Resource Center

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Emergency Housing Assistance Updates

HOME Final Rule Implementing Changes to Commitment Requirement

This regulation finalizes without change an interim rule, published in 2016, that modified the method by which the Department of Housing and Urban Development determines participating jurisdictions’ (PJs) compliance with the statutory 24-month commitment requirement for HOME Investment Partnerships program funds. Specifically, it uses a grant-specific method for determining compliance with the requirement and revised the method for administering program income to prevent PJs from losing allocated HOME funds when they expend program income.

Report: Filling Funding Gaps — How State Agencies Are Moving to Meet a Growing Threat to Affordable Housing

On September 20, 2022, NCSHA released this report, produced by Abt Associates, documenting the actions state housing finance agencies are taking to meet the growing threat to affordable housing from unprecedented cost increases in labor, materials, and financing.

NCSHA-Led Sign-on Letter to HUD on Improvements to HOME Guidance

This letter, signed by NCSHA and 20 other organizations involved in the HOME Coalition, makes recommendations to HUD on how it should improve and modernize HOME program regulations and other guidance. The letter is in response to the Administration’s commitment in its Housing Supply Action Plan to consider improvements to HOME.

Organizations Endorsing the LIFELINE Act

The listed organizations and businesses support the LIHTC Financing Enabling Long-term Investment in Neighborhood Excellence (LIFELINE) Act, S. 4181/H.R. 7078.

NCSHA Request for Extension of HAPSS Comment Deadline

On August 11, NCSHA submitted comments to the Department of Housing and Urban Development in response to its Request for Information on Housing Assistance Payments Contract Support Services (HAPSS), formerly known as the Performance-Based Contract Administrator (PBCA) program. In its letter, NCSHA requested HUD allow at least a 90-day comment period for stakeholders to respond; the current comment period is only 30 days after publication.

Treasury Webinar on State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for Affordable Housing Production and Preservation

On August 11, 2022, the Treasury Department hosted a webinar on State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds guidance for housing production and preservation. The guidance increases flexibility to use recovery funds to fully finance long-term affordable housing loans and expands presumptively eligible uses to further maximize the availability of recovery funds for affordable housing.

NCSHA Comments on Banking Regulators’ May 2022 Joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on CRA Regulations

On August 5, 2022, NCSHA submitted the attached comment letter to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Reserve on their May 2022 joint notice of proposed rulemaking amending the agencies’ Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations. The letter discusses CRA’s importance in catalyzing bank financing and investments for affordable housing and other crucial community development needs, particularly Housing Credit and Housing Bonds.

ACTION Campaign Comments on CRA

On August 5, 2022, the ACTION Campaign, led by NCSHA and Enterprise Community Partners, submitted comments to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Reserve System on the joint notice of proposed rulemaking to strengthen and modernize the regulation of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA).

Featured HAF Program: Kansas Homeowner Assistance Fund

The Kansas Homeowner Assistance Fund (KHAF) program helps qualifying Kansan homeowners financially impacted by the COVID pandemic get current on their mortgages and property taxes and avoid foreclosure.

FHA and Ginnie Mae Request Input on Title I Manufactured Housing Programs

On July 27, 2022, FHA and Ginnie Mae jointly released a Request for Input (RFI) on their Title I Manufactured Housing Programs. Under Title I, FHA insures loans made by approved institutions for the purchase of manufactured homes and/or lots, and Ginnie Mae permits the securitization of such loans. The RFI seeks specific input on the current manufactured housing environment, the FHA Title I Manufactured Housing Program features, as well as Ginnie Mae’s Manufactured Housing Program. Responses are due September 26, 2022.