NLIHC’s A Rare Occurrence: The Geography and Race of Mortgages Over $500,000 report was published in November 2015 but it remains relevant today. The report reveals that only 5% of the mortgages…
Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced the Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2017 on June 8 to extend the Fair Housing Act’s protections to those at risk of discrimination because of their sexual…
The Senate Budget Committee held a hearing to consider President Trump’s FY18 Budget and Revenue proposals on June 14. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin appeared before the Committee to provide…
On June 14, the Senate Committee on Banking voted to recommend the nomination of Pam Patenaude to serve as HUD deputy secretary. Her nomination was supported by all members in attendance except for…
On June 13, Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Jack Reed (D-RI), along with original cosponsors Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), introduced the Family Self Sufficiency Act (FSS…
Today, June 19, NLIHC will host a Senate briefing on the 2017 Out of Reach report and federal policy solutions to the growing affordable rental housing crisis. NLIHC encourages advocates to invite…
NLIHC submitted comments regarding HUD’s draft Operations Notice for Expansion of the Moving to Work (MTW) Demonstration Program (see Memo, 5/8). NLIHC conveyed strong opposition to the inclusion of…
The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) applauds the release of Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 allocations of state-by-state funding levels for the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) from the…
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) issued the HTF IDIS User Manual for Grantees to show national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) state grantees how to set up, fund, draw funds for, and…
Representative Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the “Second Chance Act of 2007” on June 13. If passed, this legislation would continue targeted funding for 5…
NLIHC submitted a letter responding to a HUD request in a Federal Register notice dated May 15, 2017 seeking suggestions for regulations “that may be outdated, ineffective, or exceedingly burdensome…
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) issued Notice CPD-17-6 encouraging CPD formula grantees to undertake comprehensive pre-disaster planning to be prepared to use CPD funds for…
