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Iowa Finance Authority Awards Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity $50,000 for the Construction of Two Homes in Waterloo
The Iowa Finance Authority Board of Directors today awarded a total of $50,000 in State Housing Trust Fund grants to assist in the construction of two affordable homes in Waterloo.
Vermont Housing Finance Agency Executive Director Sarah Carpenter Announces Retirement
VHFA announced today that later this year Sarah Carpenter, Executive Director, will be retiring, after twenty years at the agency’s helm.
Grace Garden To Provide ‘Housing First’
North Dakota Housing Finance Agency supports the development of Grace Garden, a YWCA residence that will serve 30 households at risk of homelessness, many of whom are transitioning from domestic violence.
MassHousing Announces $2,500 Closing Cost Credit For Massachusetts Veterans Who Use Agency’s Operation Welcome Home Loan Program To Buy A Home
MassHousing announced today a $2,500 closing cost credit for Massachusetts military veterans who purchase a home through the Agency.
Washington Report | June 1, 2018
The “decline of rural America” is not a new narrative, but it has become a more established theme in recent years, for some understandable reasons. The rural share of the population is...
Washington Report | May 25, 2018
I was honored to be present at today’s groundbreaking of HELP Walter Reed Apartments in Northwest Washington, DC, at the invitation of DCHFA Executive Director and CEO Todd Lee. The development...
House Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2019 Bill Level Funding Most Housing Programs
On May 23, the House Appropriations Committee approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) funding bill, which provides $44 billion in total net discretionary spending for HUD programs.
House Financial Services Committee Advances Bills Aimed at Voucher Mobility, Transitional Housing
On May 22, the House Committee on Financial Services advanced the Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2018, HR 5793, and the Transitional Housing for Recovery in Viable Environments Demonstration Program (THRIVE) Act, HR 5735.
FHFA Director Watt Testifies Before Senate Banking Committee
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) will soon propose capital requirements for the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, FHFA Director Mel Watt told the Senate Banking Committee during a May 23 hearing.
2018 WCDA Lender of the Year Announced
Heather Knighton, Loan Originator at Wallick & Volk, Casper, was named the Wyoming Community Development Authority (WCDA) 2017 Lender of the Year.
Carol Wilson, WCDA Director of Single Family Programs, Wins Brown-Wells Service Award
Carol Wilson, Director of Single Family Programs at Wyoming Community Development Authority (WCDA), was named the 2018 recipient of the Brown-Wells Service Award.
House Passes Financial Regulatory Reform Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives on May 22 passed legislation, the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act” (S. 2155), that amends federal banking law and financial regulations.
