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UPDATE: HELP IS COMING DESPITE TEMPORARY PAUSE TO SBA DISASTER LOANS

By Carol L. O’Riordan, Pamela J. Bethel

This post provides information for those in the disaster zone about available resources and how to contact them. Please provide the information below to anyone that you believe may benefit...

HOW TO HELP? THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) AND DISASTER RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS

We have previously posted information to help those in areas affected by Hurricane Helene identify federal resources, primarily through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business...

RESOURCES FOR THOSE IMPACTED BY HURRICANE HELENE: FEMA AND SBA

This post provides information for those in the disaster zone about available resources and how to contact them. Please provide the information below to anyone that you believe may benefit...

PRESUMPTION OF DISADVANTAGE IN US DOT’S DBE PROGRAM ENJOINED IN 2 STATES

On September 23, in the latest case challenging race and gender classifications in government programs at the federal and state level, a federal District Court preliminarily enjoined the US Department...

CFPB REQUESTS COMMENTS TO PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO REMITTANCE TRANSFER DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS

What: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposes a narrowly tailored amendment to certain remittance transfer disclosure requirements in the remittance rule in Regulation E (Remittance Rule or Rule), which...

CFPB CIRCULAR WARNS AGAINST INTIMIDATION OF WHISTLEBLOWERS

In July 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a circular warning financial institutions that broad employee confidentiality agreements may violate the whistleblower protections under the Consumer Financial Services Act....