SBA: National Small Business Week Kicks Off in Washington, D.C. April 30 – May 1
WASHINGTON – Administrator Linda McMahon, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, will be the keynote speaker to kick off the first leg of the 2017 National Small Business Week events in Washington, D.C. on April 30 and May 1. Small businesses, industry leaders and other award winners from around the country will converge…
FHFA: Index Shows Mortgage Rates Decreased in March
Washington, D.C. – Nationally, interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages decreased from February to March, according to several indices of new mortgage contracts. The National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders Index was 4.12 percent for loans closed in late March, down 15 basis points from 4.27…
CFPB: Tracking Success | A Core Set of Financial Outcomes for Financial Empowerment Programs
Today, we’re releasing a core set of financial outcomes to help human services organizations demonstrate the value of building financial empowerment and capability initiatives into their work. Many of these organizations help people access housing, jobs, emergency assistance, or other services they may need to address crises, achieve economic independence, or build assets. Including financial…
SBA: Small Business Technology Coalition Relaunched
WASHINGTON – The Small Business Technology Coalition, the go-to resource for entrepreneurs seeking to leverage technology, relaunched today with new partners and a greater emphasis on training users to make their businesses more effective and efficient, Administrator Linda McMahon of the U.S. Small Business Administration announced today. The Technology Coalition (www.sba.gov/techcoalition) is a public-private partnership…
SBA: Family-Owned Steel Company and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Environmental Firm Win Top Federal Contracting Awards
WASHINGTON – A family-owned steel and manufacturing firm, QMF Steel, Inc., from Campbell, Texas and IO Environmental and Infrastructure, Inc., a service-disabled veteran-owned environmental remediation and construction firm from San Diego, California, have been named the National Prime Contractor of the Year and National Subcontractor of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. These…
HUD: Winners of 2017 Secretary’s Awards Announced
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Council on Foundations (COF) today announced the winners of the 2017 HUD Secretary’s Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships. The awards were presented at the Council on Foundations Annual Conference in Dallas, Texas, earlier this morning. They honor 10 innovative and impactful cross-sector initiatives…
HUD: New Residential Sales in March 2017 Report
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau today jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for March 2017: NEW HOME SALES Sales of new single-family houses in March 2017 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 621,000, according to estimates released jointly today by…
SBA: Top Resource Partners to be Honored at National Small Business Week
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration is recognizing the 2017 National Small Business Week resource partner awardees for their achievements in advancing small business growth and development. A Denver Women’s Business Center, a Boston SCORE Chapter, an Ohio Small Business Development Center, and a Michigan Veterans Business Outreach Center will be honored during National…
FHFA: House Price Index Up 0.8 Percent in February
Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in February, up 0.8 percent from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI). The previously reported lack of change in January was revised upward to a 0.2 percent increase. The FHFA monthly HPI is calculated using home sales…