Events

SBA: National Small Business Week Virtual Summit Announced for September 13-15

SBA to Host Three-Day Live Summit of Learning and Online Education Sessions for Small Businesses The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced its 2021 National Small Business Week Virtual Summit for September 13-15, 2021. This year’s events will spotlight the resilience of America’s entrepreneurs and the renewal of the small business economy as they build back better from the economic…

FDIC: Minority Depository Institutions Subcommittee to Meet Virtually July 21st

July 21st virtual meeting to address issues important to minority banks The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today announced the agency’s Minority Depository Institutions (MDI) Subcommittee to the Advisory Committee on Community Banking will hold an open meeting at 1 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. During the public portion of the meeting, subcommittee members…

FDIC: Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Community Banking Announced for July 22nd

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today announced the agency’s Advisory Committee on Community Banking will meet on Thursday, July 22nd to discuss local banking conditions as well as the work of the Minority Depository Institutions Subcommittee. FDIC senior staff will also provide updates on supervision matters, regulatory financial inclusion efforts, and initiatives of the FDIC’s…

OCC: First Anniversary of Project REACh Celebrated

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu today marked the first anniversary of Project REACh by hosting participants to celebrate the project’s accomplishments and to challenge them to set their sights even higher over the next two years. “Project REACh has generated a great deal of excitement and made great strides in its first…

SBA: National SBIR Week Scheduled to Connect Technology Innovators & Entrepreneurs with Research Funding

 The U.S. Small Business Administration will host 2021 National SBIR Week on July 19 through July 23 for small business innovators.  The virtual event will connect entrepreneurs working on advanced technology to the country’s largest source of early-stage funding – the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.  The SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman will…

FDIC: FDITECH Registration Open for Tech Sprint to Reach the Unbanked

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today opened the registration period to participate in a Tech Sprint designed to explore new technologies and techniques that would help expand the capabilities of banks to meet the needs of the unbanked. Interested organizations can request to participate in this Tech Sprint by visiting the FDIC’s Tech Lab…

FDIC: “Fintech: A Bridge to Economic Inclusion” Virtual Conference Scheduled for June 29th

June 29th event to address how technology can create greater opportunities The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) will host a virtual conference on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, to explore how financial technology and innovation can create a more diverse, equitable and inclusive banking system.  Fintech: A Bridge to Economic Inclusion will feature leading voices in the world of…

ABA: Regulators to Address Bankers Nationwide at ABA’s Virtual Regulatory Compliance Conference on June 22-24

Top staff from the Federal Reserve, CFPB, FDIC and OCC will address America’s banks during the American Bankers Association’s 35th annual Regulatory Compliance Conference June 22-24. The three-day conference will be held virtually for bankers across the country. During the conference, which will bring together the banking industry’s leading compliance professionals, attendees will hear directly from ABA…

HUD: National Healthy Homes Month 2021 Kicks Off

Theme of “The Power of Partnerships” underscores the importance of working with our local partners to improve the quality of homes and communities Every June, National Healthy Homes Month (NHHM) highlights the impact of home-related health hazards and preventive actions families can take to eliminate them. During NHHM, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban…

SBA: 6th Annual Growth Accelerator Fund Competition Launched Including Debut of SBIR Catalyst Awards of Over $5 Million in Prizes

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced its 6th Annual Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC) with the addition of a new component aimed at spurring investment in underrepresented communities within the innovation economy at scale. The 2021 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Catalyst programs will recognize the nation’s most innovative organizations with inclusive…