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Housing Groups Push for Confirmation of Montgomery as HUD Deputy Secretary

Mar 04, 2020
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The National Association of Realtors (NAR), along with 35 organizations from across the real estate industry, have reached out to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urging the Senate to confirm Brian D. Montgomery as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) and David C. Woll Jr. as Assistant Secretary of the Office of Community Planning and Development.
 
“Mr. Montgomery’s long and comprehensive experience at HUD will greatly benefit the administration of the Department,” said the letter, which cited Montgomery’s four-year experience with the housing crisis and response to Hurricane Katrina as Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Commissioner. “In his dual capacity as acting Deputy Secretary of HUD, he has overseen the increasingly sound financial health of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund, which now has a 4.84 percent capital reserve ratio–more than double the level required by statute.”
 
Joining the NAR effort were the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NARHREP), National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA), National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), American Land Title Association (ALTA) and the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), among others.

 
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