Policy

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.

HUD Suspends Fair Housing Rule, Requests Comments

Local 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

Updated: 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

Curtis 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

Affordable 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 […]

Research shows federal housing assistance widespread but insufficient

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, in partnership with the Housing Assistance Council, published research on the scope and limitations of federal rental assistance programs. The analysis was conducted […]