9/15/26 - Update from SE HUD Leadership
The following updates and friendly reminders were provided by the SE Region HUD team. Read the announcement here.Older News Items:
9/1/26 - Congress Passes Continuing Resolution
Congress has passed a Continuing Resolution through December 11th, so the government will keep operating after September 30th. You should not see any dramatic change in processing of applications and loans. For subsidized, there can sometimes be a delay in OMB pushing funding (due to the need to pro-rate it), but we are hopeful we won’t see that.
9/1/26 - HUD Issues Response to MBA on Migratory Bird Treaty Act
The MBA received the response below from HUD regarding the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) letter that was sent on August 13th. HUD's response agreed with the opinion of the MBA letter that an “incidental take” of migratory birds should not be considered prohibited under the MBTA.
Read the HUD response here.
8/31/26 - HUD Issues Memo on Enforcement of the Fair Housing Act Design and Construction Standards
HUD published the internal memo below regarding enforcement of the Fair Housing Act Design and Construction standards. This memo refers to a joint memo released with DOJ earlier in August. In short, the new document holds violations of the design and construction standards to within a year of construction. Read the memo here.
Several key positions with HUD are now open and posted online. If interested, just visit USAJobs.gov and type "HUD" into the keyword box, along with your desired location.