Investment

CDFI Fund: Save the Date for Upcoming FY 2018 Capital Magnet Fund Information Sessions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) is tentatively planning to publish the Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) and application for the FY 2018 Capital Magnet Fund round in the Summer of 2018. Approximately $140 million is expected to be available for awards through the FY 2018 round. The…

CDFI Fund: Public Comments Requested on CDFI Program and NACA Program Annual Compliance Reports

The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the Community…

SBA: Los Angeles Investment Firm Named Small Business Investment Company of the Year

Avante Mezzanine Partners, a woman-owned fund of Los Angeles, Calif. has been named the 2018 Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration.  Avante, along with other national winners and finalists for the National Small Business Person of the Year, have been invited to a recognition ceremony as part…

CDFI Fund: First-Time CDFI Fund Grant Applicants Should Register with SAM.gov ASAP

Process for registering new entities may increase application time Are you interested in applying for an upcoming Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) program round, but you haven’t registered in the General Services Administration (GSA) System for Award Management (SAM) yet? Please pay close attention to the following information: Due to recent third-party fraudulent…

Treasury Department: Community Reinvestment Act Modernization Recommendations Released

Today the U.S. Department of the Treasury released recommendations to modernize the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The recommendations were issued to the primary CRA regulators, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.  Treasury’s objective in developing these recommendations is to better align CRA activity…

FHFA: Progress Update on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Credit Risk Transfer Programs

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today issued a Credit Risk Transfer Progress Report describing the status and volume of credit risk transfer (CRT) transactions through the fourth quarter of 2017.  The Report provides a comprehensive picture of how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) transfer a substantial portion of credit risk to the…

FHFA: June 2019 Implementation of the New Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security Announced

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that on June 3, 2019 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will start issuing a new, common security, the Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security (UMBS), in place of their current offerings of TBA-eligible mortgage-backed securities.  The new UMBS will be issued through the Enterprises’ joint venture, Common Securitization…

FEMA: Federal Funding for U.S. Virgin Islands Tops $1 Billion

ST. CROIX, Virgin Islands – The Federal Emergency Management Agency and its partners have provided more than $1 billion to households, businesses, territorial agencies and flood insurance policyholders to help them recover from hurricanes Irma and Maria. As of March 19, the funding includes: $74.8 million in Individual Assistance for individuals and households, including rental assistance,…