HUD Publishes ANPR in Disparate-Impact Regulation. The Department of Housing and Urban Development published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking in the June 20 Federal Register, seeking comments on possible changes to its 2013 disparate-impact regulation. The ANPR requests public input on whether the 2013 regulation and the supplemental 2016 Application of the Fair Housing Act’s Discriminatory Effects Standard to Insurance are consistent with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. USDA Pilot Aims to Provide Homeownership Opportunities to Native Americans. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is launching a pilot program to help more Native Americans become homeowners. USDA is collaborating with two native Community Development Financial Institutions to increase ...

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