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Testimony, Comments, Correspondence

NCSHA Letter to IRS and Treasury Requesting Extensions, Expansions to Housing Credit Covid-19 Relief

This July 8, 2022 letter from NCSHA to the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Department of the Treasury urges the agencies to extend and expand certain temporary Housing Credit relief provisions in Notice 2022-05.Ā 

NCSHA Letter to House Financial Services Committee Chair on Downpayment Toward Equity Act

This letter sent to House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) on June 13, 2022, expresses NCSHAā€™s support for the Downpayment Toward Equity Act (H.R. 4495) and thanks Waters for scheduling it for a committee vote. On June 23 the committee voted to favorably report the bill to the full House of Representatives, after its initial markup had been postponed.

NCSHA/NAHB-Hosted Congressional Briefing on LIFELINE Act

NCSHA partnered with the National Association of Home Builders to host a June 6, 2022, virtual briefing for congressional staff on the LIFELINE Act (LIHTC Financing Enabling Long-term Investment in Neighborhood Excellence Act; S. 4181/H.R. 7078), which would allow states and local governments to loan Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to Housing Credit developments.

ACTION Campaign Recommendations for IRS/Treasury 2022-23 Priority Guidance Plan

This June 3, 2022, letter provides The ACTION Campaignā€™s recommendations to the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department for their 2022ā€“23 Priority Guidance Plan.

NCSHA Recommendations for IRS/Treasury 2022-23 Priority Guidance Plan

This June 3, 2022, letter provides NCSHAā€™s recommendations to the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department for their 2022ā€“23 Priority Guidance Plan.

HOME Coalition Letter to HUD Secretary Supporting HOME Modernization

NCSHA, along with 30 organizations, sent this letter to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge to commend HUD and the Biden-Harris Administrationā€™s commitment to advancing HOME.

NCSHA Comments to the Department of Labor on Davis-Bacon Regulations

NCSHA submitted these comments to the Department of Laborā€™s Wage and Hour Division in response to its March 18 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

HOME Coalition Sign-On Letter: FY 2023 Funding for HOME

NCSHA, along with 788 national, state, and local organizations, sent this letter to Chair Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Ranking Member Susan Collins (R-ME) of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) and Chair David Price (D-NC) and Ranking Member Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) of the House Appropriations THUD Subcommittee to express strong support for $2.5 billion in funding for the HOME Investment Partnerships program in Fiscal Year 2023.

Third NCSHA Letter to Ginnie Mae on Delinquency Ratio Exemption Extension

NCSHA advocated to Ginnie Mae that it again extend its delinquency ratio exemption beyond its June expiration. The Ginnie Mae MBS Guide specifies the delinquency ratios on outstanding pools and loan packages below which an issuer must remain to avoid sanction.