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Policy News & Information
Decisions made in Washington, DC affect even the most remote corners of rural America. Affordable housing everywhere in the country is impacted by what federal agencies do, what Congress does, even what the Supreme Court decides. HAC follows federal policy and government actions closely and gives rural housing stakeholders the information they need. Details about the most recent government funding, laws, regulations, and more are provided on this page. HAC provides summaries and key facts in the biweekly HAC News newsletter and on its social media streams.
Administration Calls for Rural Broadband, Jobs, Housing, and More
/in Policy BroadbandPresident Trump addressed rural issues on January 8, 2018 at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s convention, and signed two documents related to improving rural broadband connections. A Presidential Memorandum instructs […]
HUD Suspends Fair Housing Rule, Requests Comments
/in PolicyLocal Assessments of Fair Housing will not be required until 2020 at the earliest, HUD announced on January 5, 2018. The delay relates to part of a 2015 HUD regulation, […]
FHFA Publishes Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s Duty to Serve Underserved Market Plans
/in Policy Duty to ServeUpdated: December 18, 2017 FHFA Publishes Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s Duty to Serve Underserved Market Plans The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has published Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s […]
USDA Announces Chief of Staff for Rural Housing Service
/in PolicyCurtis Anderson has been named Chief of Staff for the Rural Housing Service. It is not clear whether this means there will be no RHS Administrator, since past Administrators have […]
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Can Again Make Equity Investments in LIHTCs
/in Policy Duty to ServeAffordable rental housing development has regained two important sources of financing with the November 16, 2017 announcement by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac […]