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RIHousing Celebrates National Homeownership Month, Announces Record-Breaking First Quarter
RIHousing funded a recording-breaking 523 mortgages with a volume of over $104.9 million during the first quarter of 2018. This is the highest first quarter for closings in RIHousing’s 45-year history.
White House Chooses Permanent Head of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The White House Saturday, June 16, confirmed its intention to nominate Kathy Kraninger to become the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
Florida Housing Targets Most Vulnerable for Additional Funding
Florida Housing approved three applications this morning to fund affordable homeless housing developments in Osceola, Brevard, and Hillsborough County, as well as, two applications for developments housing persons with a Disabling Condition in Hillsborough and Miami-Dade County.
Washington Report | June 15, 2018
I spoke this week at the annual meeting of the Housing Policy Council of the Financial Services Roundtable at the invitation of council president Ed DeMarco. A focus of my remarks, and a subject...
FHFA Proposes Capital Standards for Fannie and Freddie
On June 12, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) proposed new capital requirements for the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
LHC and OCD Award $33 Million to Improve Housing in Flood-Impacted Parishes
Today the Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC) Board of Directors awarded $30.4 million in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds to address long-term housing needs in parishes impacted by the 2016 floods.
Bipartisan Policy Center Holds Discussion with HUD Secretary Ben Carson
On June 8, the Bipartisan Policy Center held an event, “Healthy Homes Equal Healthier Lives: A Discussion with HUD Secretary Ben Carson,” to explore the correlation between health and housing.
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2019 THUD Bill Sustaining Increased Funding for Most Housing Programs
On June 7, the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) funding bill, which provides $44.5 billion in total net discretionary spending for HUD programs, a four percent increase over FY 2018 levels.
House Financial Services Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2017
On June 6, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance held a hearing, “Legislative Review of H.R. 1511, the “Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2017,” introduced by Representative Steve Stivers (R-OH) and Representative David Loebsack (D-IA).
Washington Report | June 8, 2018
NCSHA meetings the week of June 4 with the top staff at HUD and the Rural Housing Service (RHS) provided powerful reminders of the importance — and impact — of HFA executive director advocacy...
New Democrat Coalition Paper Highlights Housing Crisis
The New Democrat Coalition, a group of moderate Democratic members of the House of Representatives, has released a white paper titled Missing Millions of Homes, which outlines the preliminary findings of the Coalition’s Housing Task Force, convened last year to consider solutions to rising housing costs.
DCHFA Celebrates Homeownership Month with Program Enhancements
June is National Homeownership Month and DCHFA is celebrating with announcements from its Single Family Programs and Multifamily Lending and Neighborhood Investments divisions as a component of the District wide June Housing Bloom.
