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 ...

Authorization for the largest residential flood insurance program in the U.S. is set to expire Tuesday, leaving homeowners unable to access new coverage and potentially wreaking havoc on home sales in ...

Jennifer Johnson and her mother, Steffi Cooper, leave their flood damaged home in the Weatherhill Pointe neighborhood of Carrboro after a visit on Tuesday, Aug. 19. Robert Willett ...

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 flood insurance program faces a Sept. 30 deadline. Major elements can disappear without Congressional action. Participation in the program is already extremely low and sinking fast because of ...

When record snowfall and rain swamped northern Michigan this spring, thousands of residents had no flood insurance — and no ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is making more than $1 million available to the town of Hampton to help address flood ...

It's the middle of hurricane season, and meteorologists say we've been lucky so far. Of the nine named storms and three hurricanes that have formed this season, only one short-lived tropical storm has ...

The aftermath of a severe storm can be the most challenging time for homeowners, who must handle debris removal and costly ...