Memo to Members and Partners Articles
HUD formally published the 2019 national Housing Trust Fund allocations for the states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. territories on May 17. As previously reported, $248 million is available (see Memo, 2/19), an 8% decrease from the $267 million available in 2018, but significantly greater than 2017’s…
April 22, 2019
HUD Posts FY19 Housing Trust Fund Allocations
HUD posted national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) allocations for FY19 on April 16. An Excel document shows the FY19 HTF allocation for each state, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Territories. The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced that $245 million is available for the HTF, which is a portion of the 4.2…
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Acting Director Joseph Otting announced on April 4 that he has authorized the disbursement of Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac's 2018 allocations of $244.86 million to HUD for the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) and of $131.84 million to the Department of the…
April 8, 2019
Senate Confirms Mark Calabria as FHFA Director
The Senate confirmed on April 4 Mark Calabria to serve a five-year term as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Dr. Calabria will be leading the agency, which governs the activities of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, during a critical period when both Congress and the Administration…