Resources
Administration of the Federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program: Considerations for State Agencies
To help states design Emergency Rental Assistance programs and deploy the available funds, NCSHA worked with Abt Associates to develop this guidance document. This guidance is intended to help states...
NCSHA Letter to Treasury with Policy Recommendations for Homeowner Assistance Fund
On March 12, 2021, NCSHA sent this letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen outlining our policy recommendations for implementing the Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF), included in the American Rescue Plan. In the letter, NCSHA makes three different types of suggestions 1) mission-critical items that must be included in whatever mechanism Treasury uses to disburse HAF funds to make the program operable; 2) issues that are necessary for Treasury to clarify or resolve for the programs to launch promptly; 3) steps Treasury can take when administering the program help ensure that assistance is delivered promptly and effectively.
American Rescue Plan Provisions Pertaining to the Homeowner Assistance Fund
This document contains the legislative language in the American Rescue Plan Act, enacted on March 11, 2021, that authorizes the Homeowner Assistance Fund.
NCSHA Summary of Homeowner Assistance Fund
This summary provides the details of the Homeowner Assistance Fund included in the American Rescue Plan Act, enacted on March 11, 2021.ย
NCSHA Comment Letter Asks FHFA to Address Racial Justice, HFA Lending in Affordable Housing Goals
On February 28, 2021, NCSHA provided these comments to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) in response to its Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Enterprise Housing Goals, urging FHFA to establish robust goals that push Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) to do as much responsible affordable lending as possible and to serve underserved markets better. In the letter, NCSHA also recommends that FHFA encourage the Enterprises to increase lending to people of color and address impediments to increased Enterprise support for HFA affordable housing lending.
NCSHA Letter to IRS, Treasury Urges Guidance on Implementing Minimum 4 Percent Rate, Disaster Housing Credits
In this February 26, 2021, letter, NCSHA urged the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of the Treasury to provide guidance onย implementation of the minimum 4 percent Housing Credit rate and supplemental disaster Housing Credit authority, both enacted under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. The letter also urged revision of various IRS forms to facilitate reporting of both provisions.ย
HUD Mortgagee Letter 2021-05
On February 16, HUD published, with immediate effect, Mortgagee Letter 2021-05. ML 2021-05 extends the foreclosure and eviction moratoriums for FHA-insured mortgages until June 30, 2021, in addition...
NCSHA Comments to the Federal Reserve Board on Its Community Reinvestment Act Rulemaking Notice
On February 16, 2021, NCSHA sent this letter providing comments to the Federal Reserve System Board of Governors on its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Community Reinvestment Act regulations.
Virginia: State Emergency Rental Assistance
Links to State Emergency Housing Assistance programs available in Virginia.
