HUD: First-of-its-Kind Housing Counseling Advisory Committee Meeting Announced at Japanese American National Museum
Committee meeting in Los Angeles will focus on strategies for reaching Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Households The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Housing Counseling is hosting its next Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee (HCFAC) meeting at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, CA on Thursday,…
HUD: African American CEO Roundtable Discussion Convened with Leaders from the Nation’s Leading Organizations
With a mission to close the racial wealth gap and increase access to homeownership, African American industry leaders answered Secretary Fudge’s call to action. In honor of National Homeownership Month, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge met with prominent African American Leaders from across the country to discuss closing…
SBA: Second Annual Small Business Cyber Summit Scheduled During Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Experts from the Cybersecurity and Business Worlds Convene to Share Best Practices and Practical Tools The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that the agency will host a cyber summit in October 2023. The free cybersecurity series supports America’s 33 million small businesses with tools, tips, and resources from multiple federal agencies to bolster their…
ABA: Joanne Campbell and Jim Bedsole Receive ABA Distinguished Service Awards for Risk and Compliance
Joanne Campbell, executive vice president of enterprise risk management and chief risk officer for Camden National Bank in Camden, Maine, and Jim Bedsole, senior vice president and chief compliance and risk officer for BankSouth in Greensboro, Ga., today received the 2023 American Bankers Association’s Distinguished Service Award for Risk and the Distinguished Service Award for…
HUD: Agency and Terner Housing Innovation Labs Announce Event Series on Impact of Technology on the Housing Field
During last Friday’s kickoff ceremony for the Innovative Housing Showcase, Secretary Marcia L. Fudge announced a new partnership between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Terner Housing Innovation Labs at UC Berkeley (Terner Labs) to convene an event series focused on the implications of new technologies for housing supply, access,…
FEMA: 2023 National Preparedness Month Theme Announced Focused on Helping Older Adults Prepare for Disaster
Months ahead of September’s National Preparedness Month, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced today that the Ready Campaign’s 2023 National Preparedness Month campaign will focus on preparing older adults for disaster, specifically older adults from communities that are disproportionally impacted by the all-hazard events, which continue to threaten the nation. The early announcement is designed to…
HUD: National Healthy Homes Month Kicks Off
Theme of Connecting home, health, and You highlights how fixing hazards in homes improves residents’ health while improving access to safe, affordable healthy housing across the nation. Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) kicks off activities for this year’s National Healthy Homes Month (NHHM), an annual campaign highlighting the direct link…
HUD: Agency Commemorates National Homeownership Month with Launch of Housing Counseling Awareness Campaign
Secretary Fudge announces June 10 House Party 2.0: “Make Home the Goal” on the National Mall “Let’s Make Home the Goal” campaign highlights the benefits of housing counseling and supports efforts to close the racial homeownership gap As declared by President Biden’s Presidential Proclamation, the month of June is commemorated as National Homeownership Month. The U.S….
FDIC: Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion to Meet on May 24th
One New Member also Announced The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion (ComE–IN) will meet on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, to discuss updates from Committee members about key challenges facing their communities or organizations. There will also be panel discussions on opportunities for entities that administer government benefit programs to harness…
SBA: 2023 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition Stage One Winners Announced
Opportunity for organizations to partner with Stage One winners in Stage Two for up to $5 million in total additional prizes to strengthen innovation ecosystems nationwide Today, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 2023 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition Stage One “Catalyze” winners to fund and build strategic ecosystem partnerships for forty organizations across the…