Pandemic

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for North Carolina

FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of North Carolina to supplement the state, tribes and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020, and continuing. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Florida

FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Florida to supplement the state, tribes and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020, and continuing. The President’s action makes federal funding available for Crisis Counseling for affected individuals…

FFIEC: Financial Regulators Highlight Coordination and Collaboration of Efforts to Address COVID-19

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council continues to monitor and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic to promote the ongoing ability of the nation’s financial institutions to support the households and businesses that depend on them. FFIEC members, who met as a group yesterday, are actively discussing and identifying appropriate measures, both collaboratively and individually, to…

OCC: Bulletin Outlines Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers in the Financial Services Sector

Summary: OCC Bulletin 2020-23 The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) recognizes the potential for the coronavirus (also referred to as COVID-19) to adversely affect bank1 operations, including the movement of workers responsible for the operations and maintenance of critical infrastructure. On March 19, 2020, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a memorandum…

FEMA: Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Louisiana

FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Louisiana to supplement the state, tribes and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020, and continuing. The President’s action makes federal funding available for Crisis Counseling for affected individuals…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Iowa

FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Iowa to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020, and continuing. The President’s action makes federal funding available to state, tribal and eligible local governments…

Federal Reserve: Additional Information Provided to Financial Institutions on How Supervisory Approach Is Adjusted in Light of Coronavirus

The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday provided additional information to financial institutions on how its supervisory approach is adjusting in light of the coronavirus. In particular: The Federal Reserve will focus on monitoring and outreach to help financial institutions of all sizes understand the challenges and risks of the current environment; To minimize disruption and…

CFPB: Resources for Consumers During COVID-19 Pandemic

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) has recently released several resources to help consumers take steps to protect their finances during the COVID-19 pandemic, including how to avoid financial scams and submit complaints to the Bureau. “During this difficult time, the Bureau is doing everything it can to facilitate the work of responsible financial companies…

SBA: Automatic Deferment on Existing SBA Disaster Loans Implemented Through End of 2020

Today, U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza announced changes to help borrowers still paying back SBA loans from previous disasters. By making this change, deferments through December 31, 2020, will be automatic. Now, borrowers of home and business disaster loans do not have to contact SBA to request deferment. “The SBA is looking at every option…

FHFA: Enterprises Authorized to Support Additional Liquidity in the Secondary Mortgage Market

 Today, to help support immediate needs for liquidity in the secondary mortgage market, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has authorized Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) to enter into additional dollar roll transactions (dollar roll transactions provide mortgage-backed securities investors with short-term financing of their positions, providing liquidity to these investors). Eligible collateral…