- March 9, 2010Treasury Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions Michael Barr addressed a packed house of state housing finance agency staff, leaders, and their affiliate partners yesterday in Washington. Calling HFAs "key partners" of the Administration, Barr praised HFAs for the important role they have played to stabilize the housing market and help American homeowners.
- March 8, 2010
On the first day of our 2010 Legislative Conference, a lively crowd from across the nation was addressed by NCSHA President Susan Dewey; Michael Barr, Assistant Treasury Secretary; William Apgar, Senior Advisor to HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan; Mark Zandi, Chief Economist at Moody's Analytics; and Garth Rieman, NCSHA's Director of Housing Advocacy & Strategic Initiatives. See all of the photos after the jump. - March 4, 2010On March 2, the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) – a coalition of diverse organizations, including NCSHA, concerned with the housing needs of low- and moderate-income households and the community development needs of our nation – sent a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Senate and House Budget Committees.
- March 2, 2010On February 24, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told the House Budget Committee that the Administration will not release a proposal this year on restructuring the housing Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
- March 2, 2010
On February 24, House Ways and Means Committee member Linda Sanchez (D-CA) introduced the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Expansion and Job Creation Act of 2010, H.R. 4687. - March 1, 2010
On February 24, the Senate passed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) jobs bill—the first of what he says may be several jobs bills this year. Reid’s bill does not extend the Housing Credit Exchange program and several expiring tax programs. - March 1, 2010On February 23, Senate Finance Committee members Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Judd Gregg (R-NH) introduced the Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010, S. 3018.
- February 25, 2010
On February 23, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan testified before the House Appropriations Transportation-HUD Subcommittee on the FY 2011 HUD budget. - February 22, 2010
On February 10, HUD’s Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities (OSHC) published a request for comments on its Sustainable Communities Planning Grant Program (SCPGP). - February 19, 2010To read NCSHA's press release on the Obama Administration's five-state, $1.5 billion foreclosure initiative, continuing coverage on this new initiative, reaction to it, and more, click Read More.
