Pandemic

CFPB: Credit Reporting Guidance During COVID-19 Pandemic Issued

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) today released a policy statement outlining the responsibility of credit reporting companies and furnishers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to the pandemic, many lenders are being flexible when it comes to consumers’ making payments. The Bureau’s statement underscores that consumers benefit if lenders report accurate information about these…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Hawaii

 FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Hawaii to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020 and continuing. Public Assistance Federal funding is available to the state and eligible local governments and certain…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for North Dakota

FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of North Dakota to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020 and continuing. Public Assistance Federal funding is available to the state, tribal and eligible local…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Montana

FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Montana to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020 and continuing. Public Assistance Federal funding is available to the state, tribal and eligible local governments…

SBA: Public-Private Mobilization Effort to Distribution $349 Billion in Emergency Small Business Capital Begins

Following President Trump’s signing of the historic Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza and Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin today announced that the SBA and Treasury Department have initiated a robust mobilization effort of banks and other lending institutions to provide small businesses with the capital they need. The CARES Act establishes a…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Ohio

 FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Ohio to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020 and continuing. Public Assistance Federal funding is available to the state, tribal and eligible local governments…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Pennsylvania

FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020 and continuing. Public Assistance Federal funding is available to the Commonwealth and eligible local governments and certain…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Rhode Island

FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Rhode Island to supplement the state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020 and continuing. Public Assistance Federal funding is available to state, tribal and eligible local…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Kansas

 FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Kansas to supplement the state, tribes and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on Jan. 20, 2020, and continuing. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Alabama

FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Alabama to supplement the state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on Jan. 20, 2020, and continuing. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain…