USDA Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary Bette Brand announced that the agency is expanding servicing options for guaranteed lenders due to the COVID-19 pandemic. USDA is expanding upon the deferral flexibilities it announced Mar. 31, 2020, indicating that guaranteed lenders may also approve and make covered loans under the provisions of Section 1102 of the […]
Puerto Rico’s economy will experience a net direct impact of some $4.8 billion through the end of 2020 as a result of the measures taken to fight the spread of the COVID-19 virus — which could have been as high as $8.2 billion, had the blow not been softened by local and federal relief packages. […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the obligation of an additional $11.4 million in funds for 97 post-Hurricane María recovery and reconstruction projects in Puerto Rico. That amount includes nearly $2.5 million assigned to the Office of the Governor at La Fortaleza in Old San Juan for a number of repairs to the building’s third […]
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