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Emergency Housing Assistance Updates

NCSHA Comments on Opportunity Zone Data Collection

On May 31, NCSHA sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury in response to its request for information on data collection and tracking for Qualified Opportunity Funds.

NCSHA Urges Treasury to Define Opportunity Zone Data Collection Requirements

On May 31, NCSHA submitted official comments in response to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s request for information on data collection and tracking for Qualified Opportunity Funds. In our comments, we urged Treasury to collect project-level data for each Opportunity Zone investment including the dollar amount of capital invested, geographic location, existing use prior to investment, primary purpose of investment, and number of jobs created.

House Municipal Finance Caucus Tax-Exempt Bond Support Letter

Representatives C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) and Steve Stivers (R-OH), the co-chairmen of the bipartisan Municipal Finance Caucus, are circulating a sign-on letter to House members in support of tax-exempt municipal bonds.

HOME Allocations by State, 2010-2019

HOME allocations from 2010 to 2018 listed by state.

NCSHA Comments on IRS Compliance Monitoring Regulations

NCSHA sent this letter to the Internal Revenue Service regarding the recently enacted amendments to the Housing Credit compliance monitoring regulations. The letter urges IRS to rescind the new regulations and work with NCSHA and its members to develop a workable alternative.

ACTION Statement on House Financial Services Infrastructure Hearing

On April 30, the House Financial Services held a hearing on “Housing in America: Assessing the Infrastructure Needs of America’s Housing Stock.” The A Call To Invest in Our Neighborhoods (ACTION) Campaign posted a statement in response to the hearing.

Complaint of Cedar Band v. HUD, Mortgagee Letter 2019-06

The following document is the complaint brought forth to the U.S. District Court of Utah by Cedar Band of Paiutes; Cedar Band Corporation; and CBC Mortgage Agency against the Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding the Federal Housing Administration's recent downpayment assistance guidance in Mortgagee Letter 2019-06.

FHA Mortgagee Letter 2019-06

On April 18, 2019, the Federal Housing Administration released Mortgagee Letter 2019-06, Downpayment Assistance and Operating in a Governmental Capacity, which clarifies documentation requirements that FHA-approved Mortgagees must satisfy when originating a mortgage for a Borrower using funds from another person or entity to satisfy a portion or all of the Minimum Required Investment, including specific documentation that adequately demonstrates the existing requirement that Governmental Entities are operating in their governmental capacity when providing downpayment assistance pursuant to the December 5, 2012, Interpretive Rule.

FHA Mortgagee Letter 2019-07: Extension of the Effective Date of Mortgagee Letter 2019-06, Downpayment Assistance and Operating in a Governmental Capacity

On April 25, 2019, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) provided an extension of the effective date of Mortgagee Letter 2019-06, Downpayment Assistance and Operating in a Governmental Capacity. The guidance provided in ML 2019-06 will be effective for case numbers assigned on or after July 23, 2019, rather than the originally published effective date of April 18, 2019.

Court Ruling on Mortgagee Letter 2019-06 Temporary Injunction

The following document is the court ruling on Cedar Band of Paiutes; Cedar Band Corporatoin and CBC Mortgage Agency's case against FHA to file a temporary restraining order (TRO) on FHA's Mortgagee Letter 2019-16 guidance.