ABA: Report Shows Credit Market Conditions Rebound for Consumers and Businesses
The chief economists of North America’s largest banks see improvement in business and consumer credit market conditions over the next six months, according to a new quarterly report from the American Bankers Association. The Q1 2021 ABA Credit Conditions Outlook highlights the results of the ABA Credit Conditions Index. The report represents a suite of indices…
OCC: Fair Access Rule Put on Hold
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced it has paused publication of its rule to ensure large banks provide all customers fair access to their services. The agency proposed the rule in November 2020 to codify more than a decade of OCC guidance stating that banks should conduct risk assessments of individual customers,…
CDFI Fund: Target Market Waiver Extended for Lending Under Round Three of Paycheck Protection Program
Target Market Waiver Extended for Lending Under Round Three of Paycheck Protection Program The U.S. Treasury Department and Small Business Administration (SBA) recently announced the reopening of a third round of the Paycheck Protection Program with $284 billion in funding that was authorized by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 116-260). This includes…
HUD: FHA Provides Borrowers Struggling to Keep Their Homes Additional Time to Seek Forebearance
Extension of forbearance request deadline supports Biden Administration Day One actions to provide economic relief to those suffering financially due to COVID-19 Today, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced that it will execute the Biden Administration’s request to extend the deadline for borrowers with FHA-insured mortgages who are struggling financially due to COVID-19 to request and receive…
SBA: Steps Taken to Improve First Draw Paycheck Protection Program Loan Review
The U.S. Small Business Administration is taking steps to improve the First Draw Paycheck Protection Program loan review so that small businesses have as much time as possible to access much needed PPP funds. The Biden-Harris Administration is focused on ensuring small businesses receive the support they need to keep their doors open and continue to employ…
SBA: 60,000 Paycheck Protection Program Loans Approved in First Week
SBA’s dedicated access to community financial institutions helped underserved small businesses Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced that it has approved approximately 60,000 PPP loan applications submitted by nearly 3,000 lenders, for over $5 billion, between the program’s re-opening on Monday, Jan. 11, at 9 a.m. ET through to Sunday, Jan. 17. Last week,…
SBA: Rule Proposed to Eliminate Regulations that Exclude Faith-Based Organizations from Seven SBA Programs
Public Comments Due by February 18, 2021 The U.S. Small Business Administration invites public comment on a proposed rule designed to remove regulatory provisions that exclude certain faith-based organizations from seven business loan and disaster assistance programs. These programs include the Intermediary Lending Program (ILP), Business Loan programs (7(a), Microloan and 504 programs), Economic Injury Disaster Loan…
FHFA: Foreclosure and REO Eviction Moratoriums Extended Through February 28, 2021
Foreclosure moratorium applies to Enterprise-backed mortgages; eviction moratorium applies to Enterprise-owned properties Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will extend the moratoriums on single-family foreclosures and real estate owned (REO) evictions until February 28, 2021. The foreclosure moratorium applies to Enterprise-backed, single-family mortgages only. The…
EDA: $2.7 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Establish Revolving Loan Fund to Serve Businesses in Fresno and San Luis Obispo Counties, California
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.7 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to California Coastal Rural Development Corporation (CCRDC), Salinas, California, to establish and administer a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) in support of coronavirus-impacted small businesses in Fresno and San Luis Obispo…
FHFA: COVID-Related Loan Flexibilites Extended Until February 28, 2021
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced today that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will extend several loan origination flexibilities until February 28, 2021. The changes are to ensure continued support for borrowers during the COVID-19 national emergency. The flexibilities were set to expire on January 31, 2021. Extended flexibilities include: Alternative appraisals on…