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News from 2021

McCargo Confirmed by Senate as Ginnie Mae President


Also expressing congratulations was David M. Dworkin, president and CEO of the National Housing Conference (NHC) who also said that McCargo will be best positioned for success by addressing any personnel deficiencies in the government’s housing arm, including filling the position of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Commissioner through the confirmation of the president’s nominee, Julia Gordon, for that position.

Industry Reacts: Biden Nominates Thompson for FHFA Director


David M. Dworkin, President and CEO of the National Housing Conference echoed similar sentiments. “President Biden’s nomination of Sandra Thompson to serve as Director of the FHFA is the right choice for one of the most important jobs in housing.”

Racial justice isn’t achievable without housing justice


We’re at a crossroads. We can continue with the status quo or we can take steps to ensure all families in our country — including families of color — have access to opportunity. Congress must make significant investments in housing programs, including the first-generation targeted down payment assistance program in the Build Back Better Act.

Group Pushes for Further Duty to Serve Improvements


“Solving our housing affordability crisis requires multiple actions by all levels of government and the private sector, and an invigorated role for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is one of them,” said George W. “Mac” McCarthy, President of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and the lead convener of the coalition. “The Underserved Mortgage Markets Coalition seeks to hold Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac accountable and uphold their founding purpose: to bring housing finance opportunities to American families not traditionally served by the private market.”

California, New York fight over shrinking low-income housing aid in Democrats’ bill


Some housing advocates worry that a tax credit, which the consumer wouldn’t get until their next tax bill, would only help those who can already afford to buy a home and would further drive up prices. “We have never figured out how to put that money on the closing table,” said David Dworkin, president and chief executive of the National Housing Conference.

Housing groups to FHFA: Hit pause on Duty to Serve plan


Twenty affordable housing groups teamed up to tell the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) its requirements for the government sponsored enterprises to support manufactured and rural housing, and preserve affordable housing don’t make the grade.

Continuing the Congressional Push for Equitable Housing


“We are on pins and needles as we await some of the decisions being made at the White House,” Chairwoman Waters said at the National Housing Conference event. “There are so many people who work every day, but they cannot afford the high cost of rental housing, and they are simply seeking some help from their government.”

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