Latest U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development News

Here's a look at the $100 billion in disaster relief in the government spending bill

Dec. 21, 2024 12:11 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is allocating more than $100 billion in emergency aid designed to address extensive damage caused by disasters after this week's scramble to find consensus on a government spending bill. The money comes after back-to-back hurricanes — Helene and Milton...

Farmers, business owners, fire survivors face uncertainty after $100B in disaster relief flounders

Dec. 19, 2024 20:38 PM EST

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — American farmers, small business owners and wildfire survivors are among those who will suffer if Congress cannot agree on a new spending bill after President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan that included more than $100 billion in disaster aid. ...

What to know about Scott Turner, Trump's pick for housing secretary

Nov. 23, 2024 11:47 AM EST

Scott Turner, President-elect Donald Trump choice to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, is a former NFL player who ran the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council during Trump’s first term. Turner, 52, is the first Black person selected to be a member...

Federal agents search Ohio home of prominent affordable housing developer

Oct. 24, 2024 10:32 AM EDT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Federal agents searched the Ohio home of a prominent real estate developer who owns affordable housing properties and senior living centers across 26 states. Agents with the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Agriculture descended...