Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress announced late in the evening Sunday, April 30 that they reached a deal on a final FY17 spending package to fund the federal government through September…
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…
President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Neal Rackleff to be the assistant secretary for HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development. Mr. Rackleff has served as the director…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH 2017-07 to provide public housing agencies (PHAs) guidance regarding potential eligibility for Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) shortfall…
Register today for a HUD Office of Housing Counseling webinar for NLIHC members on May 2 at 2:00 pm ET on the Final Rule on Housing Counselor Certification, which became effective on January 13, 2017…
The Senate voted 87-11 to confirm former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), with bipartisan support and praise from many senators. In this role,…
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…
Three significant developments have taken place related to the ongoing affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH) 2009 court settlement involving Westchester Country, NY. HUD informed the County…
The National Fair Housing Alliance’s (NFHA) The Case for Fair Housing: 2017 Fair Housing Trends Report reveals 28,181 housing discrimination complaints were filed in 2016. Fifty-five percent of these…
The Virginia Housing Alliance (VHA/Alliance), an NLIHC state partner, joined with the Virginia Association of Housing and Community Development Officials (VAHCDO), on March 28 for the Alliance’s…
The National Association of Counties’ forum “Working Together to End Homelessness: A Discussion of Local and National Efforts to Combat Homelessness” on April 25 highlighted Los Angeles County’s…
