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Editor: David Reiss
Brooklyn Law School

December 23, 2015

Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Round-Up

By Serenna McCloud

  • Congress has finally passed the much awaited Tax extender’s legislation, H.R 2029 The Consolidated Appropriations Act, included is a win for affordable housing advocates – the nine percent minimum Low Income Housing Tax Credit was made permanent.
  • The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has proposed a Duty to Serve Underserved Markets Rule, required by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, which requires Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (GSEs) to serve three underserved markets: Manufactured Housing, Affordable Housing Preservation and Rural Housing.  The GSEs would be required to establish and implement plans to serve each market and would receive duty to serve credits for success.  The proposal is open for comment until March 17, 2016.
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