The Federal Housing Administration, Federal Housing Finance Agency and other federal housing agencies have released a list of the various forms of assistance available to homeowners and renters in Hawaii following the Maui wildfires. “As fire suppression and search and rescue efforts continue, federal housing agencies are engaging with state officials and local partners, and in interagency efforts, to monitor the impact to households and the housing sector and ensure awareness of available disaster assistance for homeowners,” the agencies said in a joint statement. “We are committed to providing homeowners flexibilities and assistance so they feel the security of knowing they will have the option to return and rebuild when it is safe to do so.”
ABA urges House lawmakers to support several banking-related bills
ABA expressed its support for several bills under consideration by the House Financial Services Committee, including legislation on regulatory tailoring, reputational risk and bank merger applications.