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Federal Funding Extended to February 18
/in Announcements, News, Policy Federal Funding, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHours before a temporary spending measure was set to expire on December 3, both houses of Congress passed and President Biden signed another continuing resolution that will carry funding through […]
HAC Applauds OCC Rescinding 2020 CRA Rule
/in Federal Register Comments, Policy Community Reinvestment ActHAC submitted comments in response to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) proposal to rescind its June 2020 Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rule. HAC applauds the OCC’s […]
Historic Housing & Capacity Building Investments in Build Back Better Framework
/in Advocacy, Policy Federal Funding, Housing AffordabilityStatement from HAC’s CEO This is a moment housing advocates have been waiting for. Today, President Biden announced a Build Back Better framework that would make robust investments in affordable […]
HAC Recommends a Focus on Racial and Geographic Equity in FHFA Comments
/in Federal Register Comments, Policy Duty to Serve, Federal Funding, High Need RegionsHAC submitted comments in response to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) Request for Input (RFI) on the Enterprise Equitable Housing Finance Plan framework. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the […]
HAC Urges Census Bureau to Expand Data Offerings
/in Federal Register Comments, Policy Rural Data, Rural DemographicsThe Housing Assistance Council (HAC) has submitted comments to the U.S. Census Bureau on its new 2020 Census Data Product Planning Crosswalk. HAC urges the U.S. Census Bureau to provide […]