Fed Holds Rates Steady!
Mar 23, 2026
Fed Holds Rates Steady — Implications for Housing Counseling Agencies The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted 11-1…
HUD Updates
HUD Updates
FY2026: $57 million for the Housing Counseling Assistance Program
Mar 23, 2026
The Housing Counseling Assistance program — the primary federal funding source supporting HUD-approved housing counseling agencies nationwide — narrowly survived…
HUD Updates
HUD HECM Protocol Update: Revision 7 Effective May 1, 2026
Mar 23, 2026
HUD’s Office of Housing Counseling has issued Revision 7 of the HECM (Home Equity Conversion Mortgage) Counseling Protocol, effective May…
HUD Updates
Legal Standard Applicable to Supervisory Designation Proceedings
Nov 03, 2025
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau or CFPB) is proposing to adopt a standard definition of “risks to consumers with…
HUD Updates
Nonprofit Face Double Crunch As Shutdown Follows Severe Funding Cuts
Nov 03, 2025
The United States is now deep into a government shutdown that has shuttered a wide range of federally supported programs,…
HUD Updates
HUD Slashes Red Tape to Cut Homeownership Financing Costs
Jul 03, 2025
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner announced the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is rescinding…
HUD Updates
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Announces Key Senior Leadership Appointments
Jul 03, 2025
WASHINGTON – This week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced several key leadership appointments. Under the direction…
HUD Updates
Emergency Rental Assistance Program
Jan 28, 2025
U.S. Department of the Treasury Keeping Families in their HomesTreasury’s Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs have collectively provided communities over…
HUD Updates
CFPB Announcement Regarding Enforcement Actions Related to Buy Now, Pay Later Loans
Jan 28, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is announcing today that it will not prioritize enforcement actions taken on the…
HUD Updates
Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)
Jan 28, 2025
Connect with RAD RAD for public housing office hours are intended to be a forum for Public Housing Authorities (PHAs)…