HUD Archives: 2007 News Releases

01/05/2007 Jackson Announces $31 Million in Grants to Protect Children from Dangerous Lead Paint Hazards
01/10/2007 Statement from Secretary Alphonso Jackson on National Alliance to End Homelessness Release of Homeless Numbers
01/16/2007 HUD Secretary Commemorates Dr. King's Legacy, Delivers Keynote Speech at Church Awards Breakfast in Washington, DC
01/18/2007 HUD Announces Nearly $9 Million to Assist Elderly, Disabled
01/22/2007 HUD Translates Housing Forms to Assist Landlords and Managers
01/30/2007 HUD Awards $27 Million to Five Mississippi Housing Authorities to Help Repair Hurricane Damaged Public Housing
01/31/2007 GAO Recognizes HUD's Management Reforms
02/05/2007 Bush Administration Proposes $35.2 Billion HUD Budget in 2008 - Request Is $1.6 Billion Higher than Last Year's Request
02/06/2007 HUD Deputy Secretary Testifies before House Financial Services Committee on Gulf Coast Recovery Efforts
02/08/2007 HUD Secretary Highlights Critical Housing Initiatives in Keynote Address to National Association of Home Builders
02/08/2007 HUD Speeds Disaster Assistance for Tornado Victims in Four Florida Counties
02/09/2007 HUD Approves Louisiana Plan to Boost Funding to Small Business Recovery Program
02/12/2007 Statement from U.S. Secretary for Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson on the Proposed Sale of Starrett City
02/16/2007 HUD Secretary: Starrett City Deal Threatens Critical Need for Affordable Housing in New York City
02/16/2007 HUD Creates First National Housing Locator for Housing Assistance in Disaster Areas
02/20/2007 Bush Administration Announces Nearly $1.4 Billion to Support a Record Number of Local Homeless Programs Nationwide
02/23/2007 Jackson Announces New Partnership with National Association of Real Estate Brokers to Increase African American Homeownership
02/27/2007 VI Housing Authority, HUD Withhold $2 Million in Payments
02/27/2007 HUD Secretary Highlights More Assistance for Native American Housing
02/28/2007 HUD Releases Landmark Homeless Study
03/01/2007 HUD Settles Parking Accessibility Case for $10,000
03/02/2007 HUD Preserves Affordable Housing in New York by Denying Sale of Starrett City
03/05/2007 HUD Secretary Jackson Leads U.S. Delegation to Ghana for 50th Independence Anniversary Celebration
03/07/2007 Jackson Approves Alabama's $21.2 Million Disaster Recovery Plan
03/12/2007 Virgin Islands Housing Authority Finalizes Comprehensive Energy Services Agreement
03/13/2007 HUD Announces $2.4 Billion Available Through 38 Grant Programs
03/15/2007 FHA Commissioner: Homeowners Need a Safer Alternative to Risky Mortgages
03/28/2007 Housing Authority of New Orleans Board Approves Firms to Plan the Redevelopment of St. Bernard, C.J. Peete, B.W. Cooper
04/03/2007 Housing Discrimination Complaints at an All-Time High
04/05/2007 HUD Unveils Ad to Educate Americans About Housing Rights
04/09/2007 Government Program Helps Families Stay in Their Homes
04/09/2007 HUD Offers Free Training Program on Safe Rehabilitation of Hurricane-Damaged Homes in New Orleans
04/09/2007 Statement from HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson on Louisiana's Road Home Program
04/10/2007 HUD Secretary Discusses Fair Housing in Online White House Forum
04/10/2007 HUD's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Introduces, "Franklin, the Fair Housing Fox"
04/12/2007 HUD Settles Cases Against New Mexico Builder and Florida Title Company for Paying Kickbacks for Referrals
04/13/2007 HUD Earns an a -Plus on IT Security Efforts
04/13/2007 Jackson Approves $429 Million Disaster Recovery Plan in Texas
04/17/2007 Tens of Thousands of Borrowers Could Have an "Exit Strategy" from Risky Loans If FHA Is Modernized
04/19/2007 HUD Secretary Calls for Restoring Confidence in Mortgage Lending Practices Through FHA Modernization
04/19/2007 HUD Statement on the 12th Anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing
04/20/2007 HUD Secretary Serves Lunch at Area Shelter
04/20/2007 Statement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Regarding Negotiations with Miami-Dade County Officials
04/24/2007 HUD Releases Its GSE Determination Letters to the Public
04/25/2007 Modernized FHA an Antidote for Predatory Lending
04/26/2007 HUD Charges Idaho Landlord with Violating the Fair Housing Act
04/26/2007 Housing Assistance Extended for Gulf Coast Hurricane Victims for Another 18 Months
04/27/2007 Statement by HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson on Louisiana's 10,000 Road Home Closings
05/01/2007 HUD Honors Bowling Green Kentucky with Award for Increasing Affordable Housing
05/02/2007 HUD Charges Kansas City Property Managers with Violating the Fair Housing Act
05/04/2007 HUD Secretary Announces $3.7 Billion in Community Development Funding
05/04/2007 HUD Deputy Secretary Cuts Ribbon on Second Phase of Carlson Commons
05/07/2007 HUD Secretary Announces Disaster Assistance for Kansas Tornado Victims
05/08/2007 HUD Secretary Announces $1.8 Billion for Affordable Housing and First Time Homeownership Programs
05/09/2007 HUD Special Agent "Rides for Those Who Died"
05/11/2007 HUD Committed to Corporate Community Partnerships
05/11/2007 Bush Administration Reaffirms Commitment to Housing, Economic Development in El Salvador
05/14/2007 HUD Stresses Preservation and Protection at Homeownership Summit
05/14/2007 HUD, EPA, DOJ, State of California Announce Joint Settlement Agreement with California Landlord
05/15/2007 HUD Official Discuss Importance of Homeownership at Native American National Policy Summit
05/16/2007 HUD Secretary Announces Disaster Assistance for Massachusetts Flood Victims
05/17/2007 HUD Charges Virgina Beach Landlord with Violating the Fair Housing Act
05/18/2007 HUD Secretary Tours Future Site of Senior Housing
05/22/2007 HUD's Deputy Secretary Stresses "Power of Partnership" in Preparing for 2007 Hurricane Season
05/23/2007 Statement by HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson on His Participation in the U.S. - China Strategic Ecomomic Dialogue
05/24/2007 HUD Sues California Hazard Reporting Company and Four Real Estate Brokerages in Kickback Scheme
05/24/2007 HUD Hosts National Affordable Rental Housing Symposium
06/01/2007 HUD and EPA Announce Legal Settlement with L.A. Landlords
06/01/2007 HUD Kicks Off National Homeownership Month
06/04/2007 HUD Secretary Stresses Promotion and Protection to Keep American Dream of Homeownership Alive
06/04/2007 HUD Appoints Public Housing Expert to Head Virgin Islands Housing Authority
06/04/2007 HUD Announces $100,000 Settlement of Fair Lending Complaint Against First Indiana Bank, N.A.
06/06/2007 HUD Secretary, Mayor Open New Homes in Ninth Ward
06/06/2007 HUD Unveils America's First Efficient, Sustainable, Affordable Concept Home Path
06/11/2007 HUD Debars Omaha Landlord for Violating the Fair Housing Act
06/13/2007 HUD Secretary Jackson Applauds Louisiana Housing Finance Agency Tax-Credit Extension
06/14/2007 Nearly 8 in 10 Americans Support Bill to Provide a Safe Alternative to High Cost Subprime Mortgages
06/15/2007 Couch Sworn in As HUD's General Counsel
06/18/2007 HUD Secretary Applauds New Law to Increase Native American Homeownership
06/19/2007 HUD Employee Is Among Finalists for Distinguished Government Award
06/20/2007 Bernardi Calls on Communities in Southeast to Cut Red Tape Strangling Workforce Housing
06/20/2007 More than 300,000 Seniors Benefiting from HUD Reverse Mortgages
06/21/2007 Neighborhood Networks Week to Highlight How HUD Community Technology Centers Connect Residents to Opportunities
06/25/2007 HUD Stresses Promotion and Protection at California Homeownership Summit
06/25/2007 Jackson Appeals to Nation's Mayors to Cut Red Tape Choking Workforce Housing
06/27/2007 HUD Secretary Tours Habitat Subdivsion in Knoxville, TN
06/27/2007 HUD Charges Philadelphia Landlord with Violating the Fair Housing Act
06/27/2007 HUD Celebrates 73rd Anniversary of FHA
07/03/2007 HUD Secretary Announces Disaster Assistance for Texas Flood Victims
07/03/2007 HUD Secretary Announces Disaster Assistance for Kansas Flood Victims
07/05/2007 HUD Charges Connecticut Landlord with Violating the Fair Housing Act
07/09/2007 Reliable Government-Approved Housing Counseling Services Available
07/11/2007 Jackson Ok's $263 Million Plan to Help Restore Affordable Rental Housing in South Mississippi
07/11/2007 HUD Announces Creation of New Lending Review Division
07/11/2007 HUD Announces Settlement with Fairfield Resorts over Allegations of Illegal Marketing and Sales Tactics
07/11/2007 HUD Releases Tips for Avoiding Foreclosure
07/13/2007 HUD Earns Computerworld 2007 Laureate Award
07/16/2007 HUD Releases Working Papers on GSEs' Funding of Affordable Loans
07/17/2007 Two Million More Seniors Could Access Reverse Mortgages Under FHA Reform Proposal
07/18/2007 HUD Marks 20 Years of Mckinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
07/20/2007 HUD Rolls Out Green Initiative for Some Properties
07/23/2007 HUD Extends Housing Assistance for 11,400 Families Displaced by 2005 Hurricanes
08/02/2007 HUD and the Texas Apartment Association Announce Accessibility Training to Be Held in Houston
08/07/2007 Education and HUD Secretaries Visit Memphis School and Housing Development
08/07/2007 HUD Takes over Miami-Dade Housing Agency, Appoints Recovery Administrator
08/15/2007 HUD to Assume Rental Housing Assistance for Families Affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
08/27/2007 HUD Secretary Announces Disaster Assistance for Wisconsin Flood Victims
08/27/2007 HUD Secretary Announces Disaster Assistance for Minnesota Flood Victims
08/27/2007 HUD Secretary Announces Disaster Assistance for Oklahoma Flood Victims
08/30/2007 U.S. and China Renew Cooperation on Affordable Housing
08/31/2007 Bush Administration to Help Nearly One-Quarter of a Million Homeowners Refinance, Keep Their Homes
08/31/2007 Statement by the President on Homeownership Financing Rose Garden
09/01/2007 Embargoed until Delivery
09/05/2007 200,000 More Families Could Avoid Foreclosure with Congress' Help
09/11/2007 Bush Administration Awards 14 Historically Black Colleges and Universities over $8.4 Million in Grants
09/12/2007 HUD Report Offers First Assessment of "Housing First" Strategy
09/12/2007 Connecticut Landlords Settle Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Case
09/13/2007 HUD Announces $143 Million in Grants to Protect Children from Dangerous Lead and Other Home Health and Safety Hazards
09/17/2007 HUD and the Washington National Opera Team Up to Introduce Low-Income Young People to the World of Opera
09/17/2007 HUD Announces $26 Million in Funding to Support Community Development Throughout Alabama
09/18/2007 HUD Announces 2006 Affordable Housing Goals Performance Results for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
09/18/2007 Statement from HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson on House Passage of FHA Modernization Legislation
09/18/2007 HUD Announces More than $18 Million to Help Develop Housing for Very Low-Income Elderly
09/19/2007 HUD Deputy Secretary Addresses Annual Housing Summit
09/19/2007 HUD Secretary Urges Swift Passage of FHA Reform in Senate
09/20/2007 Bernardi Announces $21 Million Loan Guarantee to Develop Ponce Convention Center and Public Aquarium
09/20/2007 HUD Director Earns Distinguished Government Medal for Creating Innovative Database
09/21/2007 HUD Awards $300,000 for Affordable Housing and Economic Development in Ceiba, Puerto Rico
09/26/2007 HUD Secretary Announces Disaster Assistance for Illinois Flood Victims
10/04/2007 Bush Administration Announces $44.1 Million in Housing Counseling Grants to Nearly 400 National, State and Local Agencies
10/04/2007 American Red Cross and HUD Agree to Speed Housing Information and Assistance to Displaced Families in Shelters
10/04/2007 Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU")
10/09/2007 HUD Assumes FEMA Rental Payments for Hurricane Victims on December 1st
10/10/2007 HUD Announces $32 Million in HIV/AIDS Housing Aid to Help 31 AIDS Programs Nationwide
10/10/2007 HUD Awards More than $18 Million in Grants to Fight Housing Discrimination
10/11/2007 HUD Releases 2006 Public-Use Database for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
10/11/2007 HUD Awards $18.7 Million in "Sweat Equity Grants" to Four Self-Help Housing Developers
10/12/2007 HUD Charges a New York State Housing Authority with Violating Fair Housing Act
10/16/2007 Bush Administration's Foreclosure Prevention Initiatives Helping Families Keep Their Homes
10/18/2007 HUD Announces $8.1 Million in New Funding to Protect Children in Houston and Harris County from Dangerous Lead in the Home
10/19/2007 HUD and Miami-Dade County Settle Lawsuit
10/24/2007 HUD Secretary Announces Disaster Assistance for Families Displaced by Southern California Wildfires
10/25/2007 $5.2 Million in HUD Funding Is Available to Repair Native American Homes Destroyed by Southern California Fires
10/26/2007 Bush Administration Announces More than $643 Million to Help Very Low-Income Elderly and People with Disabilities
10/26/2007 HUD Officials Meet with Miami-Dade Housing Agency, Take Possession
10/26/2007 HUD Dispatching Disaster Recovery Teams to Southern California to Help Displaced Families
10/30/2007 HUD Announces $1.6 Million to Protect Children in Rochester from Dangerous Lead in the Home
10/30/2007 HUD Encourages California Landlords to Place Listings in the National Housing Locator to Help Those in Fire Area
10/31/2007 Bush Administration Awards $22.2 Million in Grants to Convert Multifamily Projects into Assisted Living Facilities
10/31/2007 Fiscal Year 2007 Assisted Living Conversion Program
11/06/2007 Residents Receive Warm Welcome at New Guste Public Housing Community
11/06/2007 HUD Creates Blueprint for Preserving Affordable Housing
11/07/2007 HUD Reports Drop in Number of Chronically Homeless Persons Living on Nation's Streets
11/13/2007 HUD Supports Display of Religious Symbols During Holiday Season
11/15/2007 HUD Annouces Home Purchase Incentives in Michigan, Ohio, and the Philadelphia Area
11/15/2007 Jackson Highlights Foreclosure Prevention Measures at Workshop to Help Michigan Families Keep Their Homes
11/16/2007 HUD and State of Florida Settle Case Against First American Title Co. in Alleged Kickback Scheme
11/19/2007 HUD to Take over Rental Housing Assistance for Nearly 30,000 Residents Affected by 2005 Hurricanes
11/29/2007 HUD Charges Alabama Landlord with Violating Fair Housing Act
12/03/2007 Bush Administration's FHASecure Plan Helping Tens of Thousands of Families Keep Their Homes
12/04/2007 Rental Payments Continue for Remaining Katrina/Rita Households in Rental Housing
12/10/2007 HUD Secretary Announces Disaster Assistance for Washington State Flood Victims
12/10/2007 HUD Secretary Announces Disaster Assistance for Oregon Flood Victims
12/10/2007 Bush Administration Allocates $3 Billion to Meet Projected Shortfall in Louisiana's Road Home Program
12/12/2007 HUD Awards Nearly $60 Million to Help Individuals Find Jobs
12/13/2007 HUD Outlines Consequences If Demolition of Lafitte Is Not Approved
12/14/2007 Statement by HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson on Passage of FHA Modernization Legislation by the U.S. Senate
12/18/2007 HUD Announces Agreement with Seattle Housing Authority to Make 263 Units Accessible for Residents with Disabilities
12/19/2007 HUD Settles Discrimination Complaints Against Managers of St. Louis Apartment Complex
12/21/2007 Bush Administration Announces Record $1.5 Billion to Support Homeless Programs Nationwide

Content Archived: May 11, 2010