Resource Center

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Emergency Housing Assistance Updates

ACTION Letter to President, Congressional Leadership in Support of Housing Credit Production Provisions in Build Back Better Act

This October 25, 2021, letter from 428 Housing Credit stakeholders and members of the ACTION Campaign to President Biden, Speaker Pelosi, and Majority Leader Schumer urges them to preserve the Housing Credit production provisions in the final Build Back Better reconciliation legislation.

NCSHA Letter to FHFA on GSE Equitable Housing Finance Plans

On October 25, 2021, NCSHA submitted this letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on its directive requiring the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to “prepare and implement three-year Equitable Housing Finance Plans.” In the letter, NCSHA expresses its strong support for FHFA’s directive and outlines two specific opportunities for GSE partnerships with HFAs that can help the GSEs better serve minority communities: expanding GSE financing through HFA homeownership programs, including their special HFA products, and piloting acquisition, development, and construction financing and small-dollar mortgage financing through HFAs.

CHCDF Letter to Congress on the Build Back Better Act

On October 23, 2021, the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding, of which NCSHA is a member, sent this letter to congressional leadership urging them to ensure funding for critical housing and community development investments in the Build Back Better Act at the highest levels possible.

Underserved Mortgage Markets Coalition Letter to FHFA Acting Director Thompson

On October 20, 2021, the Underserved Mortgage Markets Coalition, of which NCSHA is a member, sent this letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency Acting Director Sandra Thompson expressing concerns about Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s 2022‒24 Duty to Serve plans.

IRS Revenue Procedure 2021-44

On October 18, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published Internal Revenue Bulletin 2021-42, which includes Revenue Procedure 2021-44, providing the Housing Credit National Pool amounts for qualified states for calendar year 2021. Twenty-nine states received unused housing credit carryovers from the National Pool.

Senate Democrats’ Leadership Letter Supporting Housing Funding in Reconciliation

On October 14, 2021, 36 Democratic Senators sent this letter to President Biden, House Speaker Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader Schumer asking them to support comprehensive, robust housing funding in legislation to enact President Biden’s Build Back Better plan.

HOME Coalition Letter Urging Congressional Leadership to Support HOME Funding in the Build Back Better Act

On October 13, 2021, NCSHA and 17 other organizations sent this letter to congressional leadership to advocate for HOME funding being included in the Build Back Better Act.

Urban Institute Homeowner Assistance Fund County-Level Targeting Data

The Urban Institute has compiled a dataset that includes homeowners’ demographic and income characteristics and breakdowns foreclosure risk at the county level. The Urban Institute published the data with the intention of helping policymakers best target their Homeowner Assistance Fund resources.

Joint Letter Supporting the Housing Credit and Neighborhood Homes Credit in Reconciliation Legislation

This September 30 letter from NCSHA and 19 other members of the National Housing Conference urges House and Senate Democratic leadership and the Chairmen of the tax-writing committees to maintain...

Joint Letter to Treasury on ERA 1 Reallocation

NCSHA, along with other major national organizations representing grantees — the Council of State Community Development Agencies, National American Indian Housing Council, National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, and National Community Development Association — sent this September 29, 2021, letter to Treasury providing comments on the reallocation of Emergency Rental Assistance funding enacted under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (ERA 1).