Housing Headlines
FHFA Issues 2019 Report to Congress
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its annual Report to Congress, covering calendar year 2019. The report addresses several topics related to the...
FHFA Makes Translated COVID-19 Resources Available in Six Languages on LEP Site
Washington, D.C. – To help limited English proficiency (LEP) borrowers who are experiencing mortgage-related difficulties due to the coronavirus national emergency, today the Federal Housing...
HUD Provides Remaining $2.96 Billion in Cares Act Funding for Homeless Populations Amid Coronavirus Recovery
Washington - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson today announced the allocation of $2.96 billion in Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) funding to support...
FHFA Publishes Final Rule on the FHLBanks’ Housing Goals
Washington, D.C. – To help underserved borrowers, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today sent to the Federal Register for publication a final rule on the Federal Home Loan Banks’...
FHFA Releases Re-Proposed Capital Rule for the Enterprises
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that it is seeking comments on a notice of proposed rulemaking that establishes a new regulatory capital framework for...
OCC Finalizes Rule to Strengthen and Modernize Community Reinvestment Act Regulations
Washington — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released a final rule strengthening and modernizing the agency’s regulations under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA).
Secretary Carson Congratulates Brian Montgomery on Deputy Secretary Confirmation
Washington - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson today applauded the confirmation of Brian D. Montgomery to serve as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of...
HUD Allocates Third Wave of CARES Act Funding Providing $1 Billion for Communities to Bolster Coronavirus Response and Relief Efforts
Washington - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson today announced the allocation of a third wave in CARES Act coronavirus relief funding totaling $1 billion...
Inside House Democrats’ Whopping $1.2 Trillion+ Coronavirus Relief Proposal
House Democrats could bring their phase 4 coronavirus relief package (CARES 2) to the floor for a vote as early as this week — but, for now, at least, it's going nowhere.
The Housing Market Faces Its Next Crisis as May Rent and Mortgages Come Due
Millions of homeowners and renters already are behind on payments in the economic collapse, and the jobless ranks are growing.
