HUD: Observing National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
HUD and its partners to generate awareness of lead poisoning and solutions October 22 – 28 Nearly half a million children living in the United States have elevated levels of lead in their blood that may cause significant harm to their health. To help increase awareness of this preventable disease, the U.S. Department of Housing…
Federal Reserve: Speech | Financial Innovation: A World in Transition
We live in a world defined by the rapid pace of technological change. Four of the five largest U.S. companies by market capitalization are classified as “technology companies,” where the term describes the products that these companies sell and how they operate. Thanks to decades of investment in information technology, especially in electronic communication networks,…
ABA: Bankers Celebrate Get Smart about Credit Day, Promote Financial Literacy
Bankers visit classrooms across the country on Oct. 19 to teach credit education Bankers across the country are celebrating the American Bankers Association Foundation’s Get Smart About Credit Day on Oct. 19 by visiting high school classrooms to teach teens how to use credit effectively. Get Smart About Credit Day, celebrated annually on the third…
CDFI Fund: Public Meeting of CDFI Fund’s Advisory Board to Be Held in D.C. on November 16th
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) is convening a meeting of the Community Development Advisory Board (the Advisory Board) from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Thursday, November 16, 2017. The Advisory Board meeting will be held in the Cash Room at the U.S. Department of the Treasury located at…
FDIC: Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion to Meet on October 18th
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion (ComE-IN) will meet on Wednesday, October 18 to discuss economic inclusion for persons with disabilities, provide updates on efforts to expand access to Safe transaction accounts, present research related to neighborhood access to bank branches, and discuss the results of a 2016 FDIC survey…
FDIC: 7th Annual Consumer Research Symposium Held in Arlington, Virginia on October 13th
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) will sponsor the 7th Annual Consumer Research Symposium on October 13, 2017. The conference will feature welcoming remarks by FDIC Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg, presentations of selected research papers, and a Keynote Address by Dr. Christopher Herbert, Managing Director of the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University….
SBA: 2017 Finalists Named For InnovateHER Business Challenge For Innovations That Empower Women’s Lives
10 Visionary Entrepreneurs Will Take Part in Pitch Competition Before an Expert Panel of Judges Administrator Linda McMahon, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, today announced the 2017 finalists of the SBA’s InnovateHER Business Challenge, the nationwide competition highlighting innovative products, services or technology developed by visionary entrepreneurs that have a measurable impact…
ABA: Banks Accepting Entries for ABA Foundation’s Lights, Camera, Save! Video Contest
Local banks sponsor teen competition WASHINGTON — Banks nationwide are now accepting entries as a part of the American Bankers Association Foundation’s annual Lights, Camera, Save! video contest. Lights, Camera, Save! is a national contest that encourages teens to use video to communicate the value of sound money management. Through Lights, Camera, Save!, teen participants…
ABA: Foundation Honors Six Banks with Community Commitment Awards
Categories range from affordable housing to community and economic development WASHINGTON — Six banks have been recognized as leaders in corporate social responsibility with an American Bankers Association Foundation Community Commitment Award. The awards were given to banks for their efforts in categories ranging from affordable housing to economic inclusion. Winners will be presented…