Rural Development Multifamily CARES Act Forbearance Request Guidance

Nancie-Ann Bodell, Deputy Administrator, Rural Housing Service, sent out the following information regarding CARES Act Forbearance Request Guidance: Dear Multifamily Housing Partners, The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Pub. L. 116-136) was signed into law on March 27, 2020. Sections 4023 and 4024 of the CARES Act apply to the Multifamily Direct…

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Ginnie Mae Addresses Servicer Liquidity Issues

March 28, 2020 Nixon Peabody, CARH’s General Counsel,  and CARH have been working on Section 515/538 subordination agreement “language.” Below is an update: The CARES Act signed by President Trump Friday provides a residential mortgage forbearance for federally backed loans (section 4023) and a temporary eviction filing moratorium for rent nonpayment (section 4024).  That has…

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$2 Trillion Stimulus Bill Passes Senate; Passage in House Expected Today

CARH Broadcast Email—Legislative Update Early on Thursday, March 26, the Senate, by a vote of 96-0, passed H.R. 748, the CARES Act, which totals $2 trillion and provides significant expansions in small business lending, unemployment insurance, tax relief to individuals and employers, healthcare measures, $500 billion in economic stabilization funds, $274 billion in emergency appropriations,…

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March 26 Conference Call – HUD Multifamily Asset Management’s COVID-19 Response

HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing sent out the following announcement: Dear Multifamily Asset Management Stakeholders: Please join Deputy Assistant Secretary Lamar Seats for a call on Thursday March 26, from 2:30-3:30 p.m., ET to address Multifamily Asset Management’s COVID-19 response. We have updated the Q&A for COVID-19 with new guidance. Please visit our multifamily website…

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