HUD Inspector General David Montoya was the sole witness at a House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on September 10. His testimony focused primarily on the…
On September 13, the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity held a hearing on the performance of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) and Homeless Veterans…
NLIHC urges advocates to submit comments on HUD’s proposed improvements to existing regulations regarding affirmatively furthering fair housing choice (AFFH). The deadline is Tuesday, September 17 at…
Housing California (Housing CA), an NLIHC State Coalition Partner, and the California Housing Consortium have generated widespread support for the California Homes and Jobs Act. Introduced in the…
NLIHC seeks a well-qualified and talented outreach associate. As one of a three-person team, the outreach associate will mobilize our members on federal policy advocacy in a manner that advances our…
Kelly Hunt has joined NLIHC as a Fall Policy Intern. A native Texan, Kelly moved to Massachusetts in 2009 to pursue a Master of Public Administration degree at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy…
The federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program has reinforced poverty concentration and racial segregation in the New York City region, according to a recently released report by the Fair…
Welcome to these new members who joined in July and August 2013:Leticia Castellanos, Waukegan, ILTillie Croxdale, Chicago, ILCrystal Espinoza, San Francisco, CACheryl Fountaine-Kempf, Neenah,…
Congress returns to work on September 9, facing a fall of high-impact decisions around Syria, FY14 appropriations, the sequester, and the debt ceiling. This issue of Memo to Members offers an outlook…
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs has approved the nomination of Representative Mel Watt (D-NC) for the position of Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director (see Memo…
Housing finance reform will be a priority issue for the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee in the fall. Committee Chairman Tim Johnson (D-SC) and Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID)…
