To provide tax relief for major disaster areas declared in 2012 and 2013 and for other purposes. […]
Moody’s 2013 Median Report on HFA Multifamily Loan Programs
2013 Medians Underscore Strength of State HFA Multifamily Programs […]
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Moody’s Johnson-Crapo
Sector Comment: Proposed GSE Reforms Include Provisions for Housing Finance Agencies, a Credit Positive […]
Summary of EXPIRE 2014
The bill extends for two years the $250 above-the-line tax deduction for teachers and other school professionals for expenses paid or incurred for books, supplies (other than non-athletic supplies for courses of instruction in health or physical education), computer equipment (including related software and service), other equipment, and supplementary materials used by the educator in the classroom. A two year extension of this provision is estimated to cost $430 million over 10 years. […]
Chairman’s Mark EXPIRE Act
Description of the Chairman’s mark of the “Expiring Provision Improvement Reform and Efficieny (EXPIRE) Act”. […]
2014 Housing Credit Utilization Chart
Fitch Ratings 2014 Outlook
Rating and Sector Outlook Stable: Fitch expects most state housing finance agency (SHFA) ratings to be stable in the coming year following five years of Negative Rating Outlooks. […]
Standard & Poor’s Report Card on HFA Single-Family Programs
U.S. Public Finance Report Card: State Housing Finance Agencies’ Single-Family Programs Strengthen On Federal Support and Higher Equity […]
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Summary of the Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 (Corker-Warner)
The Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 (S. 1217), also known as Corker-Warner, would phase out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over five years and replace them with the Federal Mortgage Insurance Corporation (FMIC), which would sell federal guaranteed catastrophic reinsurance on mortgage-backed securities (MBSs), among other provisions. […]