Testimony, Comments, Correspondence
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.
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.
NCSHA Submits Letter to Ginnie Mae on COVID-19 Servicing Concerns
On March 25, 2020, NCSHA sent this letter to Ginnie Mae urging it to help state housing finance agency (HFA) issuers of Ginnie Mae securities meet their pressing liquidity needs due to COVID‐19. The letter describes the servicing and liquidity concerns of HFA issuers and recommends Ginnie Mae provide relief to them. It also explains that, while NCSHA supports industry-wide efforts to provide liquidity to servicers, the mission and structure of state HFAs demand a more targeted approach.
NCSHA Letter to IRS, Treasury on Emergency Housing Credit Program Measures Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
NCSHA sent this 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 COVIED-19 pandemic.
NCSHA Submits Letter in Response to HUD Tribal Letter on DPA
On February 14, HUD published a letter by the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing sent to Tribal Leaders. The letter, issued in accordance with HUD’s Government-to-Government Tribal Consultation Policy, requested feedback on regulatory changes HUD has been planning to implement for some time on the usage of down payment assistance (DPA) in conjunction with FHA single-family mortgage insurance.
