FEMA: For National Financial Capability Month, FEMA Partners with FLEC for Events
Throughout the month of April, FEMA, in partnership with the Financial Literacy and Education Commission(FLEC), is celebrating National Financial Capability Month. Personal financial planning helps individuals and families prepare for disasters both big and small. Many people have experienced the challenges of rebuilding their lives after a disaster. In these stressful circumstances, disaster savings can help…
HUD: Fair Housing Month Kicks Off with Launch of Anti-Sexual Harassment Campaign and Training Initiative
HUD unveils “Call HUD: Because Sexual Harassment in Housing is Illegal” Campaign The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today launched a special campaign and training initiative to help protect people from harassment by landlords, property managers, and maintenance workers in HUD-assisted housing. “The Call HUD: Because Sexual Harassment in Housing is Illegal”…
FDIC: “Fintech and the Future of Banking Conference” Scheduled for April 24th in Arlington, VA
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative will host the Fintech and the Future of Banking conference on Wednesday, April 24, 2019. FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will open the conference with a conversation about the role of financial technology and innovation…
FDIC: Upcoming Webinar for Financial Capability Month on April 17th
In recognition of Financial Capability Month, the FDIC will host a webinar on April 17 to help organizations learn how to use Money Smart tools. This webinar will also explain the benefits of joining the FDIC’s Money Smart Alliance, a free resource to help organizations learn new approaches and strategies on how to use Money…
Federal Reserve: “A Guide to HMDA Reporting: Getting It Right!” Revised
The Task Force on Consumer Compliance of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council recently developed a revised version of “A Guide to HMDA Reporting: Getting It Right!” (Guide). The updated Guide is for use in connection with Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)1 data collected beginning on January 1, 2019 pursuant to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s…
CDFI Fund: Update to NMTC Certification, Compliance Monitoring and Evaluation FAQs
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) has provided an updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document for New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program) compliance on its website. This document supersedes the May 2017 publication of the FAQ document by adding, revising, or updating select questions from the earlier edition. Updates include: Information on how allocation…
HUD: Facebook Charged with Housing Discrimination over Company’s Targeted Advertising Practices
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it is charging Facebook with violating the Fair Housing Act by encouraging, enabling, and causing housing discrimination through the company’s advertising platform. Read HUD’s Charge against Facebook. Today’s action follows HUD’s investigation of a Secretary-initiated complaint filed on August 13, 2018. HUD alleges that Facebook…
FDIC: New Members of the Advisory Committee on Community Banking Announced
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has announced the selection of six new members to its Advisory Committee on Community Banking, which has been providing advice and recommendations to the FDIC on a broad range of community bank policy and regulatory matters since it was established in 2009. The Advisory Committee members represent a cross-section…
EDA: $2 Million Invested to Support Manufacturing Industry in Wichita, KA
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to Wichita State University (WSU) of Wichita, Kansas, to purchase equipment needed to support regional manufacturing growth and training. According to grantee estimates, the project is expected to create 150 jobs. “The Trump Administration…
FDIC: Meeting of Advisory Committee on Community Banking Announced
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today announced that it will hold a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Community Banking on Thursday, March 28. During the meeting, FDIC senior staff will discuss efforts regarding de novo institutions, community bank technical assistance efforts, the 2017 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households, and various…