Testimony, Comments, Correspondence
ACTION Recommendations to Congress for Immediate Housing Credit Accommodations Related to COVID-19
The ACTION Campaign, which NCSHA co-chairs, released this statement calling on Congress to take immediate action to postpone certain Housing Credit deadlines to prevent developments from losing their tax credits due to the impact of COVID-19. The statement also urges Congress to establish a 4 percent minimum rate for bond-financed developments, as action by the Federal Reserve to reduce interest rates has driven the 4 percent credit rate to a historical low.
NCSHA Comments on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing 2020 Proposed Rule
In response to HUD’s 2020 proposed rule to revise its Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) regulations, on March 16, NCSHA submitted this letter on behalf of the state housing finance agencies outlining specific steps the administration can take to uphold the Fair Housing Act and practical implementation of its AFFH obligation.
Sign-On Letter: Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding, FY 2021 Appropriations
On February 21, 2020, the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) sent a letter signed by 4,707 organizations, including NCSHA, to Senators Richard Shelby, Patrick Leahy, Nita Lowey, and Kay Grange urging members of Congress to work together to ensure affordable housing, community development, and transportation programs receive the highest allocation of discretionary funds possible in FY 2021.
Reducing Regulatory Barriers in Federal Housing Programs: Summary of NCSHA’s Recommendations
In response to the White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing and on behalf of its member state housing finance agencies, on January 31, 2020, NCSHA recommended specific steps the Departments of Agriculture, Housing and Urban Development, and Treasury can take that will lead directly to more affordable housing financing and development. This chart offers a summary of those recommendations.
Reducing Regulatory Barriers in Federal Housing Programs: NCSHA’s Recommendations
In response to the White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing and on behalf of its member state housing finance agencies, on January 31, 2020, NCSHA recommended specific steps the Departments of Agriculture, Housing and Urban Development, and Treasury can take that will lead directly to more affordable housing financing and development.
ACTION Statement on Infrastructure and the Housing Credit
The A Call To Invest in Our Neighborhoods (ACTION) Campaign, which NCSHA co-chairs, provided this statement to members of the House Ways and Means Committee in response to its January 27, 2020, hearing, “Paving the Way for Funding and Financing Infrastructure Investments.”
NCSHA Comments to FHFA on GSE Pooling Practices
This document is NCSHA's comment letter to FHFA raising HFAs' concerns to Director Calabria about the RFI on the GSEs' UMBS pooling practices. This letter was sent to FHFA on January 21, 2020.
Industry Comments to FHFA on GSE Pooling Practices
This document is a joint letter from housing industry organizations to FHFA on its RFI regarding GSE UMBS pooling practices. It was sent to FHFA Director Mark Calabria on January 17,...
Salazar Testimony Before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance
Oregon Housing and Community Services Executive Director and NCSHA Secretary/Treasurer Margaret Salazar represented the nation’s state housing finance agencies on November 20 during a hearing before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance focused on the health, safety, and soundness of HUD-assisted rental and public housing.
