socrates | CRA Learning Center https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html CRA Newswire Seeking CRA knowledge? EDA: U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $27 Million in Disaster Supplemental Funding to Support Economic Development Projects in Five States EDA: U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $10.9 Million for Infrastructure Improvement Projects to Support Economic Development in Four States ABA: ABA, ICBA Join State Associations in Urging Senate to Strengthen Stablecoin Yield Provisions in Clarity Act ABA: Officers Nominated for 2026-2027 CDFI Fund: Important Update for FY 2026 Small Dollar Loan Program Funding Round Applicants CDFI Fund: Beware of Fraud Attempts Using Fictitious CDFI Fund Communications and Accounts Agencies Issue Guidance on Lending to Individuals Not Legally Authorized to Work in the United States Agencies Issue Joint Statement on Handling of Highly Sensitive Information During Bank Examinations FEMA: $600 Million Announced to Help Communities Reduce Flood Risk FDIC: Kentland Bank Assumes All Deposits of Kentland Federal Savings and Loan Association SBA: Small Businesses Now Eligible for $10 Million in SBA Financing SBA: 10 Semifinalists in Freedom 250 Patriot Pitch Competition Announced FEMA: More Than $584 Million Delivered To Support Community-Led Resilience and Recovery Across the U.S. ICBA: ICBA Congratulates Lawmakers for Enactment of Bipartisan Housing Law with Pro-Community Bank Policies FDIC: List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance Issued HUD: “Made in America” Theme Unveiled for Innovative Housing Showcase 2026 SBA: Registration Now Open for America’s Seed Fund Summit SBA: USDA & SBA Sign MOU to Combat Lawfare Against Farmers, Ranchers, and Small Businesses FEMA: President Trump Approves Emergency Declaration for Guam FEMA: President Trump Approves Emergency Declaration for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Kansas CDFI Fund: FY 2026 Bank Enterprise Award Program Funding Round Opens FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Michigan FHFA: House Price Index Down 0.1 Percent in April 2026; Up 2.0 Percent from Last Year FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Louisiana FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Nebraska FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Missouri FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Mississippi CDFI Fund: FY 2026 Small Dollar Loan Program Funding Round Opens CFPB: Agency Undertaking Efforts to Correct Flaws to Restore Integrity and Utility to the Consumer Complaint System CDFI Fund: FY 2026 CDFI Bond Guarantee Program Application Period Opens OCC: Mortgage Performance Report for First Quarter 2026 Released OCC: CRA Performance Evaluations for 20 National Banks and Federal Savings Associations Released EDA: U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $15.7 Million in Disaster Supplemental Funding to Support Economic Development Projects in South Carolina  SBA: Final Disaster Relief Extension for January 2025 Los Angeles Wildfire Survivors Announced FFIEC: Agencies Release List of Distressed or Underserved Nonmetropolitan Middle-Income Geographies FFIEC: Statement Issued on Promoting De Novo Depository Institution Formation Treasury: New Designation Cycle for Opportunity Zones Opens FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Idaho HUD: Agency and VA Announce Funding to Support Over 2,500 Homeless Veterans FDIC: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Issued on Disclosure of Information for Appropriate Business Purposes SBA: FY 25 Scorecard for Small Business Contracting Released HUD: Agency Slashes More Red Tape to Lower Costs and Improve Affordability FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Wisconsin FFIEC: 2025 Data on Mortgage Lending Reported Under HMDA Published FEMA: $1.5 Billion Announced to Empower Communities to Prevent Terrorism and Protect American Infrastructure FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for the Pueblo of Acoma