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…
HUD: Acting Secretary Announces Extension of Eviction and Foreclosure Moratoriums through March 31, 2021
Agency actions extend eviction and foreclosure moratoriums on federally-backed single family mortgages through March 31, 2021 to provide urgent economic relief to homeowners impacted by COVID-19 Acting U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Matthew E. Ammon today announced that the Department has implemented President Biden’s requests to immediately extend eviction and foreclosure moratoriums on…
HUD: Biden Administration Authorizes Extension of FHA Single Family Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium through March 31, 2021
One of the first Administration actions provides meaningful support to homeowners struggling financially as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic Yesterday, the Biden Administration requested the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and other Federal Agencies to extend its foreclosure and eviction moratorium for single family mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) or guaranteed…
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,…
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…
EDA: $2.4 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Aid Reopening of the Tourism Industry in Colorado
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.4 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), Denver, Colorado, to support the Restart and Reimagine Colorado Tourism Industry project to aid the reopening of the state’s…
EDA: $1.2 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested at Uintah B. College in Eastern Utah
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Uintah B. College, Roosevelt, Utah, to purchase modern training equipment to expand commercial trucking industry training programs at two regional campuses. The EDA grant, to be matched with $291,908…
EDA: $1.18 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Business Growth in West Wendover, NV Opportunity Zone
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.18 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the city of West Wendover, Nevada, to develop infrastructure to diversify and strengthen the local economy in response to adverse economic impacts caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The EDA…