OCC: Acting Comptroller Discusses Delivering Financial Education and Banking Services in Indian Country
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu today discussed the role of national banks and federal savings associations in delivering capital and other financial services to support economic development, housing, and other needs in Indian Country in remarks prepared for delivery at the Financial Literacy and Education Commission meeting. In his remarks, Mr. Hsu…
HUD: First-Ever HUD Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee Meeting Convened
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge hosted HUD’s first-ever Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (TIAC) meeting at the Robert C. Weaver Federal Building. The two-day convening included Tribal leaders from across the continental United States and Alaska that make up the HUD Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee. The meeting focused on…
SBA: New Tribal Consultation Policy Signed Committing to Continued Equitable Access for Indian Country Businesses
Today, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and the voice for America’s 32.5 million small businesses in President Biden’s Cabinet signed the Agency’s Tribal Consultation Policy of 2022. The Agreement, which directs the SBA’s coordination with Tribal governments, also recognizes the Federal Government’s unique relationship with Native American governments and its responsibility to…
EDA: $3 Million Invested to Help Enhance Critical Infrastructure and Disaster Response Services for the Thlopthlocco Tribal Town
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to the Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Okemah, Oklahoma, to support economic development and diversification efforts within the tribal area, as well as providing necessary infrastructure for disaster response. The EDA grant is expected to create…
OCC: Acting Comptroller Hosts Access to Capital Forum in Denver to Highlight CRA Activities
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks today hosted an “Access to Capital Forum” in Denver to promote investment and lending in underserved areas and to highlight activities supported by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) new Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rule. “Today, we brought together bankers, community developers, and advocates to…