Oct. 5, 2026 — The FDIC published its monthly list of state nonmember banks evaluated for compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act, covering ratings assigned in July 2026. Each bank's evaluation is available from the bank or the FDIC's Public Information Center.
Oct. 5, 2026 — Nonprofit organizations and local government agencies that provide direct services to veterans can apply through Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2026, at 5 p.m. Central time, for an estimated $31 million in Fund for Veterans' Assistance grants administered by the Texas Veterans Commission, Gov. Greg Abbott said. The grants support housing, mental health care, job training and other services.
Oct. 3, 2026 — Rotting food waste causes up to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, five times as much as the entire aviation sector, the UN Environment Programme warned, according to UN News. Food buried in landfills produces methane, which traps 86 times more heat than carbon dioxide over 20 years, UN News said.
Oct. 5, 2026 — Three quarters of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's 27 member jurisdictions have published regulations implementing the full set of Basel III bank capital standards, and almost all have announced that banks must apply them by April 2027 or earlier, the committee said in its latest progress update. The standards' agreed implementation date was Jan. 1, 2023.
Oct. 5, 2026 — California's economic output has surpassed $4.5 trillion, the first U.S. state to reach that mark, Gov. Gavin Newsom's office said, citing newly released U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis data. The office said the state's economy has grown by $1.58 trillion since 2019, that total wages and salaries grew 5.2%, and that California remains the world's fourth-largest economy.