FEMA Alert July 9, 2020 FEMA issued a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for areas in Hawaii affected by severe storms and flooding that took place March 27-28, 2020. The following county is eligible for assistance: Public Assistance Kauai Hawaii Severe Storms and Flooding (DR-4549) Additional Resources FEMA’s web site FEMA’s Disaster Declaration Process HUD...
FEMA Alert July 9, 2020 FEMA issued a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for areas in Tennessee affected by severe storms, straight-line winds and flooding that took place May 3-4, 2020. The following counties are eligible for assistance: Public Assistance Benton Carroll Davidson Decatur Dickson Dyer Hardin Henderson Henry Hickman ...
FEMA Alert July 9, 2020 FEMA issued a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for areas in Michigan affected by severe storms, and flooding that took place May 16-22, 2020. The following counties are eligible for assistance: Individual/Public Assistance Arenac Gladwin Iosco Midland Saginaw Michigan Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding (DR-4547) Additional...
Investor Update July 7, 2020 Source: HUD Today, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) published Mortgagee Letter (ML) 2020-21, Enhancements to FHA’s Claims Without Conveyance of Title (CWCOT) Procedures. The guidance in this ML enhances FHA’s CWCOT procedures by: • allowing a second appraisal upon vacancy for a property that had...
Industry Update July 6, 2020 Source: DS News Additional Resource: U.S. Supreme Court No. 19-631 The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it has invalidated a 2015 amendment from the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), and ruled Congress “impermissibly favored” debt-collection speech over political speech—violating the First Amendment. Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that...
Updated 10/7/20: The Guardian published an article detailing historic wildfire activity that continues to impact portions of California. California wildfires spawn first ‘gigafire’ in modern history Updated 10/1/20: FOX News published a report offering updates on wildfire activity that has destroyed structures in Northern California. Live Coverage: California wildfires fueled...
Disaster Alert June 29, 2020 Source: Desert News Additional Resource: KJZZ.com (Multiple Wildfires Burn Thousands of Acres Across Utah) KSL NewsRadio: 3,100 Homes Evacuated in Saratoga Springs After Lightning Sparks Fire Near Utah Lake Evacuation Orders Lifted in Lehi, Draper After 500-Acre Fire Sparked by Fireworks Utah Wildfire Info Approximate locations sustaining home damage: Utah Canal Fire (30,000...
Disaster Alert Source: FEMA (Daily Ops Briefing Slide 6) Earthquakes – Puerto Rico – At 2:42 a.m. ET on June 28, a magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred near Ponce (pop 153k), Puerto Rico, at a depth of 7 miles – 42 aftershocks ranging from 2.0 to 4.5 have occurred in the same area, aftershocks continue – Level...
Disaster Alert Source: tucson.com NOTE: This has not yet been declared a FEMA Major Disaster. Residents in the southern Catalinas between Catalina Highway milepost 3 and Redington Road were given evacuation orders Sunday night due to the Bighorn Fire, which surpassed 100,000 acres. The northern and southern boundaries of the evacuation...
FEMA Alert Update June 26, 2020 FEMA issued an update to a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for areas in North Carolina affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that took place February 6-19, 2020. The following county is eligible for assistance: Public Assistance Gaston North Carolina Severe Storms, Tornadoes and...
