Issued on September 1, 2020, this notice from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announces the allocation formula, amounts, and requirements for the $3.96 billion in funding for the Emergency Solutions Grants Program under the CARES Act. […]
This August 31, 2020, letter to Director Mark Calabria comments on Federal Housing Finance Agency’s proposed capital framework for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. […]
Read More… from NCSHA Comments on FHFA’s Proposed Capital Rule for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Published on August 28, 2020, in the Federal Register, this notice from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development provides implementation requirements for expanding the Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration program from the current 39 agencies to 100 over a period of seven years, as authorized in the FY 2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act. […]
Read More… from HUD Operations Notice for Expanding the Moving to Work Demonstration Program
This matrix shows critical components of state HFA emergency rental and mortgage assistance programs established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The presentation provides analysis, early takeaways, and additional resources. View Document Download Presentation Next update September 28, 2020. […]
Read More… from Matrix of State HFA Emergency Rental and Housing Assistance Programs
This notice describes the program rules, statutory and regulatory waivers, and alternative requirements applicable to supplemental Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds made available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic and to annual formula CDBG grants awarded in FY 2019 and […]
On August 13, 2020, NCSHA joined a broad coalition of organizations representing the housing and financial services industries as well as public interest groups in issuing this statement on the GSEs′ new adverse market fee on refinancings. […]
Read More… from Joint Industry Group Statement on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Adverse Market Fee
On August 13, HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Programs published a video FAQ covering the Environmental Review requirements applicable to an emergency HOME Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) program along with a sample Categorically Excluded Not Subject to Section 58.5 (CENST) Environmental Review Form that HOME participating jurisdictions (PJs) can use to document the environmental review […]
This letter, signed by a 19-member coalition that includes NCSHA, urges FHA Commissioner Dana Wade to revise the FHA single-family borrower guidelines to align with those of other federal agencies in using the actual monthly student loan payment amount or 0.5 percent of the outstanding student loan balance in the debt-to-income calculation. […]
This proposed rule would modify the 2016 Equal Access Rule to allow single-sex or sex-specific facilities, such as shelters, to determine whether the sex of an individual seeking housing is consistent with the sex the facility is intended to serve. […]
