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Emergency Housing Assistance Updates

NCSHA Comment Letter on CFPB’s Proposed Rule on the Qualified Mortgage Definition

On September 8, 2020, NCSHA submitted this letter supporting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposal to eliminate the maximum borrower debt-to-income ratio of 43 percent that mortgages must meet to satisfy the definition of “Qualified Mortgage.”

NCSHA Comments on IRS’s 2020 Housing Credit Compliance Monitoring Proposed Rule

On September 8, 2020, NCSHA submitted this comment letter in response to the Internal Revenue Service’s proposed rule modifying the minimum sample size for Low Income Housing Tax Credit compliance monitoring requirements.

CDC Order to Temporarily Halt Residential Evictions to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

On September 2, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued this emergency public health order to temporarily halt evictions to prevent the further spread of COVID-19.

HUD Waivers, Alternative Requirements for the Emergency Solutions Grants Program Under the CARES Act

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.

NCSHA Comments on FHFA’s Proposed Capital Rule for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

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.

HUD Operations Notice for Expanding the Moving to Work Demonstration Program

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.

Matrix of State HFA Emergency Rental and Housing Assistance Programs

This matrix shows critical components of state HFA emergency rental assistance programs established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

HUD Guidance on CDBG Coronavirus Response Grants and FY 2019 and FY 2020 CDBG and Other Formula Programs Related to the CARES Act

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 FY 2020.

Joint Industry Group Statement on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Adverse Market Fee

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.

Video FAQ on Emergency HOME TBRA Environmental Review and Sample CENST Environmental Review Form

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 for emergency TBRA. These resources are intended to apply to HOME-funded emergency TBRA programs implemented using the flexibilities identified in the April 10 CPD Memo: Suspensions and Waivers to Facilitate Use of HOME-Assisted TBRA for Emergency and Short-Term Assistance in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic.