HAC News: October 24, 2012

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October 24, 2012
Vol. 41, No. 21

• October 21-27 is National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week • HAC invites applications for rural veterans assistance • Section 8 OCAFs announced • Federal homelessness plan amended • Toolkit offered for Independent Foreclosure Review outreach • LIHTC can serve extremely low-income tenants, research finds • Census reports on sheltered population • HUD launches app for FMRs and Income Limits • LIHEAP assistance to older manufactured homes higher per square foot • GAO raises concerns about air exchange standards in HUD Code • National Rural Housing Conference early bird registration deadline is November 9!


October 24, 2012
Vol. 41, No. 21

OCTOBER 21-27 IS NATIONAL CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION WEEK. Details and resources are available from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, leadinfo@cdc.gov.

HAC INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR RURAL VETERANS ASSISTANCE. A new HAC initiative will provide grants of up to $30,000 to support bricks-and-mortar projects that help rural low-income, elderly, and disabled veterans and active military personnel with housing needs. Send a letter of intent by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on October 31. Application guidelines are posted on HAC’s website. Contact Janice Clark, HAC.

SECTION 8 OCAFS ANNOUNCED. HUD’s new Operating Cost Adjustment Factors apply to project-based assistance contracts with an anniversary date on or after February 11, 2013. See Federal Register, 10/16/12. Contact Stan Houle, HUD, 202-402-2572.

FEDERAL HOMELESSNESS PLAN AMENDED. In September the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness amended Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness, its plan to end homelessness among families, children, and youth by 2020. The amendment offers strategies and supports to improve educational outcomes for children and youth and steps to assist unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness. Contact USICH, 202-708-4663.

TOOLKIT OFFERED FOR INDEPENDENT FORECLOSURE REVIEW OUTREACH. The Federal Reserve Board has made materials available to help local nonprofits reach residents whose homes were foreclosed in 2009-2010 by any of 14 mortgage servicers and who are eligible for an independent review. Call 888-952-9105.

LIHTC CAN SERVE EXTREMELY LOW-INCOME TENANTS, RESEARCH FINDS. The Furman Center and Moelis Institute at New York University examined data from urban, suburban, and rural Low-Income Housing Tax Credit properties in 16 states and found that 40% of the units are occupied by extremely low-income tenants (with incomes below 30% of area median). Because almost 70% of those ELI tenants receive some form of rental assistance, researchers concluded that “rental assistance is currently an indispensable part of the equation to serve those households.” The results are reported in “What Can We Learn about the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program by Looking at the Tenants?”

CENSUS REPORTS ON SHELTERED POPULATION. The Emergency and Transitional Shelter Population: 2010 summarizes data on age, sex, and race/ethnicity for the 209,000 people counted in such shelters nationwide by the 2010 Census (not the entire homeless population). Data are aggregated by state and a map shows the number of people in shelters in every county. Over 60% of counties have no sheltered population.

HUD LAUNCHES APP FOR FMRS AND INCOME LIMITS. The map-based app for Android and iPhone allows users to search Fair Market Rents and Income Limits.

LIHEAP ASSISTANCE TO OLDER MANUFACTURED HOMES HIGHER PER SQUARE FOOT. A Government Accountability Office study found that the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program provided about 33¢ per square foot of assistance to pre-1976 manufactured homes compared to about 20¢ per square foot for site-built homes. About 3% of total LIHEAP funds went to older manufactured homes. The study used data for 2005, the most recent available. Worker and Family Assistance: Home Energy Assistance for Low-Income Occupants of Manufactured Homes (GAO-12-848R) is available online or from GAO, 866-801-7077. Contact Frank Rusco, GAO, 202-512-3841.

GAO RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT AIR EXCHANGE STANDARDS IN HUD CODE. Standards for placement of air intake and exhaust vents are outdated and ventilation systems are not tested, GAO reports, in manufactured homes built after 1976 under HUD’s Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards. Manufactured Housing Standards: Testing and Performance Evaluation Could Better Ensure Safe Indoor Air Quality (GAO-13-52) is available online or from GAO, 866-801-7077. Contact Mathew J. Scirè, GAO, 202-512-8678.

NATIONAL RURAL HOUSING CONFERENCE EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 9! The 2012 conference, “Promises to Keep in Challenging Times,” will be December 6-7, with pre-conference activities on December 5, at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Register now to take advantage of the special early bird discount! Start networking in advance – join the conference LinkedIn group. Questions? Contact Dan Stern, HAC, dan@ruralhome.org or 202-842-8600.

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USDA Rural Development Obligations – Fiscal Year 2012

(Through September FY 2012)

Single Family Housing Program Obligations

Multi-Family Housing Program Obligations

Unallocated Program Obligations

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About the Data

The USDA Rural Development (RD) Year-End Report presents fiscal year utilization and activity of most USDA housing programs at the state and national level. These figures derive from HAC tabulations of USDA-RD 205c,d, and f report data. Additional data and information for the year end report were also provided by USDA’s Single Family and Multifamily Housing Divisions in the National Office.

Contact Information

The USDA Rural Development Year-End Report is produced by the Housing Assistance Council (HAC), 1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Suite 606, Washington, DC 20005. For questions or comments about the report, please contact Michael Feinberg at 202-842-8600 or michael@ruralhome.org. For additional information about USDA Rural Housing programs, contact the Rural Development National Office USDA Rural Development, Room 5014-S Mail Stop 0701, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-0701, Phone: 1-800-670-6553 or (202) 690-1533, TTY: (800) 877-8339 (Federal Information Relay Service), Fax: (202) 690-0500. or https://www.rurdev.usda.gov/.

HAC News: October 10, 2012

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October 10, 2012
Vol. 41, No. 20

• Presidential candidates’ and parties’ positions limited on rural and housing • USDA and BIA commit to work together for Indian Country housing improvement • Continuum of Care comment deadline extended • HUD requests comment on smoke-free policies • FY12 Fair Market Rents finalized • Difficult Development Areas announced • Additional instructions provided on RAD • Poll Finds Support for Modifying Mortgage Interest Deduction


October 10, 2012
Vol. 41, No. 20

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES’ AND PARTIES’ POSITIONS LIMITED ON RURAL AND HOUSING. The candidates on rural issues: On October 9 the Romney campaign released “Agricultural Prosperity: Mitt Romney’s Vision for a Vibrant Rural America,” which addresses taxes, trade, regulation, and energy as they relate to farmers and ranchers. The Obama campaign’s web page entitled “Rural America” mentions agriculture, rural businesses, rural veterans, and energy and another post responds to Romney’s rural paper. The parties on rural issues: The Republican platform discusses agriculture but does not include other rural issues. The Democratic platform mentions rural small business, education, and infrastructure – though not housing – in addition to agriculture and energy. The candidates on housing: Romney’s white paper on housing, “Securing the American Dream and the Future of Housing Policy,” covers the housing finance crisis and the Romney-Ryan plan to “revitalize the private sector’s role in the housing market.” The issues section of Obama’s campaign website does not include housing, although a site search retrieved information about Administration initiatives on foreclosure and housing finance. The parties on housing and poverty: The Republican Party platform supports homeownership and mortgage finance reform, and acknowledges a role for government in “enforcing non-discrimination laws and assisting low-income families and the elderly with safe and adequate shelter, especially through the use of housing vouchers.” Its anti-poverty plank calls for “the federal government’s entire system of public assistance [to] be reformed to ensure that it promotes work.” The Democratic Party platform sup-ports homeownership and foreclosure relief, but does not mention rental housing. It states, “We must make ending poverty a national priority” through jobs, safety net programs, lending, an increased minimum wage, a strong labor movement, education, and attention to inequality. The parties on Native peoples: Both parties acknowledge the federal government’s special relationship with American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. Both support tribal self-governance and respect Native culture.

USDA AND BIA COMMIT TO WORK TOGETHER FOR INDIAN COUNTRY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT. Two Memoranda of Understanding, effective for five years, apply to housing as well as other rural development programs, farm programs, and conservation. They pledge better understanding and coordinated processes related to housing. Contact Tedd Buelow, RD, 720-544-2911.

CONTINUUM OF CARE COMMENT DEADLINE EXTENDED. Interim CoC regulations were published July 31 with comments due October 1. The deadline is now November 16. See Federal Register, 9/28/12, or regulations.gov. Contact Ann Marie Oliva, HUD, 202-708-4300.

HUD REQUESTS COMMENT ON SMOKE-FREE POLICIES. The department requests best practices and practical strategies from housing providers who have implemented smoke-free policies and input from housing providers that have decided not to implement such a policy and from those impacted by that decision. Comments are due November 5. See Federal Register, 10/4/12 or regulations.gov. Contact Shauna Sorrells, HUD, 202-402-2769.

FY12 FAIR MARKET RENTS FINALIZED. See Federal Register, 10/5/12, or HUDUser.org. Contact local HUD program staff.

DIFFICULT DEVELOPMENT AREAS ANNOUNCED. HUD designates DDAs for purposes of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. Adoption of small area DDAs (see HAC News, 11/1/11) has been delayed. Qualified Census Tracts for 2013 were designated in April 2012 (see HAC News, 5/2/12). See Federal Register, 9/28/12 or HUDUser.org. Contact Michael K. Hollar, HUD, 202-402-5878.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED ON RAD. HUD’s information is for PHAs and owners applying under the Rental Assistance Demonstration to convert public and assisted housing to long-term, project-based Section 8 rental assistance. See Federal Register, 9/28/12, or HUD’s website. Contact HUD RAD staff.

POLL FINDS SUPPORT FOR MODIFYING MORTGAGE INTEREST DEDUCTION. A poll conducted in August for the National Low Income Housing Coalition found that 56% of Americans favor replacing the mortgage interest deduction with a tax credit that would provide the same percentage benefit for all households regardless of income. Nearly two-thirds (63%) support capping the size of mortgage for which one can get a tax break at $500,000. In addition, 68% believe that not being able to find affordable housing is a large or very large national problem. Strong majorities support federal programs to build or rehabilitate affordable rental housing (69%) and federal programs to help low-income families pay their rent (59%). When asked how to use the savings the federal government would gain from the proposed modifications to the mortgage interest deduction, 63% of those polled would make ending homelessness a top or high priority use. Contact Amy Clark, NLIHC, 202-662-1530, ext. 227.

HAC News: September 26, 2012

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September 26, 2012
Vol. 41, No. 19

• September 15-October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month • Continuing resolution to fund government for six months • USDA delays changes to rural definition for housing programs • Sequester remains in place • Farm Labor Housing applications now due October 31 • “Dynamic servicing strategies” notice for USDA multifamily properties reissued • New Capital Needs Assessment guidance issued for USDA multifamily properties • RESPA and TILA input requested • HUD seeks nominations for NAHASDA committee • USDA discontinues Rural Energy Plus for 502 direct • GAO report emphasizes similarities between USDA, FHA, and VA guarantee programs • Slightly fewer USDA tenants are cost burdened • Rural veterans’ housing covered in new Rural Voices


September 26,2012
Vol. 41, No. 19

SEPTEMBER 15-OCTOBER 15 IS NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, proclaimed by President Obama.

CONTINUING RESOLUTION TO FUND GOVERNMENT FOR SIX MONTHS. Both the House and Senate passed H.J. Res. 117, keeping housing programs and almost all others at FY12 funding levels through March 27, 2013. President Obama is expected to sign it.

USDA DELAYS CHANGES TO RURAL DEFINITION FOR HOUSING PROGRAMS. Administrative Notice 4679 (September 25, 2012) announces that current area eligibility will remain unchanged until March 27, 2013, when the continuing resolution ends. After that date, USDA will use 2010 Census data to determine what places fit the definition of rural, unless Congress extends grandfathering of housing program eligibility for growing rural communities. Before Congress adjourned two new bills were introduced: S. 3541 would grandfather currently eligible places for ten years, H.R. 6416 for one year. New HAC research found that in 2011 as many as one-third of Section 502 direct loans and 40% of Section 502 guaranteed loans were made in these areas.

SEQUESTER REMAINS IN PLACE. Before adjourning Congress did not change the “sequestration” – cuts in federal funds – required in January, although a variety of bills have been introduced. The Administration’s sequestration report to Congress indicates how each agency will implement the requirement to cut 8.2% of nondefense discretionary funding, including housing programs. USDA and HUD will cut each housing program account by 8.2%. (Some program accounts encompass one program while others include several.)

FARM LABOR HOUSING APPLICATIONS NOW DUE OCTOBER 31. A notice in the Federal Register, 9/23/12, also makes other changes to the NOFA. (See HAC News, 7/25/12.) Contact an RD state office.

“DYNAMIC SERVICING STRATEGIES” NOTICE FOR USDA MULTIFAMILY PROPERTIES REISSUED. An Unnumbered Letter dated August 31, 2012 repeats instructions to RD field staff regarding prompt action on troubled multifamily properties. Contact Stephanie White, USDA, 202-720-1615.

NEW CAPITAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT GUIDANCE ISSUED FOR USDA MULTIFAMILY PROPERTIES. See Unnumbered Letter dated August 7, 2012. Contact Carlton Jarratt, USDA, 804-287-1524.

RESPA AND TILA INPUT REQUESTED. Comment by October 9 on changes the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposes in Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and Truth in Lending Act regulations on mortgage loan servicing and disclosures. See CFPB’s web site or regulations.gov. Contact Jane Gao, CFPB, 202-435-7700.

USDA PROVIDES RESPA GUIDANCE FOR SECTION 502 DIRECT. Administrative Notice 4676 (August 27, 2012) instructs RD staff on implementation of RESPA disclosure and accuracy requirements, and on good faith estimates and the HUD-1 “Settlement Statement.” Contact Migdaliz Bernier, USDA, 202-690-3833.

HUD SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR NAHASDA COMMITTEE. The negotiated rulemaking committee will review the Indian Housing Block Grant funding formula. Nominations are due November 19. See Federal Register, 9/18/12 or regulations.gov. Contact Rodger Boyd, HUD, 202-401-7914.

USDA DISCONTINUES RURAL ENERGY PLUS FOR 502 DIRECT. The program, which makes it easier for homebuyers to qualify for loans for energy-efficient homes, remains in effect for Section 502 guarantee borrowers. See Unnumbered Letter dated September 10, 2012. Contact Christopher Ketner, USDA, 202-690-1530. HAC has learned from RD that a replacement program will be implemented in 2013.

GAO REPORT EMPHASIZES SIMILARITIES BETWEEN USDA, FHA, AND VA GUARANTEE PROGRAMS. Housing Assistance: Opportunities Exist to Increase Collaboration and Consider Consolidation (GAO-12-554) reiterates previous findings (for example, see HAC News, 3/7/12) and adds new data. In 2009, FHA guaranteed more single-family and multifamily loans, even for low-income residents of remote rural areas, than USDA. Detailed data on income levels and other characteristics are not included in the report. GAO suggests improving an Administration task force evaluating coordination or consolidation of single-family programs and recommends the agencies identify specific programs for consolidation. Contact Mathew Sciré, GAO, 202-512-8678.

SLIGHTLY FEWER USDA TENANTS ARE COST BURDENED. USDA’s annual occupancy survey shows 2,135 fewer units and 1,254 fewer occupied units (households) in Section 515 and 514/516 properties in 2012 than 2011, as well as 1,243 more households receiving Section 521 RA, 931 fewer with rental aid from other sources, and 1,562 fewer experiencing cost burdens. Contact Janet Stouder, USDA, 202-720-9728.

RURAL VETERANS’ HOUSING COVERED IN NEW RURAL VOICES. Stories of successful local efforts are highlighted in HAC’s quarterly magazine. Contact Dan Stern, HAC, 202-842-8600.

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Communities Possibly Impacted by USDA Eligibility Changes

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Rural Research Brief: USDA Eligibility Impact

In June 2012, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a list of more than 900 communities that may no longer be eligible for Rural Development (RD) housing assistance based on population increase and changes in rural composition and character. The proposed communities that may become ineligible are located in 420 counties across 49 states and territories.

The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) investigated recent USDA-RD loan and program activity in areas that are slated for change in their eligibility status. It is important to note that RD obligation data are not available for the specific communities that may become ineligible. This brief provides a general indication of possible impacts to communities that may lose their USDA eligibility status.

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HAC News: September 12, 2012

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September 12, 2012
Vol. 41, No. 18

• Congress back in session, CR introduced • Administration’s sequestration report delayed, CBO predicts recession • Poverty remains high in rural America • HAC to make grants for planning and capacity • HUD will offer vouchers for at-risk households in low-vacancy areas • USDA announces Farm Labor Housing technical assistance funds • Continuum of Care registration open • USDA announces loan-to-cost ratio for Section 538 continuous guarantee • FAQs clarify Section 202 prepayment and refi • CFBP proposes changing loan originator compensation • CFPB extends deadlines for comments on HOEPA and mortgage disclosures • HUD reports on affordable housing in energy boom areas • Deadline looms for rural housing award nominations!


September 12,2012
Vol. 41, No. 18

CONGRESS BACK IN SESSION, CR INTRODUCED. A continuing resolution to fund federal programs for the first six months of FY13, starting October 1, is scheduled for votes in the House September 13 and in the Senate next week. H. J. Res. 117 would give most programs, including housing, increases in subsidy (budget authority) needed to remain at FY12 program levels. It does not address grandfathering of housing program eligibility in growing rural communities; the National Rural Housing Coalition continues to work for an extension of current language.

ADMINISTRATION’S SEQUESTRATION REPORT DELAYED, CBO PREDICTS RECESSION. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters the Administration needed more time to prepare the report to Congress required by the Sequestration Transparency Act, due on September 6, so the estimates on the impact of Budget Control Act funding cuts will be released later this week. Separately, An Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2012 to 2022, by the Congressional Budget Office, projects that policy changes scheduled for January 2013, including sequestration, “will lead to economic conditions in 2013 that will probably be considered a recession.”

POVERTY REMAINS HIGH IN RURAL AMERICA. An annual Census Bureau report released September 12 shows the overall number of Americans living in poverty is at its highest level in decades, with the official national poverty rate of 15% statistically unchanged from 2010. In nonmetro areas 8 million people (17%) are poor. Median household income declined from 2010 to $50,054 nationwide and is now $40,527 in nonmetro areas, compared to $41,440 in 2010. More information on rural poverty and housing is available on HAC’s website.

HAC TO MAKE GRANTS FOR PLANNING AND CAPACITY. The Rural Housing Project Planning and Capacity Building Initiative will make grants of approximately $20,000 to 10 experienced affordable housing organizations to plan housing activities or build staff capacity. Deadline is October 2. Contact Jeff Mosley, HAC, 202-842-8600.

HUD WILL OFFER VOUCHERS FOR AT-RISK HOUSEHOLDS IN LOW-VACANCY AREAS. Notice PIH-2012-39 has details, including a list of low-vacancy areas. Comments are invited, due on October 10. Then a final notice will be published, providing an application deadline. Contact HUD’s voucher management office, 202-708-0477.

USDA ANNOUNCES FARM LABOR HOUSING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FUNDS. USDA will fund three regional contractors to provide technical assistance to those seeking to develop Section 514/516 Farm Labor Housing. Deadline is November 5. See Federal Register, 9/6/12 or grants.gov. Contact Mirna Reyes-Bible, 202-720-1753.

CONTINUUM OF CARE REGISTRATION OPEN. CoCs (not project applicants) must register on e-snaps by October 1. HUD expects to issue the FY12 CoC NOFA in mid- to late October. See HUD’s Homelessness Resource Exchange. Submit questions through the HUD HRE Virtual Help Desk.

USDA ANNOUNCES LOAN-TO-COST RATIO FOR SECTION 538 CONTINUOUS GUARANTEE. To be eligible for a single continuous Section 538 rental housing guarantee for construction and permanent loans, the property’s loan-to-cost ratio must be under 50%. See Federal Register, 9/6/12. Contact Monica Cole, USDA.

FAQS CLARIFY SECTION 202 PREPAYMENT AND REFI. A new Frequently Asked Questions document from HUD supplements Notice 12-08, “Updated Requirements for Prepayment and Refinance of Section 202 Direct Loans.”

CFBP PROPOSES CHANGING LOAN ORIGINATOR COMPENSATION. Comment by October 16 on a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposal to implement Dodd-Frank Act provisions on compensation and restrictions on fees. See Federal Register, 9/7/12 or CFBP’s website. Contact CFBP’s Office of Regulations, 202-435-7700.

CFPB EXTENDS DEADLINES FOR COMMENTS ON HOEPA AND MORTGAGE DISCLOSURES. Comments are now due November 6 instead of September 7 on two specific parts of two broader requests for input: the impact of a more inclusive finance charge on Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act coverage, and the proposed definition of a finance charge in combined mortgage disclosures (see HAC News, 8/22/12). See CFBP’s website.

HUD REPORTS ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN ENERGY BOOM AREAS. In some rural places increased oil and gas drilling has led to significantly higher rents, and some companies are housing employees in camps or lodges, HUD research found. “New Oil and Gas Drilling Technologies Bring Significant Changes and Challenges to Housing Markets,” an article in U.S. Housing Market Conditions (2nd quarter 2012), includes photos and is available online or from HUD User, 800-245-2691.

DEADLINE LOOMS FOR RURAL HOUSING AWARD NOMINATIONS! Nominations are due September 28 for the Cochran/Collings Award for national rural housing service and the Skip Jason Community Service Award. Use the online nomination form or request a paper form from Lilla Sutton, HAC, 202-842-8600, lilla@ruralhome.org

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USDA Rural Development’s Administrative Notices (ANs) and Unnumbered Letters (ULs) provide very useful information for rural developers and advocates.  However, USDA does not maintain an archive of notices after they are removed from the RD website.  HAC maintains this archive as a reference.

 

  • AN 4859 (1942-A, 1942-C, 3570-B, 3575-A) Eligible Loan Purposes under the Community Facilities Programs, April 17, 2018
  • AN 4858 (1942-A, 1942-C, 3570-B, 3575-A) Business Incubators, March 8, 2018
  • AN 4857 (4280-B) Rural Energy for America Program Clarification on Leases, March 13, 2018
  • AN 4856 (4288-B) Advanced Biofuel Payment Program Calculation of Days of NonProduction, February 12, 2018
  • AN 4855 (4288-B) Clarification of Final Product, February 12, 2018
  • AN 4854 (4288-B) Advanced Biofuel Payment Program Eligibility of Biofuels Derived from Corn Kernel Starch, February 12, 2018
  • AN 4853 (4280-B and 4279-B) Loan Terms for Renewable Energy Systems, February 12, 2018
  • AN 4852 (4280-B) Retrofitting of a Renewable Energy System, February 12, 2018
  • AN 4851 (1924-A) Design/Build and Construction Management Proposals for 514/515 Housing Projects, January 24, 2018
  • AN 4850 (1924-A) Rural Development Compliance with Lead-Based Paint Rule, November 26, 2017
  • AN 4849 (1944-N) Processing and Servicing Issues within the Housing Preservation Grant Program, December 20, 2017
  • AN 4848 (4274-D) Intermediary Relending Program Loan Program Priorities, December 11, 2017
  • AN 4847 (4274-D) Poverty Line Guidelines for Business Programs, December 11, 2017
  • AN 4846 (1942-A) Design/Build and Construction Management Proposals for Community Facilities Projects, July 19, 2017
  • AN 4845 (1944-I) Self-Help Technical Assistance Grant Servicing, September 26, 2017
  • AN 4844 (1944-I) Section 523 Indirect Cost Negotiations, June 28, 2017
  • AN 4843 (4284-J) Value-Added Producer Grant Program Scoring Criterion 3: Matching Contributions and Multiple Producers, June 15, 2017 
  • AN 4842 (1944-I) Self-Help Technical Assistance Grants High Risk Determination, June 1, 2017
  • AN 4841 (4284-J) Value Added Producer Grant Program Multiple Applications for the Same Project, June 5, 2017
  • AN 4840 (1944-I) Supervised and Bank Accounts and Custodial Accounts Used in Conjunction with Self-Help Technical Assistance Grants, April 27, 2017
  • AN 4839 (4280-B and 4279-B) New Markets Tax Credits and Rural Energy for America Program Guaranteed Loans, May 1, 2017
  • AN 4838 (1942-A and 3575-A) Direct and Guaranteed Loan Parity Lien Requirements, April 12, 2017
  • AN 4837 (3570-B) Community Facilities 15 Percent Grant Eligibility Provision, April 27, 2017
  • AN 4836 (1942-A and 3575-A) Guidance on Financing Short-Term Debt and Refinancing LongTerm Debt with Community Facilities Direct and Guaranteed Loans, April 12, 2017
  • AN 4835 (1942-A, 3570-B and 3575-A) Eligibility of Private Nonprofit Organizations, April 27, 2017
  • AN 4834 (1942-A, 3570-B, and 3575-A) Definition of “Rural” and “Rural Area” for Community Facilities Loans and Grants, April 12, 2017
  • AN 4833 (3570-B) Community Facilities Grant Program, Maximum Eligible Federal Grant Assistance, April 12, 2017
  • AN 4832 (1942-A, 1942-C, 3570-B and 3575-A) Definition of an Essential Community Facility, April 27, 2017
  • AN 4831 (1944-I) Section 523 Self-Help Rehabilitation Program Guidance Acquisition and Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Projects, March 2, 2017
  • AN 4830 (4279-B) Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program Loan Terms for Cell Towers, May 9, 2017
  • AN 4829 (1942-A, 3570-B, and 3575-A) Financing Thrift Store Projects Using Community Facilities Funds, April 12, 2017
  • AN 4828 (1944-I) Self-Help Technical Assistance Grant Application Processing, March 27, 2017
  • AN 4827 (1944-I) Self-Help Technical Assistance Grant Extensions and Final Evaluation, March 29, 2017
  • AN 4826 (1942-A, 3570-B, 3575-A)
     Use of Community Facilities Funds for Buildings with Leased Space, March 9, 2017
  • AN 4825 (1942-A, 1942-C, 3570-B, 3575-A) Service Area for Certain Community Facilities Projects, March 9, 2017
  • AN 4824 (1942-A, 3570-B, 3575-A) Eligibility of YMCA, YWCA, Boys and Girls Scouts for Community Facilities Loans and Grants, March 9, 2017
  • AN 4823 (1942-A, 1942-C, 3570-B, 3575-A) Business Incubators, March 9, 2017
  • AN 4822 (1901-E) Evaluating Compliance Reviews under Value Added Producer Grant (VAPG), March 7, 2017
  • AN 4821 (1942-A and 3570-B) OMB Circular A-133
    Audit Reporting Requirements Community Facilities Direct and Guaranteed Loan Borrowers and Grant Recipients,     January 12, 2017
  • AN 4820 (1942-A, 3570-B, 3575-A) Financing Veterans of Foreign Wars Projects Using Community Facilities Funds, February 28, 2017
  • AN 4819 (1942-A, 3570-B, 3575-A) Guidance for Determining Eligibility of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Project Eligibility and Requirements, February 28, 2017
  • AN 4818 (1942-A, 3570-B, 3575-A) Evidence of Significant Community Support for Essential Community Facilities Projects, February 27, 2017
  • AN 4817 (1942-A, 3575-A, 3570-B) Funding for Renewable Energy Sources for Essential Community Facilities, March 1, 2017
  • AN 4808 (4288-B) Retrofitting of a Renewable Energy System, July 18, 2016
  • AN 4807 (4280-B) Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) REAP rule compliance with 7 C.F.R. Part 4279, Subparts A, and B; and 7 C.F.R. Part 4287, Subpart B, July 8, 2016
  • AN 4806 (1944-I) Self-Help Technical Assistance Grants- High Risk Determination, June 22, 2016
  • AN 4805 (1944-I) Self-Help Technical Assistance Grants Servicing, June 1, 2016
  • AN 4804 (1942-A,1942-C, 3570-B, 3575-A) Definition of an Essential Community Facility
  • AN 4801 (1942-A and 3570-B) Eliminating Incarcerated Prison Populations When Determining Community Facilities (CF) Programs Eligibility or Level of Program Assistance, May 17, 2016
  • AN 4800 (1924-A) Rural Development Compliance with Lead-Based Paint Rule, March 14, 2016
  • AN 4797(1944-I) 
    Self-Help Technical Assistance Grant Extensions and Final Evaluation,     December 30, 2015
  • AN 4796 (1910-C) Procedure for Ordering Comprehensive and Individual Consumer Credit Reports for Fiscal Year 2016 in Single Family Housing and Multi-Family Housing, December 15, 2015
  • AN 4795 (1924-A) Design/Build and Construction Management Proposals for 514/515 Housing Projects, November 2, 2015
  • AN 4794 (1942-A), Design/Build and Construction Management Proposals for Community Facilities Projects, September 28, 2015
  • AN 4793 (1924-A), Response to SFH 504 findings from the 2015 MCR, September 10, 2015
  • AN 4792 (1924-A), Response to findings from the 2015 Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program (GRRHP) Management Control Review (MCR), September 28, 2015
  • AN 4791 (4274-D), Intermediary Relending Program, Loan Program Priorities, September 10, 2015
  • AN 4789 (1944-I), Fiscal Year 2014 Management Control Review, Section 523 Mutual Self-Help Technical Assistance Grant Program, August 13, 2015
  • AN 4788 (1924-A), The affect of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 on RHS Projects, July 2, 2015
  • AN 4787 (1944-N), Processing Section 533 Housing Preservation Grant Program Requests for Fiscal Year 2015, July 1, 2015
  • AN 4783 (1910-C), Procedure for Ordering Comprehensive and Individual Consumer Credit Reports for Single Family Housing and Multi-Family Housing, February 2, 2015
  • AN 4782 (1901-E), Conducting Compliance Reviews under Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), January 12, 2015
  • AN 4781 (1942-A, 3570-B, 3575-A), Definition of “Rural” and “Rural Area” for Community Facilities Loans and Grants, November 19, 2014
  • AN 4780 (1924-A), Rural Development Compliance with Lead-Based Paint Rule, November 12, 2014
  • AN 4779(1924-A), Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards Adoption, November 17, 2014
  • AN 4778 (1944-N) Implementation of 42 U.S.C. 14043e-11 of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act in Rural Development’s Multi-Family Housing Programs, January 5, 2015
  • AN 4766 (1942-A, 3570-B and 3575-A) Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plans for, Community Facilities Projects, April 10, 2014
  • AN 4747 (1944-N) Implementation of 42 U.S.C. 14043e-11 of the Violence Against Women, Reauthorization Act in Rural Development’s Multi-Family, Housing Programs, February 10, 2014
  • AN 4743 (4274-D and 1951-R) Intermediary Relending Program, Funding Deobligation and Reamortization, October 30, 2013
  • AN 4741 (4274-D, 4280-D, 4280-A, 1942-G and 1951-R, 1951-E) Revolving Loan Fund Programs, Ultimate Recipient Conflict of Interest, November 4, 2013
  • AN 4740 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program, Increasing/Decreasing Loan Amount, Current and Prior Fiscal Years by Type of Assistance, November 20, 2013 < /span>
  • AN 4739 (1942-G and 4284-G) Institutions of Higher Education Eligibility, Rural Business Enterprise Grant and Rural Business Opportunity Grant Programs, October 27, 2013
  • AN 4738 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program, Refinancing Single Family Housing Loans, Section 502 Direct and Guaranteed, October 24, 2013
  • AN 4737 (1940-G) Role of the State Environmental Coordinator (SEC), September 19, 2013
  • AN 4736 (1940-I)  Estimate of Settlement Costs and Real Estate Settlement Procedures for Direct Single Family Housing Programs, September 26, 2013
  • AN 4735 (4274-D) Intermediary Relending Program Citizenship Requirement, September 17, 2013
  • AN 4734 (1942-G) Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program Clarification of Private Business, August 30, 2013
  • AN 4733 (4288-B) Advanced Biofuel Payment Program Calculation of Days of Non-Production, August 15, 2013
  • AN 4732 (4288-B) Advanced Biofuel Payment Program Eligibility of Biofuels Derived from Corn Kernel Starch, August 15, 2013
  • AN 4731 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Lender Eligibility Review, August 20, 2013
  • AN 4730 (1942-G) Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program Clarification of Eligibility with Respect to Credit Union, August 15, 2013
  • AN 4729 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Debt Ratio Waivers and Compensating Factors, August 20, 2013
  • AN 4728 (4280-A) Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program Rural Economic Development Energy Efficiency Program Recovery Through Retrofit, August 15, 2013
  • AN 4727 (4280-A) Rural Economic Development Loans Clarification of Administrative Policies and Procedures), August 15, 2013
  • AN 4726 (1902-A, 2942-G, 1951-R, 4274-D, 4280-A, 4280-D) Collateralization of Revolving Fund Bank Accounts, August 13, 2013
  • AN 4725 (4274-D) Poverty  Line Guidelines for Business Programs, July 31, 2013
  • AN 4724 (1944-N) Processing Section 533 Housing Preservation Grant Program Requests for Fiscal Year 2013, June 24, 2013
  • AN 4723 (1980-D) Eligibility of Non-U.S. Citizens for Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Assistance and the Systematic Alient Verification for Entitlements Program, July 24, 3013
  • AN 4722 (4274-D) Intermediary Relending Program Loan Program Priorities, June 13, 2013
  • AN 4721 (1924-A) Rural Development Compliancer with Lead-Based Pain Rule, July 16, 2013
  • AN 4720 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Rural Refinance Pilot, July 16, 2013
  • AN 4719 (1940-G) Environmental Compliance when Construction has been Initiated, May 2, 2013
  • AN 4718 (1940-G) Safety in and Around Illegal Methamphetamine Laboratories and Associated Environmental Cleanup, May 2, 2013
  • AN 4717 (2033-A) Separate Files for Prepayment Requests, May 21, 2013
  • AN 4716 (4279-B) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Standardized Income, Origination and Closing Templates Lender and Agency Documentation, April 14, 2013
  • AN 4715 (4288-B) Advanced Biofuel Payment Program Calculation of Final Product, March 13, 2013
  • AN 4714 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Standardized Income, Origination and Closing Templates Lender and Agency Documentation, March 20, 2013
  • AN 4713 (1944-N) Clarification of Servicing Issues within the Housing Preservation Grant Program, March 5, 2013
  • AN 4712 (1924-A, 1942-A, 1942-C, 1942-G, & 1780) Application of Buy American Requirements to Projects Funded with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds, March 13, 2013
  • AN 4711 (1940-L) RUS Staff INS 1780-2 & 1980-5) Implementation of 2010 Census Data for Rural Development Programs, March 27, 2013
  • AN 4710 (1980-D), Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Debt Ratio Waivers and Compensating Factors, February 28, 3013
  • AN 4709 (1942-A) Business Incubators, February 15, 2013
  • AN 4708 (1942-A & 3575-A) Financing Assisted Living/Nursing Home Facilities Using Community Facilities Funds, February 15, 2013
  • AN 4707 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Expansion of Rural Refinance Pilot, January 24, 2013
  • AN 4706 (1942-A, 3570-B & 3575-A) Financing Thrift Store Projects Using Community Facilities Funds, January 18, 2013
  • AN 4705 (4280-B & 4297-B) Business and Industry Guaranteed and Direct Loan, Biorefinery Assistance Program, and Rural Energy for America Program Form RD 1980-44, Guaranteed Loan Borrower Default Status, January 17, 2013
  • AN 4704 (1942-A) Design/Build and Construction Management Proposals, October 15, 2012
  • AN 4703 (1942-G) Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program Clarification of Items in RD Instruction 1942-G, December 13, 2012
  • AN 4702 (1980-D)Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program RD Instruction 1980-D, Section 1980.324 Lender Charges and Fees, January 7, 2013
  • AN 4701 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program In-Ground Swimming Pools, December 28, 2012
  • AN 4700 (1940-G) NEPA Compliance for Flexible Fuel Pump Proposals, December 14, 2012
  • AN 4699 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Underwriting and Loan Closing Document Matrix, December 14, 2012
  • AN 4698 (1942-A, 3570-B & 3570-A) Definition of an Essential Community Facility, October 18, 2012
  • AN 4697 (4288-B) Advanced Biofuel Payment Program Calculation of Days of Non-Production, November 28, 2012
  • AN 4696 (1951-E) Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program Servicing Clarifications, December 6, 2012
  • AN 4695 (4280-B & 4287-B) Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan, Biorefinery Assistance, Section 9007 Rural Energy for America Programs, and Section 9006 Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvement Guaranteed Loan Programs Transfer and Assumption, November 30, 2012
  • AN 4694 (4274-D & 1951-R) Intermediary Relending Program Processing and Servicing Clarifications, December 3, 2012
  • AN 4693 (4284-F) Rural Cooperative Development Grant Program Servicing Requirements, October 6, 2012
  • AN 4692 (1910-C) Procedure for Ordering Comprehensive and Individual Consumer Credit Reports for Single Family and Multi-Family Housing, November 8, 2012
  • AN 4691 (1924-A) Acceptance of Termite Forms, November 14, 2012
  • AN 4690 (4274-D, 4280-D, 4280-A, 1942-G, 1951-R and 1951-E) Revolving Loan Fund Programs Ultimate Recipient Conflict of Interest, September 16, 2012
  • AN 4689 (1924-A) Design/Build and Construction Management Proposals for 514/515 Housing Projects, October 4, 2012
  • AN 4688 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Outbuildings and Property Eligibility, October 18, 2012
  • AN 4687 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Definition of Conventional Credit, October 2, 2012
  • AN 4686 (1942-A & 3575-A) Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program Clarification of a New vs. Existing Business
  • AN 4685 (1951-R & 4274-D) Intermediary Relending Program Funding Deobligation and Reamortization, August 1, 2012
  • AN 4684 (1942-A, 3570-B & 3575-A) Guidance for Determining Eligibility of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Project Eligibility and Requirements, October 4, 2012
  • AN 4683 (1942-G & 4284-G) Specialty Programs Division and Cooperative Programs Institutions of Higher Education Eligibility Rural Business Enterprise Grant and Rural Business Opportunity Grant Programs, October 13, 2012
  • AN 4682 (1942-A & 3575-A) Prohibition on Financing Short-Term Debt on Community Facilities Direct and Guaranteed Loans, August 16, 2012
  • AN 4681 (1942-A, 3570-B & 3575-A) Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plans for Community Facilities Projects, September 28, 2012
  • AN 4680 (1942-A, 3575-A & 3575-B) OMB Circular A-133 Audit Reporting Requirements Community Facilities Direct and Guaranteed Loan Borrowers and Grant Recipients, September 28, 2012
  • AN 4679 (1940-L and RUS Staff Instruction 1780-2 and 1780-5) Implementation of 2010 Census Data for Rural Development Programs, September 27, 2012
  • AN 4678 (1980-E, 4280-B, and 4287-B) Business and Industry Guaranteed and Direct Loans, Section 9003 Bio-refinery Assistance Loan, Section 9006 Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvement Guaranteed Loan Program and Section 9007 Rural Energy for America Program Submitting Servicing Action Requests to Rural Development (National Office), September 13, 2012
  • AN 4677 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Implementation of New Fee Structure Effective October 1, 2012, August 7, 2012
  • AN 4676 (1940-I) Changes to Estimate of Settlement Costs and Real Estate Settlement Procedures for Direct Single Family Housing Programs, September 10, 2012
  • AN 4675 (1942-A & 3575-A) Evidence of Significant Community Support for Essential Community Facilities Projects, September 10, 2012
  • AN 4674 (1942-A & 3575-A) Direct and Guaranteed Loan Parity Lien Requirements, September 10, 2012
  • AN 4673 (4279-A, 4279-B, 4279-C, 4280-
    B, and 4287-B)     Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan, Biorefinery Assistance, and Rural Energy for America Programs Transaction Screen Questionnaire and Phase I Environmental Site Assessments
  • AN 4672 (4280-B and 4287-B) Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan, Biorefinery Assistance, and Rural Energy for America Programs Lender Repurchase from the Secondary Market, August 23, 2012
  • AN 4671 (4280-B and 4287-B) Business and Industry Guaranteed and Direct Loan, Biorefinery Assistance Program, and Rural Energy for America Program Form RD 1980-41, Guaranteed Loan Status Report, August 30, 2012
  • AN 4670 (4284-J) Value-Added Producer Grant Program Clarification of Tribal Entity Eligibility, August 16, 2012
  • AN 4669 (4279-B) Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program Loan Processing Issues, June 30, 2012
  • AN 4668 (1951-C, 4279-B, 4280-B & 4287-B) Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan, Biorefinery Assistance, and Rural Energy for America Program Debt Collection Improvement Act, June 30, 2012
  • AN 4667 (4288-B) Advanced Biofuel Payment Program Eligibility of Biofuels Derived from Corn Kernel Starch, May 14, 2012
  • AN 4666 (4279-B, 4280-B & 4287-B) Business and Industry Guaranteed and Section 9007 Rural Energy for America Programs Annual Renewal Fee, June 29, 2012
  • AN 4665 (4274-D) Poverty Line Guidelines for Business Programs, June 18, 2012
  • AN 4664 (1942-A, 3570-B & 3575-A) Eligibility of YMCA, YWCA, Boys and Girls Scouts for Community Facilities Loans and Grants, June 21, 2012
  • AN 4663 (1942-A & 3570-B) Poverty Line Guidelines for Community Facilities, June 19, 2012
  • AN 4662 (1942-A, 3570-B & 3575-A) Definition of Rural and Rural Area” for Community Facilities Loans and Grants, June 21, 2012
  • AN 4661 (1942-A, 3570-B & 3575-A) Financing Veterans of Foreign Wars Projects Using Community Facilities Funds, June 21, 2012
  • AN 4660 (1942-A, 1942-C, 3570-B & 3575-A) Service Area for Certain Community Facilities Projects, June 19, 2012
  • AN 4659 (3570-B) Community Facilities 15 percent Grant Eligibility Provision, June 21, 2012
  • AN 4658 (1942-A) Unacceptable Bidders, May 31, 2012
  • AN 4657 (1980-E, 4280-B, 4287-B) Business and Industry Guaranteed and Direct Loan, Biorefinery Assistance Program, and Rural Energy for America Program Adequate Consideration, June 4, 2012
  • AN 4656 (4280-A) Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program Rural Economic Development Energy Efficiency Program Recovery Through Retrofit, May 7, 2012
  • AN 4655 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Guaranteed Underwriting System, June 11, 2012
  • AN 4654 (1944-N) Processing Section 533 Housing Preservation Grant Program Requests for Fiscal Year 2012, June 19, 2012
  • AN 4653 (1942-A, 3570-B, 3575-A) Use of Community Facilities Funds for Buildings with Leased Space, May 29, 2012
  • AN 4652 (3570-B) Community Facilities Grant Program Maximum Eligible Federal Grant Assistance, May 29, 2012
  • AN 4651 (1942-A, 3575-A, 3570-B) Eligibility of Private Nonprofit Organization, May 29, 2012
  • AN 4650 (1942-A, 3575-A, 3570-B) Funding for Renewable Energy Sources for Essential Community Facilities, May 29, 2012
  • AN 4649 (1910-C) Procedure for Ordering Dun and Bradstreet Comprehensive Credit Reports for Single Family Housing and Multi Family Housing and Ordering Individual Consumer Credit Reports from CBSInnovis, May 30, 2012
  • AN 4648 (4280-D) Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program Guidance on Reactivation of Activities, May 30, 2012
  • AN 4647 (4274-D) Intermediary Relending Program Loan Program Priorities, May 14, 2012
  • AN 4646 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program -Liquidation Value Appraisals – Definition of Value Type and Procedure, April 18, 2012
  • AN 4645 (1924-A & 1940-G) Response to the 2011 MFH 514/515/516 Management Control Review (MCR) Weakness, April 18, 2012
  • AN 4644 (1940-C) Application of Davis-Bacon Wage Rate Requirements to Projects Funded with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds May 17, 2012
  • AN 4643 (4280-B) Rural Energy for America Program Scoring Clarification, April 18, 2012
  • AN 4642 (1942-G) Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program Clarification of Eligibility with Respect to Credit Unions<, April 9, 2012
  • AN 4641 (1942-G) Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program Clarification of Private Business, April 9, 2012
  • AN 4640 (4280-A) Rural Economic Development Loans Clarification of Administrative Policies and Procedures, March 30, 2012
  • AN 4639 (4274-D) Intermediary Relending Program Intermediary Eligibility, March 21, 2012
  • AN 4638 (2033-A) Separate File for Prepayment/Transfers, April 2, 2012
  • AN 4637 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Increasing/Decreasing Loan Amount Current and Prior Fiscal Years by Type of Assistance Code, March 20, 2012
  • AN 4636 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Checklist for Guaranteed Loans – For Use by Agency, March 20, 2012
  • AN 4635 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Refinancing Single Family Housing Loans Section 502 Direct and Guaranteed, April 2, 2012
  • AN 4634 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Rural Refinance Pilot, April 2, 2012
  • AN 4633 (4279-B) Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program Business Plans, Feasibility Studies, and Project Feasibility, March 9, 2012
  • AN 4632 (1940-G) NEPA Compliance for Rural Development Single Family Housing Loan Programs, March 22, 2012
  • AN 4631 (4279-B) Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program Debt Refinancing, February 29, 2012
  • AN 4630 (1942-A & 1940-G) Response to CF MCR findings from the 2011 MCR, March 1, 2012
  • AN 4629 (1940-G) Safety In and Around Illegal Methamphetamine Laboratories and Associated Environmental Cleanup, November 29, 2011
  • AN 4628 (4279-A, 4279-B, 4280-B, and 4287-B) Business and Industry Guaranteed and Direct Loan, Section 9007 Rural Energy for America and Biorefinery Assistance Programs Collateral Reconciliation, February 23, 2012
  • AN 4627 (4279-A and 4279-B) Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program Due Diligence, February 27, 2012
  • AN 4626 (4279-A) Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program Sale or Reassignment of Business and Industry Guaranteed Loans, February 24, 2012
  • AN 4625 (4279-A, 4279-B, 4279-C, and 4280-B) Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan, Rural Energy for America and Biorefinery Assistance Programs, and New Market Tax Credit Program, February 23, 2012
  • AN 4624 (1972, 1951-E) Transfer Fees for Ineligible Applicants, February 27, 2012
  • AN 4623 (1910-C) Procedure for Ordering Dun and Bradstreet Commercial Credit Reports for Single Family Housing and Multi Family Housing, March 1, 2012
  • AN 4622 (1924-A, 1942-A, 1942-C, 1942-G,1780) Application of Buy American Requirements to Projects Funded with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds, February 17, 2012
  • AN 4621 (1940-G) Environmental Due Diligence, February 9, 2012
  • AN 4620 (4279-B & 4280-B) Business and Industry, Biorefinery Assistance, and Rural Energy for America Guaranteed Loan Programs Collateral Discounting , January 3, 2012
  • AN 4619 (4279-B, 4280-B & 4287-B) Business and Industry Guaranteed and Direct Loan and Section 9007 Rural Energy for America Programs Program Information, January 20, 2012
  • AN 4618 (1940-G) Role of the State Environmental Coordinator, January 9, 2012
  • AN 4617 (1940-G) Environmental Compliance When Construction Has Been Initiated, January 5, 2012
  • AN 4616 (4280-B & 4287-B) Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan, Biorefinery Assistance, and Rural Energy for America Programs Full Faith and Credit, January 13, 2012
  • AN 4615 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Rural Refinance Pilot, February 1, 2012
  • AN 4614 (4287-B) Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program Liquidation of Guaranteed Loans/Sale of the Promissory Note without Recourse on Business and Industry Loans, January 26, 2012
  • AN 4613 (1942-G, 4279-B & 4284-G) Business Program Farm Bill Rural Area Definition Rural in Character Provision, December 28, 2011
  • AN 4612 (1942-G, 4279-B & 4284-G) Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program Farm Bill Rural Area Definition, December 28, 2011
  • AN 4611 (1942-G, 4279-B & 4284-G) Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program Farm Bill Rural Area Definition, December 28, 2011
  • AN 4610 (1951-E) Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program Servicing Clarifications, December 16, 2011
  • AN 4609 (426.2) Clarification of AMERIND Risk Management Corporation as an Eligible Insurer for Single Family Housing Programs , November 25, 2011
  • AN 4608 (1980-D) In-Ground Swimming Pools Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program, November 14, 2011
  • AN 4607 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Loss Mitigation Comprehensive Policy Clarification , August 8, 2011
  • AN 4606 (4279-A & 4287-B) Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program Financing with Bonds, October 21, 2011
  • AN 4605 (4280-B & 4287-B) Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan, Biorefinery Assistance, and Rural Energy for America Programs Transfer and Assumption, October 25, 2011
  • AN 4604 (1942-G & 4284-G) Specialty Programs Division and Cooperative Programs Institutions of Higher Education Eligibility Rural Business Enterprise Grant and Rural Business Opportunity Grant Programs, October 21, 2011
  • AN 4603 (1924-A) The affect of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 on RHS Projects, October 28, 2011
  • AN 4602 (1924-A) Rural Development Compliance with Lead-Based Paint Rule, October 28, 2011
  • AN 4601 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed and Direct Loan Programs Adoption of the new Uniform Appraisal Dataset, October 17, 2011
  • AN 4600 (1924-A) Acceptance of Termite Fees, October 12, 2011
  • AN 4599 (1924-A) Rescinded by Program Area on October 26, 2011
  • AN 4598 (1942-G) Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program Clarification of Items in RD Instruction 1942-G, September 1, 2011
  • AN 4597 (1942-A, 3575-A & 3570-B) OMB Circular A-133 Audit Reporting Requirements Community Facilities Direct and Guaranteed Loan Borrowers and Grant Recipients, August 18, 2011
  • AN 4596 (1942-A & 3575-A) Direct and Guaranteed Loan Parity Lien Requirements, June 30, 2011
  • AN 4595 (1942-A, 3570-B & 3575-A) Compliance with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of
    2006, June 22, 2011
  • AN 4594 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Definition of Conventional Credit, July 26, 2011
  • AN 4593 (4280-B & 4287-B) Business and Industry Guaranteed and Direct Loan and Section 9007 Rural Energy for America Programs (formerly Section 9006 Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvement Guaranteed Loan Program) Form RD 1980-44, “Guaranteed Loan Borrower Default Status, August 5, 2011
  • AN 4592 (4280-B & 4287-B) Business and Industry Guaranteed and Direct Loan and Section 9007 Rural Energy for America Programs (formerly Section 9006 Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvement Guaranteed Loan Program) Form RD 1980-41, “Guaranteed Loan Status Report, August 5, 2011
  • AN 4591 (4279-B) Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program Priority Point Scoring Issues, July 15, 2011
  • AN 4590 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Outbuildings, July 22, 2011
  • AN 4589 (1944-N) Processing Section 533 Housing Preservation Grant Program Requests for Fiscal Year 2011, July 21, 2011
  • AN 4588 (1942-A, 3570-B & 3575-A) Definition of an Essential Community Facility, May 23, 2011
  • AN 4587 (1942-A, 3570-B & 3575-A) Financing Thrift Stores Projects Using Community Facilities Funds, May 23, 2011
  • AN 4586 (1942-A, 3570-B & 3575-A) Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plans for Community Facilities Projects, May 23, 2011
  • AN 4585 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program RD Instruction 1980-D, Section 1980.324 Lender Charges and Fees, July 11, 2011
  • AN 4584 (4274-D & 1951-R) Intermediary Relending Program Funding Deobligation and Reamortization, June 13, 2011
  • AN 4583 (1944-N) Clarification of Issues within the Housing Preservation Grant Program, June 16, 2011
  • AN 4582 (4279-B) Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program Loan Processing Issues, June 13, 2011
  • AN 4581 (1940-G) NEPA Compliance for Flexible Fuel Pump Proposals, June 17, 2011
  • AN 4580 (1944-I) Appraisals of Properties Developed Under the Mutual Self-Help Housing Program, June 16, 2011
  • AN 4575 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Origination and Closing – Lender’s Documentation, May 23, 2011
  • AN 4574 (1944-I) Technical Assistance Grant Calculations and Grant Extensions Requests, May 12, 2011
  • AN 4571 (1924-A) Response to SFH 504 findings from the 2010 MCR, May 9, 2011
  • AN 4569 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Increasing/Decreasing Loan Amount Current and Prior Fiscal Years by Type of Assistance Code, March 15, 2011
  • AN 4568 (1940-I) Changes to Estimate of Settlement Cost and Real Estate Settlement Procedures for Direct Single Family Housing Programs, April 28, 2011
  • AN 4565 (1924-A) Design-Build and Construction Management Proposals for 514/515 Housing Projects, April 12, 2011
  • AN 4562 (426.2/1806-B) Rural Development Use of Federal Emergency Management Agency Form 81-93, “Standard Flood Hazard Determination” and Form 81-31, “Elevation Certificate,” March 22, 2011
  • AN 4560 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Acceptable Liquidation Fees and Costs, March 29, 2011
  • AN 4559 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Foreclosure Sale Bids, March 29, 2011
  • AN 4558 (1980-D) Single Family Guaranteed Rural Housing Loan Program Acceptable Foreclosure Time Frames, March 29, 2011
  • AN 4557 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Guaranteed Underwriting System, March 2, 2011
  • AN 4556 (1980-D) Eligibility of Non-U.S. Citizens for Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Assistance and the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program, March 2, 2011
  • AN 4554 (1910-C) Procedure for Ordering Dun and Bradstreet Commercial Credit Reports for Single Family Housing and Multi-Family Housing, March 3, 2011
  • AN 4553 (1944-I) Self-Help Technical Assistance Grants Administration, March 3, 2011
  • AN 4552 (1944-I) Technical Assistance Grant Calculations and Grant Extension Requests, March 3, 2011
  • AN 4551 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Implementation of Annual Fee and Decreased Upfront Fee Effective October 1, 2011, February 2, 2011
  • AN 4550 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Checklist for Guaranteed Loans – For Use by Agency, January 19, 2011
  • AN 4549 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Refinancing Single Family Housing Loans Section 502 Direct and Guaranteed, January 19, 2011
  • AN 4548 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program – Liquidation Value Appraisals, – Definition of Value Type and Procedure, February 3, 2011
  • AN 4547 (1924-A, 1942-A, 1942-C, 1942-G, 1780) Application of Buy American Requirements to Projects Funded with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds, January 24, 2011
  • AN 4546 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Lender Eligibility Review, January 3, 2011
  • AN 4543 (1980-D) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Underwriting and Loan Closing Documentation Matrix, October 14, 2010
  • AN 4542 (1940-G) Environmental Compliance When Construction Has Been Initiated, August 16, 2010
  • AN 4541 (1940-G) Role of the State Environmental Coordinator, September 30, 2010

HAC News: August 22, 2012

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August 22, 2012
Vol. 41, No. 17

• USDA to use FY12 Section 515 funds for prepayment incentives • CBS News airs story on Section 502 guarantee foreclosures • Grants offered for senior volunteers in specific places • HUD releases general section for FY13 NOFAs • Funds exhausted for Section 502 guarantee program refinances • FHFA requests comments about eminent domain for foreclosures • Public Housing Assessment System scoring process explained • CFPB proposes regulations on high cost mortgages and homeownership counseling • Some mortgage disclosures to be combined • Blueprint for better farmworker housing published • HAC Seeks Nominations for Rural Housing Awards • Register Now for the National Rural Housing Conference!


August 22,2012
Vol. 41, No. 17

USDA TO USE FY12 SECTION 515 FUNDS FOR PREPAYMENT INCENTIVES. An email message from USDA to congressional offices explains that the department has canceled its NOFA for new construction funding. A Supreme Court ruling in a different context (Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter) required the government to pay amounts to fulfill contractual obligations even if Congress did not appropriate enough funds. Owners of over 100 Section 515 properties have been on a waiting list for incentives (equity loans and/or Rental Assistance) from USDA to keep these properties in the program, so the FY12 funds will be used for those incentives.

CBS NEWS AIRS STORY ON SECTION 502 GUARANTEE FORECLOSURES. Like a May 25 Wall Street Journal article, the August 16 CBS story criticizes USDA’s collection tactics when a borrower with high medical bills fell behind on mortgage payments.

GRANTS OFFERED FOR SENIOR VOLUNTEERS IN SPECIFIC PLACES. The Corporation for National and Community Service requests letters of intent by September 10 from public agencies, tribes, nonprofits, and institutions of higher education interested in Retired and Senior Volunteer Program funding. RSVP grants can be used to cover expenses such as volunteer recruitment, training, and travel for purposes including low-income housing. Partial matching funds are required. Applications are due October 11. A draft NOFA, list of program areas, information about technical assistance calls, and more are posted on CNCS’s site.

HUD RELEASES GENERAL SECTION FOR FY13 NOFAS. The general section’s information applies to next year’s NOFAs and does not itself offer funding. Contact HUD’s grants management office, 202-402-4802.

FUNDS EXHAUSTED FOR SECTION 502 GUARANTEE PROGRAM REFINANCES. USDA has used all its FY12 money for this program. Lenders can submit loan applications reflecting FY13 fees (upfront guarantee fee of 2% and annual fee of 0.4%) to USDA, which will hold them until FY13 funding becomes available. Contact an RD office.

FHFA REQUESTS COMMENTS ABOUT EMINENT DOMAIN FOR FORECLOSURES. The Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Bank system, is considering taking action on its “significant concerns” about the impact on lenders when local governments use eminent domain powers to seize properties before foreclosure in order to provide affordable housing. Comments are due September 7. See Federal Register, 8/9/12. Contact FHFA, eminentdomainOGC@fhfa.gov.

PUBLIC HOUSING ASSESSMENT SYSTEM SCORING PROCESS EXPLAINED. HUD provides additional information about the process for issuing scores under the Physical Condition Indicator of the PHAS under a February 23, 2011 notice, applicable to HUD-assisted multifamily and public housing properties. See Federal Register, 8/9/12 or HUD’s site. Contact Claudia J. Yarus, HUD, 202-475-8830.

CFPB PROPOSES REGULATIONS ON HIGH COST MORTGAGES AND HOMEOWNERSHIP COUNSELING.Comments are due September 7 on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau changes to implement provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act that expand the types of mortgage loans subject to the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994, revise triggers for HOEPA coverage, impose other restrictions on HOEPA mortgages, including a counseling re-quirement, and impose homeownership counseling requirements in connection with the Truth in Lending Act and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. See CFPB’s site or regulations.gov. Contact Paul Seja, CFPB, 202-435-7700.

SOME MORTGAGE DISCLOSURES TO BE COMBINED. To implement another Dodd-Frank provision, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposes to combine some of the disclosures and forms required by the Truth in Lending Act and RESPA. Comments are due November 6. See CFPB’s site or regulations.gov. Contact David Friend, CFPB, 202-435-7700.

BLUEPRINT FOR BETTER FARMWORKER HOUSING PUBLISHED. The report summarizes policy and research changes identified at a California Rural Legal Assistance forum, and a working group on health and housing will continue the effort. Contact spodesta@crla.org.

HAC SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR RURAL HOUSING AWARDS. Nominations are due September 28 for the Cochran/Collings Award for national rural housing service and the Skip Jason Community Service Award. The honors will be presented at the National Rural Housing Conference in December. Complete the online form to submit a nomination or contact Lilla Sutton, HAC, 202-842-8600, lilla@ruralhome.org to request a paper form.

REGISTER NOW FOR THE NATIONAL RURAL HOUSING CONFERENCE!
HAC has opened registration for the 2012 National Rural Housing Conference, which will take place December 6-7, with pre-conference activities on December 5, at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Register now to take advantage of the special early bird discount! Start networking in advance – join the conference LinkedIn group. Questions? Contact Dan Stern, HAC, dan@ruralhome.org or 202-842-8600.

HAC News: August 8, 2012

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August 8, 2012
Vol. 41, No. 16

• Leaders agree on continuing resolution, Congress recesses • House members plan letter requesting rural definition extension in CR • OMB tells agencies to continue spending, advises Congress to change sequestration • Fees for some Section 502 loan guarantees to increase October 1 • FEMA requests comments on emergency housing assistance • Interim Continuum of Care rule issued • IRS proposes rule on submetered utilities in LIHTC properties • Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement for 2012 available • Federal regulators release 2012 list of distressed or underserved tracts for CRA • Senate subcommittee considers changes to HUD’s rental assistance programs • Job growth slower in rural places than urban ones • Different skills result in different wages in rural and urban places, study concludes • Study examines potential for increasing energy efficiency in manufactured homes

August 8, 2012
Vol. 41, No. 16

LEADERS AGREE ON CONTINUING RESOLUTION, CONGRESS RECESSES. In late July Republicans and Democrats in Congress, along with the White House, announced they will develop a continuing resolution to fund the government for the first six months of FY13, starting October 1, 2012. Most programs will remain at FY12 funding levels. Congress has recessed until September 10, so the CR will be considered in September.

HOUSE MEMBERS PLAN LETTER REQUESTING RURAL DEFINITION EXTENSION IN CR. The National Rural Housing Coalition reports Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) and others will send a letter to House leadership asking that the FY13 CR include an extension of language keeping growing rural communities eligible for USDA rural housing programs. Background information on this issue is posted on HAC’s website.

OMB TELLS AGENCIES TO CONTINUE SPENDING, ADVISES CONGRESS TO CHANGE SEQUESTRATION. A July 31 memo from OMB’s Acting Director tells heads of federal departments and agencies to continue normal spending and operations since Congress has over five months to change the January 1 spending cuts required by the Budget Control Act. On August 7 President Obama signed into law the Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012, which requires an Administration report within 30 days estimating sequestration’s impact on programs.

FEES FOR SOME SECTION 502 LOAN GUARANTEES TO INCREASE OCTOBER 1. An email has notified stakeholders that, while the upfront fee for purchase transactions will remain at 2%, the upfront fee for refinances will rise from 1.5% in FY12 to 2% in FY13. Annual fees for both purchases and refinances will rise from 0.30% in FY12 to 0.40% next year. Contact Debbie Terrell, RD, 918-534-3254.

FEMA REQUESTS COMMENTS ON EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE. Comments are due September 28 on proposed revisions to regulations on FEMA’s housing repair, replacement, and construction assistance. The changes are intended to clarify eligibility criteria and implement legislative changes enacted in 2006, not to create new eligibility requirements or add burdens for applicants. Contact Lumumba T. Yancey, FEMA, 202-212-1000.

INTERIM CONTINUUM OF CARE RULE ISSUED. The regulation takes effect August 30 and comments are due October 1. Contact Ann Marie Oliva, HUD, 202-708-4300.

IRS PROPOSES RULE ON SUBMETERED UTILITIES IN LIHTC PROPERTIES. The change would clarify that utility costs paid by a tenant based on actual consumption in a submetered rent-restricted unit are treated as paid by the tenant directly to the utility company. IRS will hold a public hearing on November 27 in Washington, DC. Comments are due October 9. Contact David Selig, IRS, 202-622-3040.

CIRCULAR A-133 COMPLIANCE SUPPLEMENT FOR 2012 AVAILABLE. The supplement provides guidance on audits of federally funded nonprofits and government entities. Comments are due October 31.

FAIR MARKET RENTS PROPOSED FOR FY13. Comments are due September 4 on FMRs that will take effect October 1. Contact local HUD program staff or HUD User, 1-800-245-2691.

FEDERAL REGULATORS RELEASE 2012 LIST OF DISTRESSED OR UNDERSERVED TRACTS FOR CRA. Lender activities in these distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies can receive credit in Community Reinvestment Act evaluations.

SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE CONSIDERS CHANGES TO HUD’S RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. On August 1 the Banking Committee’s Housing Subcommittee held a hearing titled “Streamlining and Strengthening HUD’s Rental Housing Assistance Programs.” Witnesses discussed provisions of several reform bills introduced in Congress.

JOB GROWTH SLOWER IN RURAL PLACES THAN URBAN ONES. The Daily Yonder examined changes in counties’ numbers of jobs from June 2011 to June 2012. Jobs increased by 1.77% in urban counties and by 0.86% in rural counties. One-third of rural and exurban counties lost jobs during this 12-month period.

DIFFERENT SKILLS RESULT IN DIFFERENT WAGES IN RURAL AND URBAN PLACES, STUDY CONCLUDES. “Workforce Skills across the Urban-Rural Hierarchy,” by New York Federal Reserve Bank staff and others, is a preliminary report on research that examined job skills and income levels across a spectrum of places from urban to rural. Researchers found that jobs clustered in urban areas require higher levels of skills than those clustered in rural areas, and that these differences help explain the higher wages in urban areas. Contact Kevin Stolarick

STUDY EXAMINES POTENTIAL FOR INCREASING ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN MANUFACTURED HOMES. Noting that energy efficiency in manufactured homes lags behind that of site-built homes, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy reports that improvements can be made in new construction and existing homes. Contact Patrick Kiker, ACEEE, 202-507-4043.

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