The OCC needs “someone who can both modernize the Community Reinvestment Act and effectively manage a crisis in interest rates. If you can’t check both of those boxes, you are not qualified to run the OCC.” – David M. Dworkin
‘”I think that Rep. Fudge may be walking into the biggest challenge at HUD since Jack Kemp,’ said National Housing Conference President and CEO David Dworkin, referring to George H.W. Bush’s HUD secretary, who took over the agency after years of neglect under the Reagan administration.”
Miami-Dade County’s speed in soliciting applications from the public has outpaced most of the states, counties and large cities across the nation that are still figuring out how to distribute their funds, said David M. Dworkin, president and CEO of the National Housing Conference, a nonprofit research organization that advocates for housing affordability.
“Right now it’s just sitting there in most states. The reality is that these things do take time and you want to do them well and not make mistakes because you went too fast.” – David M. Dworkin
“That’s one of the reasons why, during this particular economic crisis that’s been driven by COVID-19, we’ve seen housing prices continue to rise and become less affordable, even though we’re in the middle of a historically deep recession.” – David M. Dworkin
“In addition to extended unemployment benefits to provide economic stability to individuals and families, this plan would save millions of renters from eviction and provide much-needed support for mom-and-pop landlords who have gone nearly a year without rental payments.” – David M. Dworkin
“This plan would save millions of renters from eviction and provide much-needed support for mom-and-pop landlords who have gone nearly a year without rental payments.” – David M. Dworkin
“I think Marcia Fudge is a really good choice. As the former mayor of an inner ring suburb (Warrensville Heights, Ohio), she brings something no housing insider brings, which is the understanding of what it’s like to be the consumer of HUD’s products.” – David M. Dworkin
“As industry leaders have expressed, the first $25 billion was a significant down payment towards the rental crisis, but research has proven an additional $25 billion is certainly needed.” – David M. Dworkin
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