ABA: Foundation Announces Partnership with AMBA to Improve Financial Health of America’s Veterans
The ABA Foundation today announced the signing of a formal agreement with the Association of Military Banks of America (AMBA) to support the Veterans Benefits Banking Program (VBBP) and its goal of ensuring that America’s veterans have safe and easy access to their monetary benefits. The ABA Foundation will serve as AMBA’s 501(c)(3) non-profit fiscal sponsor for…
HUD: Expanded Support Proposed for Housing Counseling Services Tailored to the Needs of Tribal Communities
Proposed rule seeks to expand Tribal participation in HUD-approved housing counseling by removing unique impediments to counselor certification. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Housing Counseling is announcing today that it published a proposed rule in the Federal Register outlining housing counselor certification requirements for housing counseling conducted in connection with the Indian Housing…
HUD: $41.3 Million in Housing Counseling Grants Awarded
Awards provide second-year funding for vital housing counseling services and ongoing support for professional development for the nation’s housing counselors The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Housing Counseling is announcing today that it has awarded $41.3 million in grants to support the vital services performed by the nation’s housing counselors. The awards…
HUD: More Than $51 Million in Grants to Support Housing Counseling Programs, Partnerships with Minority Serving Institutions, and Training Announced
Awards provide HUD-approved housing counseling agencies and intermediaries with funding to maintain and expand critical services for the nation’s renters, homebuyers, and homeowners. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Monday awarded $51.4 million in housing counseling grants to 177 HUD-approved housing counseling agencies and intermediary organizations. This includes funding to HUD-approved housing counseling…
HUD: New Members Appointed to the Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee and Future Expansion Announced
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Friday announced the appointment of six new members to its Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee, and the re-appointment of two current members of the Committee. In addition, HUD is announcing today that it intends to expand the Committee in the future from eight members back…
HUD: $51 Million Announced in Funding Opportunities for Housing Counseling Agencies
Notice published today allows HUD-approved housing counseling agencies and intermediaries to apply for funding to maintain and expand critical services for the nation’s renters, homebuyers, and homeowners. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Housing Counseling announced on Tuesday it is making $51 million in grants available through a Notice of Funding…
HUD: Nearly $40 Million in Housing Counseling Grants Awarded
Funding will provide HUD-approved housing counseling for millions of Americans The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded nearly $40 million in housing counseling grants to help over one million individuals and families access HUD-approved housing counseling to help them avoid foreclosure and make more informed homebuying and rental choices. The grants…