Affordable Housing

FDIC: History of the Agency’s Response to the Financial Crisis Publication Released

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on Monday released a history of the financial crisis focusing on the agency’s response and lessons learned from its experience. Crisis and Response: An FDIC History, 2008–2013 reviews the experience of the FDIC during a period in which the agency was confronted with two interconnected and overlapping crises—first, the…

FHFA: Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s Underserved Markets Plans for Duty to Serve Program Published

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today published Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s (the Enterprises) Underserved Markets Plans for 2018-2020 under the Duty to Serve program.  The Plans become effective January 1, 2018. FHFA issued a final rule on December 13, 2016 to implement the Duty to Serve provisions mandated by the Housing and Economic…

Census Bureau: Communting Times, Median Rents and Language other than English Use

New American Community Survey Statistics Provide Local Data for Every Community Nationwide DEC. 7, 2017 — The nation experienced an increase in commuting time, median gross rent and a rise in English proficiency among those who spoke another language. These are only a few of the statistics released today from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2012-2016…

HUD: Homelessness Declines in Most Communities with Increases Reported in High-Cost Areas

Lack of affordable rental housing in Los Angeles and NYC driving increases nationally WASHINGTON – Homelessness crept up in the U.S., especially among individuals with long-term disabling conditions according to the latest national estimate by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD’s 2017 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress found that 553,742…

FHFA: U.S. House Prices Rise 1.4 Percent in Third Quarter 2017

U.S. house prices rose 1.4 percent in the third quarter of 2017 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI).   House prices rose 6.5 percent from the third quarter of 2016 to the third quarter of 2017.  FHFA’s seasonally adjusted monthly index for September was up 0.3 percent from August. The…

FDIC: Webinar Announced on Resources for Accessing Affordable Mortgage Credit for December 8th

Printable Format: FIL-61-2017 – PDF (PDF Help) Summary: The FDIC is hosting a webinar on December 8, 2017, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The webinar will highlight the FDIC’s Affordable Mortgage Lending Guide, and panelists will discuss state and federal mortgage products. The goal is to increase lenders’ awareness and understanding of…