The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing, “The FHA Solvency Act of 2013,” on July 24. Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Commissioner Carol Galante was the sole…
Changes to the HOME program regulations were published in final form on July 24. Proposed changes were published on December 16, 2011 (see Memo, 12/16/11). NLIHC submitted a number of comments (see…
The Connecticut Housing Coalition (CHC), an NLIHC State Coalition Partner, has joined with the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials’ (NAHRO) state chapter to raise awareness of…
The nomination of Representative Mel Watt (D-NC) for the position of Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director may be considered by the Senate the week of July 29. Senate Majority Leader Harry…
On July 23, the Senate began consideration of S. 1243, the FY14 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD) appropriations bill, after a bipartisan cloture vote allowing…
As previously reported, HUD has published long-awaited proposed regulations to establish a more effective approach to jurisdictions’ statutory obligation to affirmatively further fair housing (see…
Congress remains on recess. Both the Senate and House will reconvene the week of September 9. There will be just nine working days in September for Congress to deal with appropriations decisions for…
HUD recently released the Research Roadmap, a five-year plan (FY14-FY18) for research. The plan is the result of a comprehensive process that began in October of 2011, and involved extensive outreach…
Indiana advocates are celebrating the defeat of proposed changes to the comprehensive policy governing the state’s Neighborhood Assistance Program Tax Credit (NAP). Proposed by the Indiana Housing…
In a speech on August 6, President Barack Obama discussed the Administration’s housing finance reform priorities. He proposed that the government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie…
On August 6, House Committee on Appropriations Ranking Member Nita Lowey (D-NY), issued a report entitled Impacts of Sequester: Irresponsible Republican Budget Is a Disaster for Job Creation,…
