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Treasury Draft Guidance on Homeowner Assistance Fund Annual and Quarterly Reporting
On March 30, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released draft guidance outlining the annual and quarterly reporting requirements for the Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF). Treasury will be accepting public comments on the draft guidance until April 14, 2022.
NCSHAās Analysis of the Biden Administrationās FY 2023 Budget Request
This resource is NCSHAās analysis of the Biden Administrationās Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request. The $5.8 trillion budget outlines the Biden Administrationās fiscal priorities, including for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. Department of Agriculture housing programs.
Homeownership Assistance Fund Directory
The Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) is a $9.961 billion federal program to help households who are behind on their mortgages and other housing-related expenses due to the impacts of COVID-19. HAF provides funding to states, tribes, territories, and the District of Columbia to assist these homeowners. This directory presents key components of individual state HAF programs. To find a program in your area, visit the Homeownership Assistance Fund Program page.
Featured HAF Program: Texas Homeowner Assistance Fund Program
The Illinois Homeowner Assistance Fund Program (ILHAF) provides direct financial assistance to prevent mortgage delinquencies, defaults, displacements, and foreclosures for income-eligible homeowners experiencing pandemic-related hardships in Illinois. The state is now accepting applications from homeowners for grants of up to $30,000 to eliminate or reduce past-due mortgage and property tax payments.
Featured HAF Program: Mortgage Assistance Alabama
If you live in Alabama and have experienced a temporary COVID-19 related financial hardship after January 21, 2020, Mortgage Assistance Alabama (MAA) may be able to help.Ā
Emergency Rental Assistance 2021 Quarterly Data
Data released by the U.S. Department of the Treasury illustrates the uses of funding under the Emergency Rental Assistance programs in Quarters 1 ā 4 of 2021.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Homeowner Assistance Fund FAQs
On this webpage, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) answers frequently asked questions about the Homeowner Assistance Fund program. Go to Webpage Related CFPB Resources for...
GAO Report on Monitoring in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program
This report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office examines U.S. Department of the Treasuryās policies related to Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program flexibilities intended to enable grantees to spend funds more quickly and the nexus between such policies and fraud prevention policies procedures. GAO highlights the need for Treasury to balance speed in spending with accountability and oversight.
Featured HAF Program: Pennsylvania Homeowner Assistance Fund
The Pennsylvania Homeowner Assistance Fund, or PAHAF, is a housing-related program funded by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to assist Pennsylvania homeowners facing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic that began after January 21, 2020, (including a hardship that began before January 21, 2020, and continued after that date). The program will provide financial assistance to homeowners for qualified mortgage and housing-related expenses to avoid delinquency, default, foreclosure, or displacement.
