Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The Impact of New Developments in Payment Systems on Low-Income Consumers
Creative Housing Solutions Pop Up Across Oregon
Affordable Housing on the Front Range: Inclusionary Housing Ordinances and the New Middle Income Housing Authority
Hooper, Kearney and Macklin on Cutting Edge Topics in the False Claims Act
Homeless Assistance Centers and the NIMBY Response
Taking Advantage of Opportunity Zones: A Panel Discussion
Episode 28: Universal Basic Income – Not as Far Off as You May Think
With April 1, 2024, the effective date for the new CRA rule fast approaching, every bank is asking what must we do on April 1? Here are the answers....more
San Francisco appears to be on track to meet the state’s deadline for adoption and certification of its Housing Element, with a final vote at the Board of Supervisors scheduled for January 31, the last possible day to remain...more
Opportunity Zone (or “OZ”) investment was hailed in 2018 and 2019 as the hottest and most innovative way of attracting significant private capital to distressed communities in the United States and its territories by offering...more
The statewide concerns underlying the affordable housing provisions of the Surplus Lands Act superseded municipal home rule authority on the same subject and hence required charter cities to comply with the affordable housing...more
Partnerships with federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) are essential to serve patients in high-need areas and strengthen the social safety net. For health care providers, collaborating with FQHCs can also open the door...more
California Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a strong warning to cities and counties early this year: Meet your state housing goals or forfeit your Senate Bill 1, or “Gas Tax,” road repair dollars. Originally published in...more
Part 4: New California Housing Laws - As part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pledge to create 3.5 million new housing units by 2025, he signed Senate Bill 330 on Oct. 9. The new law makes numerous changes to the Permit...more
Part 1: New California Housing Laws - The California Department of Housing and Community Development was given more tools to hold cities accountable for housing-element compliance. Spanning 140 pages, Assembly Bill 101,...more
Earlier last week HUD released a draft section for the next revision of the RAD Notice for review and comment. This draft section addresses the implementation of “RAD for PRAC”,...more
Recent reports show that student homelessness is at an all-time high, and growing at exponential rates. Yet when we at Franczek conduct trainings of school and school district employees on residency issues, we find that it’s...more
HUD’s Moving to Work (MTW) Office has been busy! Earlier this month, HUD published for public comment a revised Operations Notice that will govern an expanded MTW program. ...more
Most websites for housing providers and other businesses should be accessible to individuals with disabilities. But how is this enforced? ...more
The 340B Drug Pricing Program has been a hot topic in Congress lately. It seems like new legislation and/or Congressional hearings related to the 340B Program pop up almost daily. ...more
July is right around the corner and we wanted to remind everyone of the HUD deadlines for closing RAD conversions by year end...more