SBA Issues Updates on PPP Processing Fees, EIDL Advance Reconciliation Payments
The Small Business Administration issued an updated procedural notice regarding the reporting process through while lenders report on Paycheck Protection... Read more
The six banks that received equity from Wells Fargo are Broadway Federal Bank in Los Angeles; Carver Federal Savings Bank in New York City; Citizens Savings Bank & Trust in Nashville, Tennessee; Commonwealth National Bank in Mobile, Alabama;... Read more
With the resolution of a disputed election in New York State, the House Agriculture Committee is ready for action with climate change as its top issue. “Everything will tie into climate change,” says the committee chief of staff, and the first... Read more
The ongoing battle against the COVID-19 pandemic has been brutal. There have already been over 30,500 COVID-related deaths in California. In addition to managing this crisis and developing better strategies to get vaccines out more quickly,... Read more
The rich topsoil of Lowndes County, Alabama, was an asset in the country’s earliest decades, particularly to White landowners. Slave labor cultivated cash crops and built fortunes. An entire swath of the Southeast became known as the Black Belt... Read more
Inefficient buildings contribute to climate change, but mayors can help: “If we want to achieve what science tells us we need to—which is halving emissions by 2030 on the way to net zero at or before 2050—let’s start where the problem is, which... Read more
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, made clear Tuesday that banking policy will not be the sole area of focus for the committee that he will chair in the new Congress.
Brown said housing issues received short shrift when the GOP ran the Senate... Read more
The current political and economic climate has focused attention on justice and values, leading more organization, advisors and clients to discuss social impact investing. We’ve seen companies like Netflix invest $100 million to financial... Read more
Profit-driven investing has often fueled extractive capitalism, damaging the environment and harming marginalized communities. Impact investing is so named because it has infused positive social and environmental impact alongside financial... Read more
There are many more ways to incorporate environmental, social, and governance investing into client portfolios than just mutual funds, and one of them has been around for decades: Community Development Financial Institution loans. Through putting... Read more