EDA: $2.8 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Capitalize Revolving Loan Fund and Support Small Business in Las Vegas, NV
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.8 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Nevada Business Opportunity Fund, Las Vegas, Nevada, to capitalize and administer a Revolving Loan Fund, providing gap financing to minority and other disadvantaged businesses in Clark County….
SBA: Hurricane Ida Assistance Tops $110 Million
SBA Disaster Relief is Reaching Small Businesses, Homeowners, Renters, and Nonprofits Across Impacted States Isabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that the agency has delivered more than $110 million in disaster rescue funds to small businesses, homeowners, renters, and nonprofit organizations recovering from damages caused by Hurricane Ida earlier this…
EDA: $1.6 Million Invested to Capitalize Revolving Loan Fund and Support Small Businesses in Montgomery, AL
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.6 million grant to the South Central Alabama Development Commission in Montgomery, Alabama, to capitalize and administer a Revolving Loan Fund, providing gap financing to local small businesses. This EDA project will be matched with $400,000…
SBA: Enhanced COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program to Aid Small Businesses Facing Challenges from Delta Variant Announced
Increased Loan Cap to $2 Million, Expanded Use of Funds to Pay and Prepay Business Debt, Streamlined Review Processes, and Deferred Payments; First Approval and Disbursement of Loans of $500,000 or Less Also Introduced. Today, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced major enhancements to the COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, a federal…
FHFA: Additional Data Released on Enterprise Fair Lending and Housing Goals
Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released several sets of demographic data related to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s (the Enterprises) fair lending and housing goals activities. The rate of homeownership for minority families in the United States continues to lag well behind the national average. Fair lending is central to the principles under…
FHFA: Equitable Housing Finance Plans for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Announced
Public input requested on how Enterprises can sustainably advance equitable housing finance Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is announcing that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will submit Equitable Housing Finance Plans to FHFA by the end of 2021. The Enterprises will update these plans annually. The plans will identify and address…
FHFA: Increase in the Enterprises’ LITHC Cap Announced
To support underserved markets, each Enterprise can now invest up to $850 million annually in LIHTC Today, to support underserved markets, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) can each invest up to $850 million annually in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) market as equity investors,…
FHFA: Enterprises’ REO First Look Period Extended to 30 Days
Will allow more time for owner occupants to purchase REO properties Today, through the First Look Program, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) extended from 20 to 30 days, the period during which owner occupants, public entities, and nonprofits will have exclusive ability to buy Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) real estate owned…
CFPB: New Proposed Rule Issued on Small Business Lending Data Collection Under Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)
The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) is publishing for public comment a proposed rule amending Regulation B to implement changes to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) made by section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). Consistent with section 1071, the Bureau is proposing to require covered…
CFPB: Proposed Rule to Shine New Light on Small Businesses’ Access to Credit
Proposal Would Increase Transparency in a $2.4 Trillion Sector of the American Economy and Bolster Fair Lending The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today proposed a new rule designed to help small businesses gain access to the credit they need and deserve by increasing transparency in the lending marketplace. This rule, mandated by Congress in…