DURHAM, North Carolina, Nov. 19 -- The Center for Responsible Lending issued the following news release: The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) last week released its annual report, showing that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has maintained the mutual mortgage insurance fund in a strong financial condition and is doing a good job of serving low-wealth, low-income home buyers. Michael Calhoun, president of the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) released the following   more

BOONE, North Carolina, Nov. 19 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following statement on Nov. 18, 2024: * * * Today, the Biden administration sent a request to Congress for $98 billion in supplemental disaster funding to recover from Hurricane Helene, as well as Hurricane Milton and other disasters across the country since 2022. This package includes funding for: * FEMA Disaster Relief Fund: $40 billion * Small Business Administration Disaster Loans Program: $2.2 billion * Economic Developmen  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Nov. 19 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: Biochar, a centuries-old technology for enriching depleted agricultural soils, has been getting second looks in recent years as a potential solution to a range of challenges, from making fire-resistant building materials to storing carbon from the atmosphere. At UNC Greensboro, Jianjun Wei is researching ways to make it better at removing lead, mercury and other heavy metals, plu  more