FDIC: Upcoming Webinar Scheduled on “Empowering Youth: Using the FDIC Reality Fair Toolkit to Build Real-World Financial Skills”
The FDIC will host a webinar to showcase the Guide to Organizing Reality Fairs (PDF) and other financial education resources. These resources are designed to help schools and youth-serving organizations empower young people with essential financial skills to plan for their future. Reality Fairs are simulations of an adult’s financial life that provide an interactive experience for…
OCC: Agency Promotes 2025 Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day
To help increase familiarity with the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is joining other agencies in promoting January 31 as EITC Awareness Day. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the EITC and its positive impact on America’s working families. The EITC is a refundable federal income tax credit for…
Agencies Announce Second Public Outreach Meeting as Part of Their Review of Regulations
Federal bank regulatory agencies will hold a virtual public outreach meeting on March 6, 2025, as part of their review of regulations, as required by law. The Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act (EGRPRA) requires the agencies, with input from the public, to review their regulations at least once every 10 years to identify…
ABA: Foundation Launches 2025 Financial Education Campaigns Amid 100th Anniversary Celebration
The American Bankers Association Foundation today launched its 2025 financial education campaigns, encouraging banks across the country and their more than two million employees to participate in these substantial industry efforts. Today’s launch comes as the ABA Foundation celebrates a pivotal milestone this year – its 100th anniversary helping bankers provide financial education to improve…
ABA: American Bankers Association Launches Yearlong Campaign Celebrating 150th Anniversary
In honor of the American Bankers Association’s 150th anniversary in 2025, ABA today kicked off a yearlong celebration of this milestone moment for the nation’s largest and oldest banking trade association. Among other anniversary initiatives, ABA launched a new 150th anniversary webpage with an interactive timeline tracing key moments and accomplishments over ABA’s long and proud history…
SBA: Growth Accelerator Fund Competition to Accelerate Innovation-Driven Ecosystem Building Announced Offering Up to $9 Million in Awards
Entrepreneur Support Organizations Will Compete in Two Stages for $75,000 to $150,000; 2025 Application Opens Jan. 8, 2025 Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 34 million small businesses and startups, announced the upcoming launch of the 2025 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition…
HUD: ConnectHomeUSA Summit Announced to Bridge the Digital Divide
Agency to host federal leaders in broadband, digital equity practitioners, and ConnectHomeUSA Sites The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will host the 2024 ConnectHomeUSA Summit from December 10-12th. This hybrid event will convene representatives from ConnectHomeUSA Sites from across the country, along with federal broadband leaders and organizations from various sectors to…
HUD: Agency Commemorates National Native American Heritage Month 2024
During Native American Heritage Month, HUD’s Office of Native American Programs will host a national Native Homeownership and Asset Building Summit. The Summit will take place in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on November 20-21, 2024, and it will include breakout sessions, a trade show, and community activities. Daily plenary sessions will feature remarks from local and Tribal…
SBA: Season of Small Business to Kick Off with Small Business Saturday on November 30th
This Year’s Theme — Gift Big, Shop Local™ — Encourages Shoppers to Support Local Small Businesses Throughout the Holiday Season Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 34 million small businesses, is urging Americans to embrace the spirit of the holiday…
ABA: Bank Employees Across U.S. Celebrate 21st Annual Get Smart About Credit Day
Bank employees across the country will celebrate the American Bankers Association Foundation’s Get Smart About Credit campaign today and throughout the year by educating teens and young adults about a range of personal finance topics. Get Smart About Credit Day, celebrated annually on the third Thursday of October, is one of three ABA Foundation youth financial education…