Tag Archives: Department of Housing and Urban Development

The Trump administration has begun terminating grants to organizations that investigate and litigate housing discrimination cases, a move that could cripple the enforcement of the Fair Housing Act, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press on Friday. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has long disbursed …

Scott Turner was confirmed Wednesday as the new U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), securing a 55-44 Senate vote to lead an agency central to President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda. A former NFL player, Texas state representative, and White House senior aide, Turner will oversee federal housing programs …

The White House has announced that the government will create and sell 100,000 affordable homes over the next three years. President Joe Biden has pledged to spend $350 billion for housing units in rural and urban areas as part of the $3.5 trillion package that is being considered by Congress. Marcia …

President Joe Biden announced new measures on Tuesday that his administration will take to help narrow the racial wealth gap in America. Biden announced the initiatives during his speech in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he was there to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. “I come here …

Marcia L. Fudge, Housing Secretary, is in the process of reinstating fair housing regulations that were undone by former President Donald Trump. The rules are a direct response to systemic racism and housing discrimination. “So much of wealth inequality has its basis in housing discrimination and the country’s failure to …