Memo to Members and Partners Articles
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) issued a paper on its recommended approach to reforming the government sponsored enterprises (GSEs), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The recommendations include an affordable housing fee dedicated in part to support the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF).
GSE…
All organizations concerned about homelessness and the lack of affordable housing in the U.S. are urged to sign onto a letter calling on Congress to protect and expand the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF). The deadline for signing the letter has been extended to April 28.
The HTF is a…
States must prepare national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Allocation Plans each year showing how they intend to distribute HTF funds. In a new report, Housing the Lowest Income People: An Analysis of National Housing Trust Fund Draft Allocation Plans, NLIHC summarized the key features in the 51 draft…
Sign Letter Urging Congress to Protect and Expand the National Housing Trust Fund, Deadline March 22
Sign your organization onto a letter from advocates around the country asking Congress to protect and expand the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF). In the first year of funding for the HTF, states made plans to build and preserve affordable rental homes for extremely low income veterans, seniors,…