No new or renewed policies during the lapse; FEMA says valid claims will still be paid with available funds. NAR estimates about 1,300 property sales per day—roughly 40,000 closings a month—could be ...

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which insures nearly 5 million properties across the U.S., has officially lapsed following the government shutdown. As of midnight on Sept. 30, FEMA can no ...

Failure to adopt the Rate Maps would suspend the city from the National Flood Insurance Program, making access to insurance more difficult for Ithaca property owners, according to Lisa Nicholas. The ...

Flood risks have changed across Blaine County, according to new floodplain maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

As Congress negotiates a short-term deal to keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown on Oct. 1, homeowners might not be thinking about their flood insurance. But most flood insurance policies ...

This project compared the costs of a program of risk-based rates and means-tested assistance to the current system of subsidized flood insurance rates and federally funded disaster relief for people ...

Heavy rains on Thursday flooded sections of Interstate 93, shut down part of the Red Line, and prompted flash flood warnings south of Boston. A year earlier, a rain-packed storm caused severe flooding ...

When the government shut down, so did the federal flood insurance program, forcing some buyers into the costly private market. By Rukmini Callimachi One of Rukmini Callimachi’s early assignments was ...

MIAMI — Among those feeling the pain of the government shutdown are people in coastal areas and other locations where they need flood insurance. The government-backed National Flood Insurance Program ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Trump administration plans to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the National Flood ...