Below is a listing of articles and resources that are about the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or have information on HUD news and events. For more information, visit www.hud.gov.
Housing and Urban Development Resources
On March 31, HUD issued new guidance in the form of frequently asked questions (FAQs) as a follow-up to an earlier HUD notice on the use of arrest records in screening applicants for federally-assisted housing (see Memo 11/9/15). That notice (PIH 2015-19) clarifies that an individual’s arrest…
On March 8, HUD sent a proposed rule to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that would amend HUD’s Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention regulations. The title of the proposed rule is “Notification, Evaluation and Reduction of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Federally Owned Residential Property…
On February 3, HUD issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) in the Federal Register to seek comments on how HUD can structure policies to ensure that individuals and families residing in public housing are in need of continued assistance from HUD.
An ANPR is a request for input and…
On January 28, HUD announced that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will lower its insurance rates for multifamily mortgages in an effort to increase and preserve affordable and energy-efficient rental housing by encouraging more capital financing through reduced borrowing costs. The rate…