Publication Details

Type

Proposed Rulemaking

Document Number

2018-04745

Federal Register Publish Date

03/14/2018

Federal Register Citation

Comment Open Date

03/14/2018

Comment End Date

06/12/2018

Comment Status

Closed

Rulemaking Details

Rulemaking

Affordable Housing Program Amendments

Date

11/28/2018

Number

RIN-2590-AA83

Group

Federal Home Loan Banks

CFR

12 CFR Parts 1290 and 1291

CFR Description

COMMUNITY SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS; FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS’ AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM;

Effective Date

Fri, 12/28/2018 - 12:00

Affordable Housing Program Amendments

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ted Wartell, Manager, Office of Housing and Community Investment, 202-649-3157, ted.wartell@fhfa.gov; Marcea Barringer, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Housing and Community Investment, 202-649-3275, marcea.barringer@fhfa.gov; Marshall Adam Pecsek, Senior Counsel, Office of General Counsel, 202-649-3380, marshall.pecsek@fhfa.gov; or Sharon Like, Managing Associate General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, 202-649-3057, sharon.like@fhfa.gov. These are not toll-free numbers. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services. Additionally, the TDD 1-(800) number referenced in Rulemaking documents attached to this page is obsolete and the 7-1-1 number should be used.

SUMMARY: The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is issuing notice and providing an opportunity for the public to comment on proposed amendments to its regulation on the Federal Home Loan Banks' (Banks) Affordable Housing Program (AHP or Program). The proposed amendments would provide the Banks additional authority to allocate their AHP funds; authorize the Banks to establish special competitive funds that target specific affordable housing needs in their districts; provide the Banks authority to design and implement their own project selection scoring criteria, subject to meeting certain FHFA-prescribed outcome requirements; remove the requirement for retention agreements for owner-occupied units; further align the project monitoring requirements with those of other federal government funding programs; clarify the provisions on remediating AHP noncompliance; clarify certain operational requirements; and streamline and reorganize the regulation.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 12, 2018 (now extended 30 days from May 14, 2018).

For more information, see the Affordable Housing and Community Investment page.

Public Comments

Below are a compilation of public comments made on this publication.

416 items

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Date Sort ascending	First Name	Last Name	Organization	Comment
04/25/18	Adam	Blake	County Corp	Our community relies on the Affordable Housing Program for the creatio… Email: ablake@countycorp.com Attachment: N/A
04/25/18	Kim	Clarkson	Fortera Federal Credit Union	We request more time to review. 60 days is not sufficient for review… Email: kclarkson@forteracu.com Attachment: N/A
04/25/18	Angela	Hersh	Liberty National Bank	The proposed rule does not allow for enough time for agencies to be pr… Email: ahersh@MyLiberty.bank Attachment: N/A
04/25/18	Ryan	Landi	Testa Companies	I request that the comment period be extended by at least 30 days to a… Email: ryanlandi@testacompanies.com Attachment: N/A
04/25/18	Sarah	Bates	Creative Compassion, Inc.	I am asking for at least a 30 day extension on these proposed changes… Email: sarahbates@volfirst.net Attachment: N/A
04/25/18	Sean	Beismann	MVAH Development	On behalf of our organization, I would like to respectfully request th… Email: sean.beismann@mvg.com Attachment: N/A
04/25/18	Ralph	Kline	Ralph Kline	I would request that the comment period for this change be extended so… Email: rkline@ilcao.org Attachment: N/A
04/25/18	Cynthia	Picone	a.m. RODRIGUEZ ASSOCIATES, inc.	Given the magnitude of the changes proposed and the complicated nature… Email: c.picone@cmshousing.com Attachment: N/A
04/25/18	Christie	Slaughter	Habitat for Humanity Williamson-Maury	Please extend the "Comment Period" by at least 30 days. The impact th… Email: cslaughter@hfhwm.org Attachment: N/A
04/25/18	Sarah	Housewright	Somerville Bank	Please extend the comment period by at least 30 days to allow housing… Email: shousewright@snbhomeloans.com Attachment: N/A
04/25/18	Landen	Burcham	The Housing Partnership, Inc.	I would like to request that the Comment Period be extended by at leas… Email: lburcham@wearehpi.org Attachment: N/A
04/25/18	David	Rowe	CAMBA/CAMBA Housing Ventures	Please see the attached letter requesting a 30-day extension to the co… Email: davidr@camba.org Attachment: View Attachment
04/25/18	Jackie	Mayo	Knox Housing Partnership, Inc dba HomeSource east	Please extend the comment period for at least an additional 30 days to… Email: jmayo@homesourcetn.org Attachment: N/A
04/25/18	Don	Alexander	Alexander & Hale Development	1. I feel like this the process is occurring very quickly. I would lik… Email: dalexander@ahdevelopment.net Attachment: N/A
04/25/18	Jan	Day	Center for Accessible Living	Please consider keeping the comment period open for the purposed amend… Email: janday@calky.org Attachment: N/A
04/25/18	Paul	Holm	Rebuilding Together Northeast Ohio	Please extend the public comment period by 30-60 days to a maximum of… Email: paul.holm@rebuildingtogetherneo.org Attachment: N/A
04/25/18	Jeff	Curry	JL Gray Company	Dear Mr. Pollard: As a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas… Email: jeff@jlgray.com Attachment: N/A
04/25/18	Stacey	Clemens	First Federal Bank of the Midwest	Please consider a 30-day extension of the comment period to allow thou… Email: sclemens@first-fed.com Attachment: N/A
04/25/18	Wayne	Meyer	New Jersey Community Capital	Good Day: Kindly refer to the uploaded letter for our comments. Thank… Email: wmeyer@njclf.com Attachment: View Attachment
04/25/18	Christopher	Osborn	HomeSource east tennessee	In response to the 41 questions: Question 18: The advantage of limiti… Email: cosborn@homesourcetn.org Attachment: N/A
04/25/18	Amy	Rosenthal	National Church Residences	We understand FHFA’s “Comment Period” deadline is May 14, 2018. Given… Email: arosenthal@nationalchurchresidences.org Attachment: N/A
04/24/18	Micah	Gursky	Tamaqua Area Community Partnership	Please extend the comment period an additional 30 days to June 14th or… Email: micah@tacp.info Attachment: N/A
04/24/18	Micah	Gursky	Tamaqua Area Community Partnership	See attached comments. Email: micah@tacp.info Attachment: View Attachment
04/24/18	Colin D.	McKnight	Rural Housing Coalition	See attached. Email: N/A Attachment: View Attachment
04/24/18	Danny	Herron	Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville	We are requesting an additional 30 days be added to the comment period… Email: dherron@habitatnashville.org Attachment: N/A
04/24/18	Samantha	Walker	N/A	Please grant an exception to the Proposed Rule to allow more time to r… Email: N/A Attachment: N/A
04/24/18	nora	lichtash	Women's Community Revitalization Project	April 24, 2018 Subm… Email: nlichtash@wcrpphila.com Attachment: View Attachment
04/24/18	Kevin	Gilmore	Sussex County Habitat for Humanity	Please see attached letter. Thank you for your consideration. Email: kevin@sussexcountyhabitat.org Attachment: View Attachment
04/24/18	David	Levy	Affordable Housing Management, Inc.	Please see attached letter. Email: dlevy@ahmi.org Attachment: View Attachment
04/24/18	Sherry	Trent	Eastern Eight CDC	Please allow more time to review and make comments. This could have a… Email: strent@e8cdc.org Attachment: N/A
04/23/18	Virginia	Lewis	VLB CONSULTANTS, INC.	see attachment Email: vlblewis@suddenlink.net Attachment: View Attachment
04/23/18	Francis	Vargas	N/A	Please see attached letter Email: N/A Attachment: View Attachment
04/23/18	Blake	Jumper	The Housing Company	See attached comments. Thank you. Email: blakej@ihfa.org Attachment: View Attachment
04/23/18	Carolyn	O'Doherty	Innovative Housing	We have a number of comments on the proposed changes to the AHP progra… Email: codoherty@innovativehousinginc.com Attachment: N/A
04/23/18	Wilma	Kelley	Beattyville Housing and Development Corp.	The 60-day comment period is too short. We respectfully request an ext… Email: beattyvillewk@att.net Attachment: N/A
04/23/18	Phil	Steinhaus	Columbia Housing Authority	I have significant concerns about the proposed changes to the AHP scor… Email: psteinhaus@columbiaha.com Attachment: N/A
04/23/18	Michelle (Chellie)	Hamecs	National Association of Home Builders	Attached, please find NAHB's letter requesting a 30-day extension to t… Email: N/A Attachment: View Attachment
04/23/18	Andy	Howell	The Eleven Federal Home Loan Banks	See attached Email: N/A Attachment: View Attachment
04/20/18	Cassie	Hudson	Partnership Housing, Inc.	This is a large document to thoroughly review. Suggestions of extendi… Email: cassie.hudson@ymail.com Attachment: N/A
04/20/18	Dave	Kreher	People's Self-Help Housing, Inc.	I am also requesting a 30 day extension in order to review and adequat… Email: davepshh@windstream.net Attachment: N/A
04/20/18	Jeremy	Rounds	N/A	I have worked with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines for 17 yea… Email: rounds@sicog.com Attachment: N/A
04/20/18	Christopher	Blair	Community Development Trust	See attached. Email: N/A Attachment: View Attachment
04/20/18	John	Mifsud	Next Step Housing	I do not believe it is either strategic or beneficial for FHFA to not… Email: john@nextstephousing.com Attachment: N/A
04/20/18	Christopher	Osborn	HomeSource east tennessee	Please consider providing more time to review the proposed changes.… Email: cosborn@homesourcetn.org Attachment: N/A
04/20/18	Syed Mohammad	Raza	George Mason University	Upon reviewing the ‘Affordable Housing Program Amendments’, it has com… Email: sraza11@masonlive.gmu.edu Attachment: N/A
04/19/18	Greg	Smith	Oberer Companies	We request that the FHA provide additional time to review the changes… Email: gsmith@oberer.com Attachment: N/A
04/19/18	Staci	Berger	Housing & Community Development Network of NJ	Please see the attached file for comments requesting an extension of t… Email: sberger@hcdnnj.org Attachment: View Attachment
04/19/18	Terry	Chiglo	Rushford State Bank	The proposed rule will impose unnecessary administrative burdens on sm… Email: tchiglorsb@goacentek.net Attachment: N/A
04/19/18	John	von Seggern	Council of Federal Home Loan Banks	See attached. Email: N/A Attachment: View Attachment
04/19/18	Steven	Gladman	Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus and Franklin	I strongly urge the extension of the comment period by a minimum of 30… Email: steven@hztrust.org Attachment: N/A

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