Archives For: HUD
HUD Announces more than $837 Million to Improve Housing Quality and Reduce Energy Costs for Underserved Communities
HUD announced that new funding from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will go towards making HUD-assisted housing more energy efficient.
11 May 2023
HUD Allocated $382 Million to Help States Produce Affordable Housing
HUD has allocated $382 million through the nation’s Housing Trust Fund, an affordable housing program.
3 May 2023
HUD Awards $98 Million in Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grants and Opens New $10 Million Funding Opportunity for Local Planning Efforts
HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge has announced “Supplemental Grant” awards for Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grantees totaling over $98 million.
11 Apr 2023
HUD Restores “Discriminatory Effects” Rule
HUD has announced plans to rescind the 2020 Fair Housing Act rule and restore the 2013 policy to eradicate discriminatory practices in the housing market.
17 Mar 2023
HUD Extends Loan Mod Option to 480 Months
HUD has published a Final Rule in the Federal Register to increase the maximum allowable term for FHA-insured loan modification from 360 months to 480 months.
9 Mar 2023
FHA Announces Lower Mortgage Insurance Premiums
HUD released details of a long-anticipated plan to reduce the annual MIP that are currently charged to FHA borrowers by 30 Basis Points.
22 Feb 2023
HUD Secretary Announces Major Milestone of Assisting Nearly 2 Million Homeowners Stay in their Homes
HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge announced that, thanks to FHA programs, approximately 2 million homeowners with FHA mortgages were able to stay in their homes from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic through December 2022.
8 Feb 2023
HUD Seeking First-of-its-Kind Public Input to More Equitably and Accurately Allocate Disaster Recovery Funds
For the first time, HUD has requested public feedback to help determine how best to simplify, modernize and more equitably distribute critical disaster recovery funds.
20 Dec 2022
HUD Awards $30 Million to Fund Ross Service Coordinators to Support Needs of Public and Indian Housing Residents
HUD awarded funding to hire and maintain service coordinators who will assess the needs of Public and Indian Housing residents.
5 Dec 2022
Clarifire, IndiSoft Loop HUD Loss Reduction Consultants
Clarifire and IndiSoft announced a collaboration on technology that facilitates third-party advice in the loss mitigation process
4 Oct 2022