R&C and CLPHA Comment on AFFH Rule; HCV Contract Renewal Set-Aside Eligibility Criteria Revised ; August Housing Scorecard

37th Edition: 9/16/13-9/20/13

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News of Note:

1. R&C submitted comments to HUD in conjunction with the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA) on the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Proposed Rule.

2. HUD issued PIH 2013-24, which revises the eligibility criteria for Housing Choice Voucher contract renewal set-aside funding outlined in Paragraph 13 of Notice PIH 2013-12, for Category 1 (Shortfall Funds) for the $103M set-aside.

3. Notice of Certain Operating Cost Adjustment Factors (OCAFs) for 2014. This notice establishes OCAFs for project-based assistance contracts for eligible multifamily housing projects having an anniversary date on or after February 11, 2014.

4. HUD and the U.S. Department of the Treasury released the August edition of the Housing Scorecard.

NAME OF NOTICE	TITLE	ISSUE DATE OR PAGE NUMBER	INFORMATION
CPD Notices	No new notices
PIH Notices	PIH 2013-24. Revised Eligibility Requirements for Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Contract Renewal Set-Aside Funding for Category 1, Shortfall Funds - Notice PIH 2013-12 - Implementation of the Federal Fiscal Year 2013 Funding Provisions for the HCV Program	Issued September 19, 2013 Cross References: Notice PIH 2013-12 Expires: December 31, 2013.	The purpose of this Notice is to revise the eligibility criteria outlined in Paragraph 13 of Notice PIH 2013-12, for Category 1 ("Shortfall Funds") for the $103 Million Set-Aside.
Housing Notices	No new notices
Mortgagee Letters	No new notices
Federal Register Notices
Rules and Regulations	Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Approval of Lending Institutions and Mortgagees: Streamlined Reporting Requirements for Small Supervised Lenders and Mortgagees	PDF \| Text \| More Issued September 17, 2013 Pages 57058 - 57061
Proposed Rules	Credit Risk Retention	PDF \| Text \| More Issued September 20, 2013 Pages 57927 - 58048
Notices	Notice of Certain Operating Cost Adjustment Factors for 2014	PDF \| Text \| More Issued September 16, 2013 Pages 56911 - 56912
	Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the Second Quarter of Calendar Year 2013	PDF \| Text \| More Issued September 16, 2013 Pages 56912 - 56920
	30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Training Evaluation Form	PDF \| Text \| More Issued September 16, 2013 Pages 56908 - 56909
	Announcement of Funding Awards for the Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) for Fiscal Year 2013	PDF \| Text \| More Issued September 19, 2013 Pages 57650 - 57650
	60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: HUD-Owned Real Estate-Sales Contract and Addenda	PDF \| Text \| More Issued September 20, 2013 Pages 57873 - 57874

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