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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently launched the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP).

Kansas Housing and the state’s Office of Rural Prosperity announced the results of the state’s first comprehensive statewide housing needs assessment undertaken in nearly 30 years.

The application process for Capital Impact Partners’ Housing Equity Accelerator Fellowship is now open for Black, Indigenous and People of Color developers in the metropolitan District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia region.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency published a final rule establishing updated affordable housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

HUD Multifamily is gathering vacancy and potential resource information to assist Afghan evacuees/refugees as they are resettled in the U.S. and seek permanent housing.

The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) updated Application FAQ in response to specific questions raised during a webinar.

The Senate approved Alanna McCargo as president of Ginnie Mae by a voice vote on December 14.

HUD and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced an expansion of their partnership and the creation of a new national Housing and Services Resource Center.

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President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate Sandra Thompson to serve as the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

NH&RA joined with 18 other national housing organizations in a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen requesting modifications to Treasury’s recent Fiscal Recovery Fund guidance to better align with the LIHTC.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a final rule to rescind the June 2020 Community Reinvestment Act rule and replace it with a rule based on the rules adopted jointly with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.