Memo to Members and Partners Articles

Join the Campaign to Protect and Expand the National Housing Trust Fund

NLIHC’s National Housing Trust Fund campaign has taken on new urgency in light of new opportunities and threats this year in Congress. National, state, and local organizations and local government officials are invited to join the campaign by signing onto our  national letter to Congress. The…

FHFA Shares Views on Housing Finance Reform

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mel Watt sent a letter and an accompanying report to the Senate Banking Committee on January 16 to provide the agency’s perspective on housing finance reform. The report states that a future housing finance system should ensure sustainable rental…

Housing Trust Fund at Risk Due to Tax Reform

Due to unintended impacts from the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” signed into law in December, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) have announced they will likely need an advance from the U.S. Treasury – a move that, under current Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) policy, risks a suspension…

House Committee Passes Bill Jeopardizing the National Housing Trust Fund

The House Financial Services Committee passed 13 bills on December 13, including H.R. 4560, the “GSE Jumpstart Reauthorization Act of 2017.”  H.R. 4560 would require Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Wat to suspend payments to the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) in any fiscal year…