With two weeks remaining before the deadline to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, more than $2.2 billion in federal aid is helping fuel the recovery for households and businesses in Puerto Rico, the agency said.
Hispanic Leadership Fund President Mario H. López and nine other signatories from free market organizations sent a letter to key members of Congress, calling for a hearing on the lack of progress made by the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) Oversight Board in the 18 months of their commission.
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae announced they are both extending the suspension of all foreclosure sales through May 31, 2018 for mortgaged premises located in jurisdictions designated as Eligible Disaster Areas in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands as a result of Hurricane Irma or Hurricane María.