From the Blog
- February 2, 2012
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) recently announced it is seeking qualified applicants to fill seven positions on its Board. Successful applicants will become members of the Board effective October 1, 2012. The application deadline is March 1, 2012. - February 1, 2012
According to the White House fact sheet on President Obama’s Plan to Help Responsible Homeowners and Heal the Housing Market, released today, the Administration’s FY 2013 Budget will propose $1 billion for the Housing Trust Fund and $15 billion for Project Rebuild. The Budget is set to be released on February 13. - February 1, 2012
Today, the White House released details of the mortgage refinancing plan first announced by President Obama in his January 24 State of the Union Address. As part of the plan, the Administration will ask Congress to pass legislation allowing borrowers current on their existing loan payments, including underwater homeowners, to refinance into low-interest, Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured loans.
Press Releases
- March 7, 2011
Life -changing stories of working families benefiting from a range of federal housing programs will be at the forefront of this week’s annual Legislative Conference of the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA). - October 7, 2010
The National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) welcomed a near-record number of state housing finance agencies (HFAs) and their partners to its 40th Annual Conference, held October 2-5 in Boston. NCSHA’s HFA members elected the following officers and directors to its Board of Directors: - August 11, 2010
Today, the Obama Administration announced a plan to expand its Housing Finance Agency (HFA) Innovation Fund for the Hardest-Hit Housing Markets (the Hardest-Hit Fund) by providing $2 billion to HFAs in 18 jurisdictions that have experienced sustained unemployment rates at or above the national average over the last 12 months, through June 2010. The HFAs receiving the new funding include nine of those already participating in the Hardest-Hit Fund (California, Florida, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, and South Carolina), as well as the HFAs of Alabama, DC, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Tennessee.
