Category: News
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SBA Releases New Small Business Lending Tool
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has launched a new lending tool helping connect small businesses and lenders. The new tool, Lender Match, connects entrepreneurs to over 800 SBA lenders in an effort to increase access to capital. The program is an upgrade to LINC (Leveraging Information and Networks to access Capital), which was introduced…
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NAWRB Women-Owned Small Business Revenue Awards Winners!
NAWRB is excited to announce the winners of our 2017 Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Revenue Awards! Our awardees are women-owned businesses succeeding past the roadblocks in their fields and effectively commanding their economic growth in diverse housing ecosystem sectors.
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Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance Examines Family Self-Sufficiency Program
Today, the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance held a hearing to review the Family Self-Sufficiency Program (FSS), a program that helps “enables HUD-assisted families to increase their earned income and reduce their dependency on welfare assistance and rental subsidies.”
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Desirée Patno Speaking at 2017 AREAA National Convention, September 28-30, 2017
Tomorrow, the 2017 AREAA National Convention kicks off in sunny San Diego with three days of education, networking and motivation. The conference is expected to attract 1,200 attendees and is AREAA’s largest annual event celebrating the association’s accomplishments throughout the year.
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More than 40 Percent of Adults Struggle to Make Ends Meet
In their first national survey on financial well-being, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has found that over 40 percent of U.S. adults have a hard time making ends meet. Utilizing a 10-question survey, the National Financial Well-Being Survey provides the “first-ever national data directly measuring the financial well-being of U.S. consumers.”
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Best Cities for Single Women Homebuyers
In recognition of Unmarried and Single Americans Week—a week started by the Buckeye Singles Council in Ohio dedicated to celebrating the contributions of singles to society—Owners.com has compiled a list of the most popular cities across the country for single women homebuyers.
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Happy American Business Women’s Day!
September 22 is American Business Women’s Day, a day that commemorates and celebrates the legacies, achievements and contributions of American working women and business owners. The day’s first observance was sponsored by the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) in 1982, and in 1983 and 1986 it was recognized by Congressional resolution and a proclamation from…
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Home Prices Rose 6.3 Percent in the Past Year
According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI), U.S. house prices increased .2 percent from June to July 2017. The monthly index calculates home prices by utilizing mortgage information from Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. From July 2016 to July 2017, house prices in the U.S. climbed 6.3…
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MPowering You: MBA’s Summit for Women in Real Estate Finance, October 21, 2017
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) mPowering You is a inspiring summit uniting women in the real estate finance industry. The event will generate decisive conversations and ideas, foster networking and powerful narratives, and assist in the creation of decisive branding and career advancements. Featuring sessions like Know and Grow Your Value and Gender and Generations:…
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Unlocking the Potential of Hispanic Women Entrepreneurs
The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) has released a report, Hispanic Women Entrepreneurship: Understanding Diversity Among Hispanic Women Entrepreneurs, addressing the state and potential of Hispanic women entrepreneurs in the U.S. Hispanic women entrepreneurs were the fastest-growing business segment from 2007 to 2016—growing 137 percent, according to the 2016 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report by…