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New York lawmakers brought the nation's top housing official through some of Buffalo's most forlorn neighborhoods Friday, seeking support for a $300 million program to help cities with vast stocks of vacant housing that predate the nation's foreclosure crisis.
State-by-state look at cities, counties and communities where stimulus money will be distributed to combat homelessness and the dollars for each location, according to the Housing and Urban Development Department:
The Housing and Urban Development Department is using $1.2 billion in stimulus money to fight homelessness in hundreds of locations across the country.
In the coming months, the Housing and Urban Development Department will oversee at least a tenfold increase in spending on programs designed to prevent homelessness, officials said Thursday.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development will play a critical role in the economic recovery plan, first lady Michelle Obama said Wednesday.
As Barack Obama's selection to be the next federal housing secretary, Shaun Donovan will be leading the government's response to the nation's foreclosure crisis.
A federal agency is giving more than $28 million dollars to three Florida communities that have been slammed by high foreclosures and dropping home values.
In naming his choice for housing secretary, President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday rounded out his economic team and gave new prominence to the mortgage crisis that has dragged the country into a recession.
A group of public interest lawyers sued the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Wednesday, seeking to stop the state of Mississippi from diverting $600 million in federal hurricane-relief funds intended for housing to a massive expansion of the state’s port facilities.
The Senate and the White House broke off talks late Thursday on confirming dozens of nominees, including President Bush's choice for housing secretary, until at least next month.
Text of President Bush's news conference Friday in which he nominated Steve Preston as secretary of Housing and Urban Development, as transcribed by the White House:
President Bush on Friday chose SBA Administrator Steve Preston to lead the government's housing agency at a time of crisis in the industry, praising him as a skilled manager. Democrats hailed Preston as a problem-solver.
Text of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson's resignation letter dated Monday:
HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson, his tenure tarnished by allegations of political favoritism and a criminal investigation, announced his resignation Monday amid the wreckage of the national housing crisis.
Two Democratic senators said Friday that Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson, buffeted by allegations of cronyism and favoritism, should resign.
A seemingly ho-hum rules dispute between Philadelphia's public housing agency and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has led to accusations of favoritism and corruption against a member of President Bush's Cabinet.
A man claiming to be a high-ranking federal housing official addressed a conference Monday on public housing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, claiming the government was reversing its policy.
HUD Helping Florida Home Agencies with GrantsThis month, it was announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, better known as HUD, doled out $1.2 million in grants to various housing agencies in Florida.
WARNING: DISCLAIMER This is solely my opinion. Many of my opinions stated within this article have been formulated by learning about how some of the programs work and some personal experiences. This is the first of a series of articles I will writing.
Federal Reserve scandal bigger than ACORN Just what exactly have they done with our money?
[Insurance] Company fined in religious discrimination caseLOUISVILLE, Ky. - An insurance company has agreed to pay almost $75,000 in fines to settle a religious discrimination claim.
Conservatives Draw Blood From Acorn, Favored FoeWASHINGTON — For months during last year's presidential race, conservatives sought to tar the Obama campaign with accusations of voter fraud and other transgressions by the national community organizing group Acorn, which had done some work for the campaign.
Senate Votes to Cut Off Federal Funding for ACORNSenator Mike Johanns (R-NE) introduced an amendment to the HUD and Transportation appropriation bill to strip ACORN of all federal funding. A week ago, Johanns wouldn't have gotten the amendment to the floor.
Barney Frank wants a Cabinet postRep. Barney Frank is interested in capping his political career as a member of the president's Cabinet, according to a new biography of the Financial Services Committee chairman.
Bush political appointees serving in Obama administration appoint GOP cronies to senior civil service jobsThe Washington Post reported in November 2008 that other burrowing was taking place at the Departments of Interior, Labor, and Housing and Urban Development.
Housing Discrimination Complaints Are Up, Says HUDDespite the mortgage crisis, new data shows that people continue to be denied fair housing. Which underrepresented group filed the highest number of complaints?
Red flags - More Info - MiamiHerald.comLoan Modification Foreclosures; What you should know
Vegas goes own way with stimulus: Critics say money for homelessness won't be spent effectively. By Timothy Pratt. Sunday, May 17, 2009 (2 a.m.)Las Vegas seeks to use $2.1 million in federal stimulus money to get dozens of homeless people off a downtown street and into housing, an idea experts say misses the intention of the grant and could waste an opportunity to help thousands more hit by the economic collapse.
TAX Burden Shift from Ultra-Rich to the Rest of UsTax give-aways to wealthy have contributed to economic meltdown. Tax burden shifted from the rich onto the backs of everyday Americans.
Multi-Agency Crackdown on Foreclosure Rescue ScamsMadigan said the surest way to identify a potential scam artist is if the company asks for a fee up front after making big promises about being able to get a homeowner out of trouble.
Government vows to crack down on mortgage scams -- baltimoresun.com"The Obama administration warned Monday that scams targeting distressed homeowners struggling to modify their mortgages or avoid foreclosure are on the rise across the United States.
Yes, you read that right… just one very lonely mortgage.
Moratorium on Foreclosures. When President Obama was running for office he promised a moratorium on foreclosures. People are becoming homeless at an exponential rate. Banks are NOT working with people.
Ron Sims oversaw huge public-records fines - MyNorthwest.comThe man President Barack Obama selected to be his top deputy at the Department of Housing and Urban Development is leaving his last public job with a huge legal bill for violating Washington's open government laws, in a case tied to Seattle's taxpayer-financed NFL stadium and its …
(Video) Scams Promising Foreclosure Rescue Hit Homeowners(Video) Scams promising foreclosure rescue hit homeowners Hud Warns About Foreclosure 'Rescue' Scams See more irresistible headlines
This article is the second in a series of investigative reports related to a bill now in committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. At least eleven prominent Democrats and one Republican are supporting H.R.
The Next Hit: Quick Defaults. More FHA-Backed Mortgages Go Bad Without a Single PaymentThis decade's housing boom rendered the agency irrelevant. Americans raced to aggressive lenders, seduced by easy credit and loans with no upfront costs.
Your Government Tax Dollars are not Your!!Lawmakers only have their hands out. They do not care what is going on as long as they are paid off. There is no misunderstanding within the beltway, only greed and the quest for power. The incoherence is deliberate.
Upside Down EconomicsWhat HUD wanted were numbers showing that mortgage loans were being made to low-income and moderate-income people on a scale that HUD expected, even if this required "innovative or flexible" mortgage eligibility standards.
Disarray in Louisville's housing departmentState Auditor Crit Luallen's office found more than $456,000 in questionable expenses in the department that oversees housing and other social service programs.
Obama will travel to Phoenix Wednesday to announce a 50 Billion Dollar plan to "fix" the Mortgage crisis and find a"bottom" to the real estate market as Fannie "dumps" property for under a thousand dollars! You can go to any major city and search the local listing service and at …
Ft Myers mighty well be the poster child for the crippled hosing market and how housing prices have tanked since 2005. Today Obama goes to Ft Myers on the "Pork Tour" to sell the stimulus plan.
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