HUD: VA and HUD Team Up to Help Homeless Veterans Find Permanent Homes
HUD-VASH vouchers to provide housing for 5,211 veterans WASHINGTON – In a continued effort to end veteran homelessness, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced $43 million to 325 local public housing agencies (PHAs) across the country to provide a permanent home to…
FEMA: Agency and Federal Partners Encourage Families to Save for a Rainy Day
Over 40 percent of adults cannot cover an emergency expense of $400 FEMA, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC), celebrates Financial Capability Month by reminding individuals and families that the time to prepare for the financial cost of unexpected emergencies is long before an emergency…
FDIC: Use of Technology in the Business of Banking Forum on May 7th in Arlington, VA
The FDIC will host a forum on the Use of Technology in the Business of Banking on Monday, May 7, 2018. The forum will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Eastern Time in the FDIC’s Sheila C. Bair Auditorium, 3501 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia, 22226. Registration is required to attend. The forum also…
CFPB: Request Issued for Information on Consumer Financial Education
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) today issued a Request for Information (RFI) on consumer financial education. The Bureau is seeking comments and information from interested parties to assist the Bureau in assessing the overall efficiency and effectiveness of its consumer financial education programs. This includes the Bureau’s delivery of financial education through online tools,…
ABA: Consumer Delinquencies Fall for First Time Since 2012
Installment loan delinquencies fall across the country during fourth quarter 2017 The fourth quarter of 2017 saw a broad-based decline in delinquencies, with delinquencies in closed-end loans (like personal or auto loans) falling across the board and bank card delinquencies declining significantly, according to results from the American Bankers Association’s Consumer Credit Delinquency Bulletin. Overall, delinquencies fell…
HUD: Commemorating Fair Housing Month and 50 Years of the Fair Housing Act
Nearly 50 years ago, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and fair housing became law. In signing the landmark measure, President Johnson declared, “Now, with this bill, the voice of justice speaks again. It proclaims that Fair Housing for all, all human beings who live in this country, is now part…