disbursement
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In January 2025, the OMB released a memo that ordered all federal agencies to “temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all federal financial assistance.”
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
“We are in direct communication with members, encouraging them to review their policies, staffing, inspection practices, borrower communications, disbursement timelines and determination processes, and escalation procedures,” Gigliotti said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
For example, a loan of $10,000 will have $422.80 deducted, resulting in a net disbursement of $9,577.20.
From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026
Instead of taking a standard annual disbursement of 5%—about $4.5 million—St. Michael’s drew nearly $20 million over two years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
The disbursement of alms was really regarded by the recipients not so much as an act of charity as something which they had a right to expect.
From Women of England by Bartlett Burleigh James
Outside of monetary policy, inflation impacts mortgage rates for homeowners, eligibility for school lunch subsidies, Social Security disbursements, and more.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2026
In some cases this will involve adjusting existing loan programs, including by accelerating disbursements or providing additional financing.
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
This is unprecedented—and different from the administration’s moves to pause grant disbursements to high-fraud states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
But with the federal shutdown blocking upcoming disbursements of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits — previously known as food stamps — Thompson said she doesn’t know how she’s going to fill her daughter’s bottles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
The total net disbursements made by the National Committee during the organizing period were $73,139.66, which amounts to a small fraction over 29 cents for each of the 250,000 men organized.
From The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons by William Z. Foster
Vocabulary lists containing disbursement
Richard Nixon's "Checkers" Speech (1952)
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