.1 million in awards to properties across 10 states under its Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP) to support significant energy efficiency and climate resilience renovations in almost 2,000 homes. These Leading Edge grants and loans will increase…
SBA: FTC Chair and SBA Administrator to Hold Fireside Chat on September 12th
Federal Regulations Promote Fair Competition and Aim to Benefit Small Businesses Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s 34 million small businesses, and Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan(Link is external), head of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), will meet for a fireside chat…
HUD: Over $32 Million Awarded to Fight Housing Discrimination
Funding will support and promote fair housing nationwide. Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $31.7 million from its FY 2024 budget to support 75 fair housing organizations across the nation through the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP). These funds are being directed to second- and third-year multi-year grantees of the Private Enforcement…
CFPB: Report Highlights Consumer Protection Issues in Medical and Rental Debt Collection
Debt collectors are pursuing consumers using illegal tactics for debts they do not owe The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today issued its annual report on debt collection, which highlights aggressive and illegal practices in the collection of medical debt and rental debt. The report discusses how problems with real estate companies’ “revenue management software” can result…