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Emergency Housing Assistance Updates

NCSHA Comment Letter to FHFA on Proposed Duty to Serve Rule

On July 24, NCSHA sent the attached comments to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) in response to FHFA’s proposed rule amending its Enterprise Duty to Serve Underserved Markets regulations. In the letter, NCSHA expressed strong support for FHFA’s proposal to allow the GSEs to receive credit under the Duty to Serve Rule for Housing Credit investments that support housing in all the underserved markets covered by the rule; currently, only Housing Credit investments for homes in eligible rural areas may receive credit. NCSHA also recommends that FHFA expand the Duty to Serve eligibility for GSE purchases and credit enhancements of tax-exempt Housing Bonds and urges the agency to make sure that any new requirements put in place continue to incentivize the GSEs to pursue activities in challenging sectors of the housing market.

NCSHA Comments on HUD Build America, Buy America RFI

NCSHA submitted this comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in response to its Request for Information on the availability of domestically manufactured products used in HUD-funded housing programs under the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA). While supporting HUD’s effort to better understand domestic manufacturing capacity, NCSHA urged the department to pursue a broader overhaul of BABA implementation, arguing that the current process is unnecessarily burdensome, increases project costs, and delays the development of affordable housing, and offered a proposal for implementing BABA in a manner that works for housers and manufacturers.

NCSHA Letter on Proposed Changes to the Federal Uniform Guidance

NCSHA submitted comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) expressing concerns with proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance, which governs the administration of federal financial assistance.

Coalition Comment Letter to Federal Banking Regulators on Capital Standards for Housing Credit Properties in Amended Bank Capital Standards

NCSHA joined 26 other housing advocacy organizations to comment on a series of Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRs) issued by federal banking regulatory agencies — the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — modifying the federal bank capital standards. The letter suggests the Regulators the lower the amount of capital banks are required hold on their books for Housing Credit investments and Housing Credit finance properties from 100 percent to 20 percent, and argues that they shouldn’t be set at a level above 50 percent.

Coalition Letter to HUD to Preserve Restore-Rebuild Initiative

NCSHA and a broad group of affordable housing organizations sent this June 18, 2026, letter urging HUD to rescind its May 2026 memorandum terminating the Restore-Rebuild initiative, which allows public housing authorities to develop new housing up to their Faircloth limit and convert those units to long-term Section 8 assistance through the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program.

Housing Industry Statement and Proposal on Build America, Buy America Implementation

NCSHA led an effort to coordinate housing industry organizations and businesses in support of this position statement on Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements’ impact on affordable housing production, including a proposal to improve the BABA implementation and waiver processes.

NCSHA Comment Letter to Federal Banking Regulators on Amended Bank Capital Standards

NCSHA commented on a series of Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRs) issued by federal banking regulatory agencies — the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — modifying the federal bank capital standards. In the letter, NCSHA urges the regulators to reduce the amount of capital banks are required to hold for properties financed by the Housing Credit and Housing Bond investments. NCSHA also expresses opposition to a provision in the NPRs that would base the risk-weights for single-family home purchase loans entirely in a loan’s loan-to-value ratio.

NCSHA Comments on IRS/Treasury 2026–2027 Priority Guidance Plan

This May 29, 2026, letter provides NCSHA’s recommendations to the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of the Treasury regarding the 2026–2027 Priority Guidance Plan for the Housing Credit and Housing Bond programs.

NCSHA Comments on HUD Proposed Rule on Work Requirements and Term Limits

NCSHA submitted these comments on May 1, 2026, on a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that would allow public housing agencies and certain housing providers to implement work requirements and term limits for non-elderly, non-disabled adults receiving housing assistance.

House Sign-On Letter Expressing Concerns about Section 901 of Senate-Passed ROAD to Housing Act

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers sent this April 22, 2026, sign-on letter to House leadership expressing concerns with provisions in the Senate-passed 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.