Resources
HUD Disparate Impact Final Rule
This final rule amends the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 2013 disparate impact standard and burden-shifting framework, which is HUD’s implementation of the 1968 Fair Housing Act’s Discriminatory Effects Standard. HUD intends the amendments to the disparate impact standard to reflect the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc.
NCSHA Comment Letter on CFPB’s Proposed Rule on the Qualified Mortgage Definition
On September 8, 2020, NCSHA submitted this letter supporting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposal to eliminate the maximum borrower debt-to-income ratio of 43 percent that mortgages must meet to satisfy the definition of “Qualified Mortgage.”
NCSHA Comments on IRS’s 2020 Housing Credit Compliance Monitoring Proposed Rule
On September 8, 2020, NCSHA submitted this comment letter in response to the Internal Revenue Service’s proposed rule modifying the minimum sample size for Low Income Housing Tax Credit compliance monitoring requirements.
CDC Order to Temporarily Halt Residential Evictions to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19
On September 2, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued this emergency public health order to temporarily halt evictions to prevent the further spread of COVID-19.
HUD Waivers, Alternative Requirements for the Emergency Solutions Grants Program Under the CARES Act
Issued on September 1, 2020, this notice from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announces the allocation formula, amounts, and requirements for the $3.96 billion in funding for the Emergency Solutions Grants Program under the CARES Act.
NCSHA Comments on FHFA’s Proposed Capital Rule for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
This August 31, 2020, letter to Director Mark Calabria comments on Federal Housing Finance Agency’s proposed capital framework for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
HUD Operations Notice for Expanding the Moving to Work Demonstration Program
Published on August 28, 2020, in the Federal Register, this notice from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development provides implementation requirements for expanding the Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration program from the current 39 agencies to 100 over a period of seven years, as authorized in the FY 2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act.
Matrix of State HFA Emergency Rental and Housing Assistance Programs
This matrix shows critical components of state HFA emergency rental assistance programs established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
HUD Guidance on CDBG Coronavirus Response Grants and FY 2019 and FY 2020 CDBG and Other Formula Programs Related to the CARES Act
This notice describes the program rules, statutory and regulatory waivers, and alternative requirements applicable to supplemental Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds made available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic and to annual formula CDBG grants awarded in FY 2019 and FY 2020.
