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Senator Warren Introduces Bold Affordable Housing Bill

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced on September 26 the “American Housing and Economic Mobility Act,” a bold and comprehensive affordable housing bill designed to end homelessness and housing poverty in America. NLIHC supports the bill. Senator Warren’s bill directly addresses the…

NLIHC Releases Interim Report Summarizing Inaugural HTF Projects

NLIHC published Getting Started: First Homes Being Built with 2016 National Housing Trust Fund Awards on Wednesday, September 12. This interim report profiles how 42 states, so far, have awarded their inaugural 2016 national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) allocations. Eight states and the District of…

Court of Appeals Rules that FHFA is Structured Unconstitutionally

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled on July 17 that the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is structured unconstitutionally. Because the agency has a single director who does not require congressional approval and can only be removed “for cause,” the court determined that the…