CBPP Calls for HUD to Reinstate Small Area FMR Requirement
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) released a critique of HUD’s suspension of the obligation that public housing agencies (PHAs) in 23 metropolitan areas begin using Small Area Fair…
President Nominates Suzanne Israel Tufts be HUD Assistant Secretary for Administration
President Trump has nominated Suzanne Israel Tufts to be the HUD assistant secretary for administration. Ms. Tufts is a consultant and attorney with experience in turnaround management and operations…
HUD Confirmations Move Forward Slowly
The Senate confirmed a slate of nominations before it went on August recess, including for key positions at HUD and the Treasury. The Senate confirmed Neal Rackleff as assistant secretary for HUD’s…
HUD Announces Additions to Senior Team
Sheila Greenwood, chief of staff to HUD Secretary Ben Carson, announced a number additions to the HUD senior management team. Dana Wade is the general deputy assistant secretary in the Office of…
Senate Banking to Consider Three HUD Nominations
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs will meet in open session on July 18 to consider three nominations to key positions at HUD: Paul Compton, Jr., to general counsel; Anna…
Anna Maria Farias Nominated as Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Assistant Secretary
The Trump administration nominated Anna Maria Farias to serve as HUD’s assistant secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO). Ms. Farias is the chair of the Board of Regents at Texas…
HUD Releases New CHAS Data
HUD has released its latest Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) data. The five-year (2010-2014) data are used by HUD and state and local governments to examine housing needs and make…
PIH Provides VAWA Guidance for PHAs and Owners Who Accept Vouchers
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH-2017-08 providing guidance about complying with the “Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013” (VAWA 2013). Although the…
CPD Reduces Annual Action Plan Public Comment Period to 14 Days for FY17
Because Congress only recently enacted the FY17 appropriations act (see Memo, 5/8), HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) is waiving the regulatory requirement that jurisdictions…
J. Paul Compton Nominated as HUD General Counsel
The Trump administration nominated J. Paul Compton to serve as HUD general counsel. Mr. Compton is a partner in the Birmingham, Alabama law firm Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP. According to the…
President Trump Nominates Pamela Patenaude as HUD Deputy Secretary
The White House announced on April 28 its intention to nominate Pamela Patenaude to be deputy secretary of HUD. Ms. Patenaude is currently the president of the J. Ronald Terwilliger Foundation…