The HUD Office of Inspector General (OIG) released OIG Audit Report 2015-LA-1005 on June 9, 2016, that states loans that included down payment assistance programs from state housing agencies did not comply with HUD regulations. Specifically, the HUD OIG’s audit found a private lender’s participation in single-family housing programs conducted by a state agency was…
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provided new guidance for landlords in April of 2016.  This guidance stated, among other things, that a blanket policies of refusing to rent because of an individual’s prior criminal conviction violates the Fair Housing Act (FHA) were improper. “Right now, many housing providers use the fact of…
