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Testimony, Comments, Correspondence

NCSHA Letter on Proposed Changes to the Federal Uniform Guidance

NCSHA submitted comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) expressing concerns with proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance, which governs the administration of federal financial assistance.

Coalition Comment Letter to Federal Banking Regulators on Capital Standards for Housing Credit Properties in Amended Bank Capital Standards

NCSHA joined 26 other housing advocacy organizations to comment on a series of Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRs) issued by federal banking regulatory agencies โ€” the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency โ€” modifying the federal bank capital standards. The letter suggests the Regulators the lower the amount of capital banks are required hold on their books for Housing Credit investments and Housing Credit finance properties from 100 percent to 20 percent, and argues that they shouldnโ€™t be set at a level above 50 percent.

Coalition Letter to HUD to Preserve Restore-Rebuild Initiative

NCSHA and a broad group of affordable housing organizations sent this June 18, 2026, letter urging HUD to rescind its May 2026 memorandum terminating the Restore-Rebuild initiative, which allows public housing authorities to develop new housing up to their Faircloth limit and convert those units to long-term Section 8 assistance through the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program.

Housing Industry Statement and Proposal on Build America, Buy America Implementation

NCSHA led an effort to coordinate housing industry organizations and businesses in support of this position statement on Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirementsโ€™ impact on affordable housing production, including a proposal to improve the BABA implementation and waiver processes.

NCSHA Comment Letter to Federal Banking Regulators on Amended Bank Capital Standards

NCSHA commented on a series of Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRs) issued by federal banking regulatory agencies โ€” the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency โ€” modifying the federal bank capital standards. In the letter, NCSHA urges the regulators to reduce the amount of capital banks are required to hold for properties financed by the Housing Credit and Housing Bond investments. NCSHA also expresses opposition to a provision in the NPRs that would base the risk-weights for single-family home purchase loans entirely in a loanโ€™s loan-to-value ratio.

NCSHA Comments on IRS/Treasury 2026โ€“2027 Priority Guidance Plan

This May 29, 2026, letter provides NCSHAโ€™s recommendations to the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of the Treasury regarding the 2026โ€“2027 Priority Guidance Plan for the Housing Credit and Housing Bond programs.

NCSHA Comments on HUD Proposed Rule on Work Requirements and Term Limits

NCSHA submitted these comments on May 1, 2026, on a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that would allow public housing agencies and certain housing providers to implement work requirements and term limits for non-elderly, non-disabled adults receiving housing assistance.

House Sign-On Letter Expressing Concerns about Section 901 of Senate-Passed ROAD to Housing Act

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers sent this April 22, 2026, sign-on letter to House leadership expressing concerns with provisions in the Senate-passed 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

NCSHA Comments on HUDโ€™s Verification of Eligible Status Proposed Rule

NCSHA submitted these comments on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developmentโ€™s proposed rule to require verification of citizenship or eligible immigration status for all applicants and recipients of certain housing assistance programs under Section 214