ABA: Bankers Celebrate Financial Capability Month by Taking Teach Children to Save Online
While schools may be closed due to COVID-19, bankers across the country are finding new and innovative ways to share the Teach Children to Save program this year, including virtual financial education lessons for children across the nation. Since 1997, the ABA Foundation’s financial education initiatives have reached 11.1 million young people through more than…
HUD: April is National Fair Housing Month
2020 Theme Focuses on Eradicating Sexual Harassment in Housing Each April, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) observes Fair Housing Month. The theme for the 2020 commemoration is Call HUD: Because Sexual Harassment in Housing is Illegal. The theme serves a dual purpose; first, as a public awareness campaign that urges the persons…
Census Bureau: 2020 Census Invitations Arrive March 12-20
Ninety-five percent or about 143 million households in the country will receive an initial invitation to respond to the 2020 Census in their mailboxes between March 12 and 20. The U.S. Census Bureau released informational copies today of the invitations, the enclosed materials, and the subsequent reminders households will receive. These materials can help the…
Interagency: 2020 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference March 9-12 in Denver Postponed
After careful consideration of the growing public health concerns associated with the coronavirus (COVID-19), the organizing sponsors of the 2020 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference (NICRC), scheduled March 9-12 in Denver, Colorado, have made the decision to postpone the conference. The Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit…
SBA: Veterans Small Business Advisory Committees to Host Public Meetings on March 4 and 5
The U.S. Small Business Administration’sInteragency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development and Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs will hold public meetings on March 4 and 5 respectively at SBA headquarters in Washington, D.C. The meetings will also be accessible via teleconference and webinar. Fran Perez-Wilhite is the newly appointed ACVBA chairwoman. She was chosen…
ABA: California Teen Named Grand Prize Winner of National Video Contest
‘Lights, Camera, Save!’ inspires kids and teens to save during America Saves Week Michaela Oh, a 16-year-old student at Whitney High School in Rocklin, Calif., is the national winner of the American Bankers Association Foundation’s Lights, Camera, Save! video contest. Lights, Camera, Save!, which launched in 2010, is a unique national competition that encourages kids to…
Federal Banking Agencies to Host the 2020 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference in Denver, CO
The 2020 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference takes place in Denver from March 9 to 12. The conference is hosted by the three federal banking agencies, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Reserve Banks of…
HUD: Bus Tour Arrives in Los Angeles
Visit with United Dwelling part of nationwide “Driving Affordable Housing Across America Bus Tour” U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson today visited Los Angeles, California, as part of his “Driving Affordable Housing Across America Bus Tour.” Secretary Carson visited United Dwelling, an organization that creates accessory dwelling units by working with…
HUD: Secretary Carson Delivers Keynote Address at Schwarzenegger’s Homelessness Summit
Visit is part of the nationwide “Driving Affordable Housing Across America Bus Tour” U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson today visited Los Angeles, California, as part of his “Driving Affordable Housing Across America Bus Tour.” Secretary Carson gave a keynote address at ‘Unhoused:’ Addressing Homelessness in California Summit. Hosted in partnership with…
HUD: Bus Tour Arrives in Riverside for Faith and Public-Private Partnerships Discussion
Grove Church visit part of nationwide “Driving Affordable Housing Across America Bus Tour” U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson today visited Riverside, California, as part of his “Driving Affordable Housing Across America Bus Tour.” Secretary Carson participated in a roundtable discussion about affordable housing and toured The Grove Village, which consists…