Indiana Hardest Hit Fund: State Program Struggles to Aid Homeowners, Program Improvements on the Horizon



President Obama established the Hardest Hit Funding February 2010 to provide targeted aid to families in states hit hard by the economic and housing market downturn. As part of the [...]

$8.5 Billion Settlement Ends Case-By-Case Foreclosure Reviews

$8.5B Settlement Ends Case-By-Case Foreclosure Reviews News from IACED’s partner the National Alliance of Community Economic Development Associations (NACEDA).  On January 7, Federal bank regulators announced an $8.5 billion deal [...]

New Report: States Fall Short on Help for Housing

On October 18, Enterprise released an updated version of its National Mortgage Settlement report – States Fall Short on Help for Housing.  In this new report, researchers Andrew Jakabovics and [...]

Housing Counseling Agencies To Be Scrutinized by the Internal Revenue Service

Earlier this year, the Internal Revenue Service’s (“IRS”) Exempt Organizations (“EO”) division unveiled its annual work plan.  The plan highlights the division’s priorities for the year in determining and examining [...]

Mortgage Settlement Monitor Launches Complaint Reporting Tool

Joseph A. Smith, Jr., Monitor of the national mortgage servicing settlement, has announced the launch of an online tool for consumer advocates to report their clients’ mortgage servicing complaints. The [...]

Northwest Indiana Housing and Community Resource Forum

The community leadership and housing and community development organizations of northwest Indiana are hosting a Housing and Community Resource Forum and Fair. This forum will provide access to the information, [...]

Respond Today: IACED Members Can Acquire REO Properties Through the National Community Stabilization Trust

The Indiana Association for Community Economic Development (IACED) is collaborating with its member the Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership (INHP) to deploy services from the National Community Stabilization Trust (NCST) across [...]

Free Housing Counseling from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition

IACED’s national partner, The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), is offering free HUD-funded housing counseling training around the nation. Participants will learn how to identify fair lending abuses & mortgage [...]

Big Banks Face Tough Federal and State Investigations into Mortgage Practices

The top five mortgage servicers in the United States remain locked in tense debates with the Department of Justice, federal bank regulators and the attorneys general of each state surrounding foreclosure practices that took place in the height of the housing crisis. These negotiations yielded a revised agreement in May that includes a relief fund to adjust mortgages and provide for mediation of future cases. While no figure has been agreed upon, the banks have so far offered figures below the $20 billion amount floated by regulators.

Requesting stories about your experience with the stimulus package!

IACED members have an opportunity to shape a national article on lessons from the nonprofit sector’s use of the federal stimulus.