In advance of Senate consideration of the ROAD to Housing Act, NCSHA sent this February 27, 2026, letter to House and Senate leadership and the chairs and ranking members of the Senate Banking and House Financial Services committees underscoring the provisions in both bills that are most impactful and should be included in the final […]
On February 13, 2026, NCSHA submitted these comments to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in response to its proposed rule to repeal the 2013 disparate impact final rule. NCSHA encouraged HUD to consider the adjustments NCSHA recommended in response to HUD’s 2018 proposed rule, specifically, to make the following clarifying alterations […]
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NCSHA has endorsed the Housing for the 21st Century Act, H.R. 6644, comprehensive legislation intended to boost housing supply, modernize and strengthen affordable housing programs, and streamline burdensome regulations. The House of Representatives passed the bill on February 9, 2026, by a 390–9 margin. This advocacy piece highlights NCSHA’s priorities in the bill. View Document […]
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The Housing for the 21st Century Act is comprehensive legislation the House of Representatives passed on February 9, 2026, by a 390–9 margin. NCSHA has endorsed the bill. These documents provide a summary of the legislation. Section-by-Section Analysis One-Page Summary […]
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On February 9, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a statement outlining the Trump Administration’s position on the Housing for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 6644), which the House of Representatives passed that same day. In the statement, the Trump Administration says that, while it is pleased with some of the reforms in […]
Mortgage Revenue Bonds and Mortgage Credit Certificates historically have been state housing finance agencies’ primary means of financing affordable homeownership loans for working families, having helped nearly four million home buyers combined. Still, changes proposed by new bipartisan legislation could help these programs do so much more. See Other NCSHA-Endorsed Legislation Mortgage Revenue Bonds (MRBs) […]
On January 28, 2026, national housing advocates, including NCSHA, sent this letter to Secretary Scott Turner at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Director Russell Vought at the Office Management and Budget urging HUD leadership to grant an exemption or temporary suspension of the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) requirements for […]
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On January 26, 2026, NCSHA sent this letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and HUD Secretary Scott Turner to express concern about the agencies’ termination of Federal Financing Bank support for multifamily housing loans financed through the Federal Housing Administration’s Housing Finance Agency Multifamily Loan Risk-Sharing Program. The letter urges the Administration to maintain the […]
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On December 15, 2025, members of the HOME Coalition, led by NCSHA, sent this letter to the House Financial Services Committee in support of maintaining Section 201, HOME Reform, in the Housing for the 21st Century Act exactly as written. The provision would exempt the HOME Investment Partnerships Program from the Build America, Buy America […]
