Standard and Poor’s Finds HFA Portfolios Stable
A report released Monday by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services found that state HFAs’ finances remain stable despite adverse market conditions. The report found that HFA delinquencies have remained...
View ArticleMoody’s Upgrades HFA Outlook for 2014
Moody’s Investors Service upgraded the 2014 outlook for HFAs from negative to stable in a November 25 report. Moody’s cited a number of HFA and general market characteristics as being responsible for...
View ArticleEnhance Your Housing Credit Knowledge at NCSHA’s 2014 HFA Institute
NCSHA’s 2014 HFA Institute Housing Credit conference convenes representatives from the state Housing Credit allocating agencies and their industry partners to discuss the key development, financing,...
View ArticleFitch Upgrades HFA Financial Outlook; Credits HFAs’ “Resourcefulness”
A December 9 report by Fitch Ratings states that the financial outlook for state HFAs has been revised upward to stable after five consecutive years of a negative rating outlook. The main reasons cited...
View ArticleSenator Baucus Confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to China
The Senate today confirmed Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus’s (D-MT) nomination to be U.S. ambassador to China by a vote of 96-0. Baucus has been the Finance Committee Chairman since 2007....
View ArticleRon Wyden Becomes Senate Finance Committee Chairman
On February 12, the Senate approved by unanimous consent a resolution naming Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. The position was recently vacated by Senator Max...
View ArticleNational Housing Conference Report Finds Small Improvements, State...
On February 19, The National Housing Conference’s Center for Housing Policy released its annual Housing Landscape report entitled, The Housing Affordability Challenges of America’s Working Households....
View ArticleGuest Post: The State of Housing in America
This article was originally posted on the Bipartisan Policy Center website. A year after the release of the BPC Housing Commission report, Co-Chair Henry Cisneros examines priority areasBy Henry...
View ArticleSenators Introduce Disaster Relief Bill
Earlier this month, Senate Finance Committee member Charles Schumer (D-NY), along with seven Democratic cosponsors, introduced the National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2014. The Act is designed to...
View ArticleUSDA Announces Funds for Rural Housing Loan Guarantee Program
On May 21, the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the availability of up to $150 million in Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program (GRRHP) loan guarantee authority to help...
View ArticleMoody’s Upgrades HFA Outlook for 2014
Moody’s Investors Service upgraded the 2014 outlook for HFAs from negative to stable in a November 25 report. Moody’s cited a number of HFA and general market characteristics as being responsible for...
View ArticleEnhance Your Housing Credit Knowledge at NCSHA’s 2014 HFA Institute
NCSHA’s 2014 HFA Institute Housing Credit conference convenes representatives from the state Housing Credit allocating agencies and their industry partners to discuss the key development, financing,...
View ArticleFitch Upgrades HFA Financial Outlook; Credits HFAs’ “Resourcefulness”
A December 9 report by Fitch Ratings states that the financial outlook for state HFAs has been revised upward to stable after five consecutive years of a negative rating outlook. The main reasons cited...
View ArticleSenator Baucus Confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to China
The Senate today confirmed Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus’s (D-MT) nomination to be U.S. ambassador to China by a vote of 96-0. Baucus has been the Finance Committee Chairman since 2007....
View ArticleRon Wyden Becomes Senate Finance Committee Chairman
On February 12, the Senate approved by unanimous consent a resolution naming Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. The position was recently vacated by Senator Max...
View ArticleNational Housing Conference Report Finds Small Improvements, State...
On February 19, The National Housing Conference’s Center for Housing Policy released its annual Housing Landscape report entitled, The Housing Affordability Challenges of America’s Working Households....
View ArticleGuest Post: The State of Housing in America
This article was originally posted on the Bipartisan Policy Center website. A year after the release of the BPC Housing Commission report, Co-Chair Henry Cisneros examines priority areasBy Henry...
View ArticleSenators Introduce Disaster Relief Bill
Earlier this month, Senate Finance Committee member Charles Schumer (D-NY), along with seven Democratic cosponsors, introduced the National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2014. The Act is designed to...
View ArticleUSDA Announces Funds for Rural Housing Loan Guarantee Program
On May 21, the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the availability of up to $150 million in Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program (GRRHP) loan guarantee authority to help...
View ArticleNational Development Council Soliciting Award Applications
The National Development Council (NDC) is soliciting applications for its NDC Academy 2015 Awards . NDC Academy will take place in Washington, DC from May 12-14. NDC uses the awards to highlight...
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