The proposed plan would provide HUD nearly $150 billion to strengthen communities, expand access to affordable housing and create good-paying jobs for working and middle-class families that won’t require a college degree.
Read on for details from HUD.
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown has advanced the nomination of Adrianne Todman as the next deputy secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Todman was approved by a voice vote. If approved by the full Senate, Todman – who led the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials and held previous positions at HUD - will become thefirst Black woman to serve as the agency’s second-in-command. Read on for details.
The House Financial Services has passed a bill that would amend TILA and RESPA to establish language access requirements for creditors and servicers.
The Improving Language Access in Mortgage Servicing Act (H.R. 3009) was introduced by Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas) to help consumers with limited English proficiency have fair and equal mortgage lending access.
Read on for more about the bill, which passed by a vote of 29-24.
The money will support fair housing testing, education and outreach, and capacity building, and is being provided through the department’s Fair Housing Initiatives Program. Read on for details from HUD.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will substantially increase housing inspections beginning June 1, Secretary Marcia Fudge announced.
Last year, the agency suspended most in-person housing inspections by the Real Estate Assessment Center along with waivers that enabled Public Housing Authorities and multifamily housing owners and managers to reduce activities that could contribute to COVID-19 transmission.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has set aside $8.2 billion in Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funds for Puerto Rico.
HUD also announced it will remove the “onerous restrictions unique to Puerto Rico” that limited the island’s access to CDBG-Disaster Recovery (DR) funds that were allocated following Hurricane Maria in September 2017. Read on for more from HUD.
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has named two new leaders. Kenneth Blanco left the agency April 9 after serving as director since 2017.
“I am proud to have led an incredible organization with an important national security mission that has a profound effect on the lives of so many people, especially the most vulnerable in our society,” Blanco said.
Read on to learn about FinCEN’s new acting and deputy directors.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has kicked off its annual Fair Housing Month celebrations with a new message: “Fair Housing: More Than Just Words.”
This year’s theme reflects the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to advancing equity in housing. A central focus of this year’s commemoration is to provide redress to those who have experienced housing discrimination.
Read on for details from HUD, which celebrates Fair Housing Month each April.
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