HUD Archives: 2006 News Releases

01/03/2006 HUD Announces Higher FHA Home Loan Limits to Help More American Families Become Homeowners
01/04/2006 HUD Announces Landmark $41 Million Settlement Against Abn Amro
01/05/2006 Bush Administration Announces More Than $710 Million to Help Very Low-Income Elderly and People with Disabilities
01/09/2006 HUD Announces Nearly $33 Million Aimed at Increasing Economic Self-Sufficiency among Public Housing Residents
01/17/2006 Sarasota Housing Authority and Habitat for Humanity Sarasota Sign Agreement to Bring Affordable Housing to City
01/17/2006 HUD Conducts Third Multifamily and Healthcare Loan Sale of 2005 and Saves $180 Million
01/19/2006 HUD and AD Council Launch Campaign to Fight Evacuee Housing Discrimination
01/20/2006 HUD Publishes First Part of Fiscal Year 2006 Funding Notice to Help Grant Applicants Get a Head Start on Funding Requests
01/21/2006 Florida Housing Authority Returned to Local Control After Two Years under Federal Receivership
01/24/2006 Jackson Announces $58 Million to Offer Thousands of Young People a New Start Building Affordable Housing
01/25/2006 Jackson Announces Distribution of $11. 5 Billion in Disaster Assistance to Five Gulf Coast States Impacted by Hurricanes
02/02/2006 HUD Joins NFL to Kick Off New Youth Center During Superbowl Week
02/06/2006 Bush Administration Proposes $33.6 Billion HUD Budget - Increases in Programs Will Help Homebuyers, Renters and Homeless
02/06/2006 HUD Names New Administrator and Board for VIHA
02/06/2006 HUD Charges Philadelphia Landlords with Six Violations of Fair Housing Act
02/07/2006 Greater Washington Area Chapter Women Lawyers Recognizes HUD Assistant Secretary Kim Kendrick
02/14/2006 HUD Creates New, Expanded Hurricane Disaster Voucher Program
02/15/2006 Jackson Outlines HUD's Response to Hurricane Katrina in Testimony Before Senate Banking Committee
02/16/2006 HUD Secretary Announces Land Swap Between Atlanta Housing Authority and College Partners, Inc.
02/16/2006 HUD Awards $29 Million to Improve Housing and Service Programs for Low-Income Families, the Homeless and Persons with HIV/AIDS
02/23/2006 HUD Announces Nearly $25 Million in "Sweat Equity" Grants to Help Families Build Their Own American Dream
02/27/2006 HUD Announces 120-Day Extension of Foreclosure Moratorium to Assist Hurricane Victims in the Gulf Coast Area
02/27/2006 Jackson Addresses Indian Leaders' Washington Summit
03/01/2006 HUD Extends Nomination Deadline for 'Woodson Awards' to March 31st
03/06/2006 Universities Rebuilding America Partnerships (URAP) Community Design Grantees
03/07/2006 HUD Secretary Discusses HUD Legislation with State Housing Officials
03/08/2006 HUD Publishes Fiscal Year 2006 Funding Notice Making $2.2 Billion Available Through 39 Individual Programs
03/10/2006 Bernardi Presents $599,000 to Help House Hundreds of Low-Income Persons with HIV/AIDS in Rochester Area
03/15/2006 FHA Launches Education Initiative to Assist First Time Minority Homebuyers
03/16/2006 HUD Study Examines Mortgage Market Overlap
03/28/2006 HUD Secretary Jackson Co-Chairs Minority Leadership Summit
03/30/2006 HUD Charges Michigan Apartment Complex with Violation of the Fair Housing Act by Refusing to Grant Reasonable Accommodation
03/30/2006 Jackson Testifies to the House Financial Services Committee
03/30/2006 HUD Charges Manager of Minnesota Apartment Complex with Violating Fair Housing Act
04/03/2006 Annual Fair Housing Report Indicates Rise in Discrimination Complaints From People with Disabilities
04/04/2006 HUD Approves $3.4 Billion Mississippi Plan to Help State's Homeowners
04/04/2006 HUD Marks 38th Anniversary of Fair Housing Act
04/04/2006 HUD to Host Neighborhood Networks Regional Technical Assistance Workshops on East, West Coasts
04/05/2006 HUD Proposes Modernization of Federal Housing Administration
04/06/2006 HUD and HUD Inspector General to Find Federal Employees Defrauding Housing Assistance Programs
04/07/2006 HUD to Hold Free Regional Conferences to Highlight Innovative Financing Programs Available to Housing Agencies
04/14/2006 HUD Names New Recovery Advisor and Receiver to Advance Current HANO Hurricane Recovery Efforts
04/19/2006 Jackson Kicks Off "Healthy Homes for Healthy Kids Campaign" 30-City Blitz to Protect Children From Home Hazards
04/24/2006 HUD to Sell Homes at a Discount to Disaster Victims
04/27/2006 HUD Secretary Serves Lunch at Area Shelter
05/01/2006 HUD Approves $74.4 Million Plan to Spur Post-Hurricane Redevelopment in Alabama
05/03/2006 New HANO Recovery Team Address Resident Concerns
05/04/2006 New York State Public Housing Directors Name Bernardi 2006'Housing Champion'
05/09/2006 Secretary Alphonso Jackson Today Announced He Is Approving a $368.4 Million Plan to Help the State of Louisiana Recover from the Devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
05/19/2006 HUD Moves to Sanction Two Former Managers of a North Carolina Housing Authority for Misuse of Federal Fund
05/22/2006 Jackson Approves $74.5 Million Plan to Help 29 Texas Counties to Recover From Hurricane Rita
05/22/2006 HUD Signs Historic Agreement with the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
05/25/2006 HUD Offers Proposal to Reform Community Development Block Grant Program
05/25/2006 HUD General Counsel Opens American Bar Association's 15th Annual Conference on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law
05/30/2006 Jackson Approves Louisiana's $4.6 Billion &Quot;Road Home Program&Quot;
06/01/2006 Jackson Kicks-Off National Homeownership Month
06/05/2006 HUD Obtains Settlement From Cincinnati-Based Bank for Allegedly Discriminating in Mortgage Lending
06/05/2006 HUD Awards 3,100 Housing Agencies Nationwide $2.2 Billion to Improve Public Housing Developments
06/05/2006 FHA Mortgage Products Centerpiece of HUD Homeownership Fair
06/06/2006 FHA Mortgage Products Highlighted at HUD Homeownership Fair
06/12/2006 Visiting First Time Homebuyers, Jackson, Congressman Reynolds Promote National Homeownership Month
06/13/2006 Jackson Announces Review of Fannie and Freddie Investments to Ensure Charter Compliance
06/14/2006 HUD Outlines Aggressive Plan to Bring Families Back to New Orleans' Public Housing
06/15/2006 HUD Honors Four Communities with Robert L. Woodson, Jr. Award for Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing
06/19/2006 HUD to Host Neighborhood Networks Regional Technical Assistance Workshop in Boston
06/19/2006 Statement From Secretary Alphonso Jackson
06/20/2006 HUD Charges Missouri Landlord with Sexual Harassment
06/22/2006 Thousands of Families Use HUD Housing Vouchers to Buy Homes
06/22/2006 HUD Approves Bond Deal to Save $70 Million for Chicago Housing Authority
06/24/2006 HUD Official Keynotes Native American Homeownership Fair
06/29/2006 Robert Couch Sworn in As Ginnie Mae President
06/29/2006 HUD Suspends Rhode Island Nursing Home Operators Who Have Agreed to Plead Guilty to Equity Skimming
07/03/2006 HUD Employees Transition to Electronic Transit Subsidies
07/05/2006 HUD Charges New Jersey Landlord and Two Employees with Violations of the Fair Housing Act Based on Religion
07/10/2006 HUD Releases $3 Billion in Emergency Funding to Mississippi
07/11/2006 HUD, Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding Award Additional $4.2 Billion for Louisiana's Long-Term Recovery
07/14/2006 HUD Secretary, Congressman Sodrel Visit First-Time Homeowners in Bloomington, Indiana
07/13/2006 HUD Secretary Lauds Indianapolis Housing Agency for Combating Fraud of Federal Housing Programs
07/14/2006 HUD General Counsel to Address the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) 2006 Summer Conference
07/17/2006 HUD Breaks Ground on $2.5 Million Child Care Center
07/18/2006 HUD Reaches RESPA Settlements with Major Lender and Builders for $1.6 Million
07/25/2006 House Passes Bill to Modernize Federal Housing Administration
07/26/2006 Jackson Approves Florida's $82.9 Million Recovery Plan to Help State to Recover From Hurricane Wilma
07/28/2006 HUD Backs County Commission Chairman's Plan for a Comprehensive Review of Miami-Dade Housing Agency
07/31/2006 HUD's Deputy Assistant Secretary Kicks Off Neighborhood Networks Week 2006
08/01/2006 HUD Secretary Hosts Event to Raise Adoption Awareness
08/03/2006 HUD, EPA and U.S. Attorney in Minnesota Announce Legal Settlement with Minneapolis Landlord
08/10/2006 HUD Launches Review of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investments
08/14/2006 National Association of Counties Endorses HUD Initiatives
08/15/2006 Jackson Approves $33 Million Program to Develop Sewer and Water Systems in Six Coastal Counties in Mississippi
08/17/2006 FHA Expands Outreach to First Time and Minority Homebuyers
08/17/2006 Jackson Approves $100 Million Program to Help Five Mississippi Housing Public Authorities to Recover From Hurricane Katrina
08/18/2006 Jackson & Powell Announce $973 Million to Promote Long-Term Recovery in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, and Texas
08/21/2006 HUD Secretary Opens New Homes at Fischer, Announces New Alliance As Part of Overall Effort to Bring Public Housing Families Home
08/21/2006 HUD Charges Illinois Landlord with Violating Fair Housing Act
08/21/2006 Chicago Property Owners Charged with Violating Fair Housing Act
08/28/2006 Statement on the Redevelopment of New Orleans Public Housing
08/29/2006 U.S. Virgin Islands Legislature Gives Ok to $1.1 Million to Improve Water Infrastructure at Williams Delight Community
08/31/2006 HUD Charges Illinois Landlords with Violation of Fair Housing Act
09/06/2006 HUD Settles Cases Against New England Attorney and Property Appraisal Firm for Paying Kickbacks for Referrals
09/12/2006 HUD's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity to Offer Really Simple Syndication (RSS) Feed on Its Web Page
09/12/2006 Bush Administration Awards $10.4 Million in Grants to 13 Historically Black Colleges and Universities
09/13/2006 HUD, Treasury, IRS Detail $10 Billion in Tax Relief for Businesses in Gulf
09/14/2006 HUD Charges Massachusetts Landlord with Violating the Fair Housing Act
09/14/2006 HUD Wins Government Computer News Award for Innovative "IT" Usage
09/15/2006 HUD Announces More Than $14 Million to Help Develop Housing for Very Low-Income Elderly
09/15/2006 HUD Offers $39 Million to Clean Up Dangerous Lead-Based Paint in High-Risk Urban Areas
09/18/2006 Jackson Approves Louisiana Recovery Plans to Help Small Businesses, Boost Tourism, and Rebuild Infrastructure & Schools
09/19/2006 HUD Settles Disability Discrimination Suit Against Condo Architect, Builder and Developer in Puerto Rico
09/19/2006 HUD Enhances Its 1-800-669-9777 Fair Housing Complaint Line
09/21/2006 Jackson Announces $118 Million in Grants to Protect Children From Dangerous Lead and Other Home Health and Safety Hazards
09/25/2006 HUD Secretary, Congressman Davis Visit Community Center and First-Time Homeowners in Newport, Kentucky
09/25/2006 HUD Reaches $500,000 Settlement with Mortgage Company
09/25/2006 HUD Joins Howard University, DC Housing Authority to Sponsor First Public Housing and Health Symposium
09/25/2006 Bush Administration Announces $39.1 Million in Housing Counseling Grants to More Than 400 State and Local Agencies
09/29/2006 Bush Administration Awards $6 Million in Grants to Hispanic-Serving Universities for Community Development
10/02/2006 HUD Awards $18.1 Million in Grants to Help Fight Housing Discrimination
10/02/2006 HUD Secretary, Congressman Gerlach Bring Light to Homeownership Programs Assisting Buyers
10/04/2006 Easton Housing Authority Gets $20 Million to Replace Aged Public Housing with New Housing, Mixed-Income Community
10/04/2006 HUD Awards Beaumount Housing Authority $20 Million to Revitalize Aged Public Housing
10/04/2006 HUD Awards Kingsport Housing Authority $11.9 Million to Revitalize Aged Public Housing
10/04/2006 HUD Awards Niagara Falls Housing Authority $20 Million to Revitalize Aged Public Housing
10/05/2006 HUD Orders Owners of Montana Apartment Building to Make It Accessible
10/06/2006 HUD Awards Nearly $17 Million for Affordable Housing and Economic Development in Rural America
10/06/2006 HUD Awards Nearly $20 Million in 'Sweat Equity' Grants to Fund Three National Homeownership Organizations
10/06/2006 HUD Secretary Jackson, Representative Wilson Congratulate Albuquerque First-Time Homeowner
10/09/2006 HUD Secretary, Congressman Hayes Review Neighborhood Revitlization Efforts in South Central North Carolina
10/11/2006 HUD Secretary Announces $3 Million in Grants to Tribal Colleges
10/11/2006 HUD Announces 2005 Affordable Housing Goals and Subgoals Performance Results for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
10/12/2006 HUD Announces Three Settlements with Builders Involved in Captive Title Reinsurance Arrangements
10/18/2006 HUD Awards $47 Million in Grants to Help Families Across the U.S. Get Job-Training and Employment
10/18/2006 HUD Breaks Ground on America's First PATH Concept Home
10/19/2006 HUD Announces $27.5 Million to Support Housing and Service Programs for Persons and Families with HIV/AIDS
10/20/2006 HUD Charges a New Jersey Cooperative Corporation and Its Owners with Violating the Fair Housing Act
10/26/2006 HUD Charges Erie Insurance Group with Race Discrimination
10/26/2006 HUD Reports Banner Year for Affordable Housing Production
10/31/2006 Bush Administration Awards $7.9 Million in Grants to Convert Multifamily Projects Into Assisted Living Facilities
10/31/2006 Bush Administration Announces More Than $633 Million to Help Very Low-Income Elderly and People with Disabilities
11/02/2006 HUD Awards Over $12 Million to Help the Elderly and People with Disabilities Continue to Live Independently at Home
11/29/2006 Jackson Announces $45.5 Million to Give Thousands of at -Risk Young People Careers Building Affordable Housing
11/30/2006 HUD Marks World AIDS Day-Awards Model Oregon Housing Program with $1.4 Million Grant
12/08/2006 FHA Brings the Holidays Home with a Special Homes Sales Event
12/08/2006 HUD Unveils New Generation of Migrant Housing at Florida Expo
12/11/2006 HUD Reaches Settlement with Pennsylvania Apartment Complex Owner and Management Company
12/20/2006 HUD Announces Nearly $10 Million in Funding to Bring Jobs, Economic Independence to Public Housing Residents
12/20/2006 HUD Approves $700 Million Mississippi Plan to Help Lower-Income, Elderly and Disabled Homeowners
12/22/2006 HUD Awards Nearly $14 Million in Grants to Public Housing Authorities to Create, Improve Computer Centers for Residents

Content Archived: May 06, 2010