HUD: Manhattan Housing Authority in Manhattan, KS Placed Under Federal Monitorship Following Substantial Default Declaration
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that the Manhattan Housing Authority in Manhattan, Kansas has been placed under HUD Monitorship after being formally declared in Substantial Default for failing to comply with the terms of its federally-mandated Recovery Agreement. This action reflects Secretary Scott Turner’s commitment to staunchly enforcing accountability across…
HUD: Agency Rescinds Investigation into the Texas General Land Office
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has closed a civil rights investigation into the Texas General Land Office’s (GLO) distribution of disaster mitigation funds. Following a thorough investigation, HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) determined prior allegations, based on a theory of disparate impact, that the Texas GLO engaged in…
HUD: Agency Orders Immediate Citizenship Verification for all Tenants in HUD-Funded Housing Nationwide
Following a Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) audit into all tenants across HUD-funded housing nationwide, HUD discovered nearly 200,000 tenants requiring eligibility verification, nearly 25,000 deceased tenants, and nearly 6,000 ineligible non-American tenants. HUD announced that all Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) and owners participating in HUD-funded housing…
HUD: Fair Housing Investigation Launched into Minneapolis’ Race-Based Housing Plan
The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) notified the City of Minneapolis that it has launched an investigation into the city’s comprehensive racialized housing plans, which HUD believes may violate the Fair Housing Act and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. “Minnesota is…
HUD: FHA Facilitates Financing for New Hospital in Indian Land, SC
$251.2 million FHA-insured supplemental mortgage delivers capital for Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) to offer new access to quality acute care hospital services for residents in Northern Lancaster County, SC. Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced that it has recently closed a transaction to insure a…
HUD: More Than $4 Million Made Available to Help Communities Eliminate Lead Exposure in Homes
U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner today announced more than $4,400,000 in Lead Hazard Reduction Capacity Building grants are available to communities to help strengthen their capacity to control lead-based paint hazards in privately owned rental and owner-occupied housing. “At HUD, we are focused on expanding affordable housing for hardworking Americans that…
HUD: FHA Fulfilled Core Mission in Fiscal Year 2025
Mutual Mortgage Insurance (MMI) Fund Report Highlights Solid Financial Performance, Supporting Homeownership for More Than 876,000 Americans The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Federal Housing Administration (FHA) released its fiscal year (FY) 2025 annual reportcovering the financial status of the FHA Mutual Mortgage Insurance (MMI) Fund and its Single Family mortgage insurance programs. FHA…
HUD: Financial Report Finds Billions in Potential Payment Errors During 2024
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner released HUD’s Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Agency Financial Report (AFR) to Congress, which detailed significant misuse of taxpayer funds under the Biden administration including potential payment errors totaling more than $5 billion. For the first time ever, HUD’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) used advanced…
HUD: FHA Announces 2026 Loan Limits
New loan limits for Single Family Title II forward and Home Equity Conversion Mortgages Increase for calendar year 2026 Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced loan limits for calendar year 2026 for its Single Family Title II forward and Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) mortgage insurance programs. Loan limits for most of the country will…
HUD: Fair Housing Investigation Launched into Boston’s Race-Based Housing Plan
Today, the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) notified the City of Boston that it has initiated an investigation into the City’s so-called “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (DEI) housing practices, which HUD believes violate civil rights protections under the Fair Housing Act and Title VI. “We…