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Emergency Housing Assistance Updates

IRS Revenue Procedure 2019-41 (2019 National Pool)

Today, the Internal Revenue Service published Internal Revenue Bulletin 2019-44, which includes (under Part III) Rev. Proc. 2019-41, which provides the Housing Credit national pool amounts for qualified states for calendar year 2019.

Working with FHA, USDA, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac (AC19 Conference Session)

AC19 Conference Session: Learn from senior agency officials the latest on FHA’s down payment assistance policy and USDA’s effort to expand lending to working families in rural areas. Hear about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s plans for their HFA Preferred lending products.

2019-2020 Treasury and IRS Priority Guidance Plan

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service issued their 2019-2020 Priority Guidance Plan (PGP), which identifies guidance projects Treasury and IRS intend actively work on between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020.

Implementation Plan for The White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council

This document contains the implementation report to the President in accordance with Executive Order “Establishing the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council.”

Submission Form: Opportunity Zone Affordable Housing Development Profile

The National Council of State Housing Agencies and the Economic Innovation Group are collaborating on a series of Opportunity Zone development profiles that feature affordable and/or workforce...

NCSHA Comments on CFPB ANPR on Qualified Mortgage Definition Under the Truth in Lending Act

On September 16, 2019, NCSHA submitted comments to the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Kathy Kraninger, on the Bureau's Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Qualified Mortgage Definition under the Truth in Lending Act.

IRS Guidance on Low Income Housing Credit Disaster Relief for California

On September 17, 2019, the IRS released guidance for additional Low Income Housing Credit disaster relief for the State of California.

QM Coalition Letter to CFPB on Qualified Mortgage Definition DTI Limit

This letter, signed by 23 industry stakeholders, was sent to CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger in response to the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Qualified Mortgage Definition under the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z).

Community Reinvestment Act Coalition Letter

This letter is signed by members of the Community Reinvestment Act Coalition, sent to Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors; Joseph Otting, Comptroller of the Currency; and Jelena McWilliams, Chairwoman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

The Ivory Prize: The Importance of Innovation to Improve Housing Affordability Paper

This document highlights the research efforts of various housing organizations to demonstrate the importance of innovation to improve housing affordability.