Testimony, Comments, Correspondence
April 27 FHFA Letter to Industry Groups on COVID-19 Liquidity
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mark Calabria sent this letter describing actions FHFA has taken in response to the COVID-19 crisis and commenting on his views regarding possible further FHFA actions to address mortgage servicersโ and other real estate companiesโ liquidity concerns.
CHCDF Letter on Future Coronavirus Relief Legislation
NCSHA co-signed this April 23 Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) letter urging congressional leadership to include resources for affordable housing and community development programs in future coronavirus relief legislation.
Support for NCSHAโs Letter to IRS, Treasury on Emergency Housing Credit Program Measures Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
On March 23, 2020, NCSHA sent a letter calling on the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Department of the Treasury to take immediate steps to ease Housing Credit deadlines and provide other needed program accommodations due to social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are three letters supporting NCSHAโs call to action.
NCSHA Comments on OCC and FDIC Joint CRA Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
On April 8, NCSHA sent a letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in response to their joint January 9 Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Comments on proposed amendments to Community Reinvestment Act regulations.
NCSHA Letter to House and Senate Leadership on HFA Priorities for Coronavirus Response
On April 7, NCSHA sent this letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) outlining the steps Congress should take following passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to support affordable housing efforts. The letter includes recommendations for further statutory action, as well as requests for congressional support of NCSHA proposals to the Federal Reserve, U.S. Department of the Treasury, and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development related to implementation of provisions in the CARES Act.
NCSHA Joins Mortgage Industry Groups in Statement on Liquidity
On April 3, NCSHA joined the Mortgage Bankers Association and other major national organizations in a statement urging the Treasury Department, the Federal Reserve, and FHFA to provide liquidity to mortgage servicers needing additional capacity to support homeowners and renters impacted by the coronavirus and eligible for government forbearance programs. The statement also expresses appreciation to Ginnie Mae for its intention to establish a liquidity facility for single- and multifamily issuers and points out one is needed also for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans.
NCSHA Letter to HUD on Emergency HOME, HTF, and ESG Program Measures Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
On March 30, 2020, NCSHA sent this letter to the Acting Assistant Secretary of Community Planning and Development, on behalf of its state housing finance agency members, urging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to take immediate action to help Community Planning and Development program grantees address the extreme housing needs in their communities resulting from the pandemic.
NCSHA Letter to FHFA Director on COVID-19-Related Liquidity Needs of State HFA Seller-Servicers of MBS
This letter from NCSHA to Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria describes the urgent COVID-19-related liquidity needs of state housing finance agency (HFA) seller-servicers of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage-backed securities and asks him to take immediate steps to help those HFAs to ensure they can continue to assist home buyers and homeowners throughout the country.ย
NCSHA Summary of Coronavirus Relief Legislation
The U.S. Senate passed unanimously on March 25, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, after reaching agreement among Democratic, Republican, and White House negotiators. The House is expected to pass the bill on March 27. This memorandum summarizes the housing-specific provisions in the bill, including supplemental appropriations for HUD and other housing programs, increased liquidity for state and local municipal bond issuers, and forbearance for homeowners and multifamily properties.
