House passes tax bill with LIHTC provisions; FHA finalizes rules on branch office registration requirements; HUD to hold meeting of the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee; and other news.

Panel discussions at the summit covered Ginnie’s digital collateral, social impact investing and manufactured housing, among other topics.

President Biden late last week signed a short-term continuing resolution to keep federal agencies open through March 1.

HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge last week indicated she’d be willing to revisit the FHA mortgage insurance policy that requires borrowers to pay premiums for the life of the loan.

Ten Democratic lawmakers, led by Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Chair Sherrod Brown, want HUD and the CFPB to investigate Navy Federal Credit Union over fair lending concerns.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development watchdog in its fiscal 2024 priority recommendation report had 819 open recommendations for the agency.

Former FHA Commissioner David Stevens dies at 66; NAAHL names Sarah Brundage CEO; Ginnie hosts state housing agencies at roundtable; Ginnie files motion to dismiss TCB lawsuit; OCC to host appraisal bias hearing; and other news.

Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge called on Congress to increase housing supply through preservation efforts, financing incentives and other means.

The limits on Fannie’s and Freddie’s annual investment in low-income housing tax credit programs has jumped from $850 million to $1 billion each.

Marcia Fudge, secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, appeared Thursday before the House Financial Services Committee.