HAC News: September 30, 2015
HAC News Formats. pdf September 30, 2015 Vol. 44, No. 20 • Continuing Resolution keeps federal government open • USDA uses all 502 direct funds • House Financial Services Committee […]
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New Protections for Farmworkers Applying Pesticides
New protections for farmworkers applying pesticides are provided in an EPA rule released September 19. It enhances requirements for training, protective equipment, and more. It also requires workers applying pesticides […]
USDA Rural Development Obligations FY 15 – August
Download complete report (Through August FY 2015) The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) presents this month’s report on Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 USDA Rural Housing program obligations. As of the end […]
New CFPB Final Rule
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a final rule September 21 on mortgage lending by small creditors. Among other changes, it expands the definitions of small creditors and rural places […]
Nearly Half of U.S. Renters are Cost Burdened
Nearly half of all renters in the U.S. are cost-burdened, spending more than 30 percent of their income on housing, according to a new report from Enterprise Community Partners and […]
HAC Featured on Team Depot Facebook Page to Raise Funds for Rural Veterans
The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) is honored to be one of nine organizations chosen as Service Ambassadors for Team Depot and The Home Depot Foundation’s “Celebration of Service.” This effort […]
The HOME Program in the News
Two recent opinion pieces discuss the problems with proposed cuts to the HOME program. The LA Times explains how the decrease is already hurting California, and Roll Call’s Beltway Insiders […]
Rural Poverty Remains Unchanged: Incomes Also Stagnant in Rural Areas
The number of rural Americans living in poverty has remained relatively unchanged, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau. Overall, the official poverty rate for the United […]
HAC News: September 16, 2015
HAC News Formats. pdf September 16, 2015 Vol. 44, No. 19 • September 15-October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month • Government shutdown possible • USDA likely to spend all […]
HAC Loan Fund Borrower Honored
Long-time HAC Loan Fund borrower Florida Home Partnership was recently ranked #16 in production of all Builders in Tampa Bay in 2014 by Tampa Bay Business Journal. This is the […]