US EditionHUD launches investigation into race-based Washington housing program
HUD probes Washington's program offering $60.2 million in zero-interest loans to select racial groups, citing potential Fair Housing Act violations and unequal treatment.
- On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development launched a fair-housing investigation into the Washington State Housing Finance Commission regarding its race-based Covenant Homeownership Program.
- HUD official Craig Trainor argued the program violates the Fair Housing Act, citing Chief Justice John Roberts' 2007 ruling that "the way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race."
- Funded by a $100 document recording fee, the commission distributed $60.2 million in loans to 547 homebuyers in its first year, with 2025 expansions allowing eligibility for specific racial groups meeting income thresholds.
- While commission Executive Director Steve Walker declined to comment pending further HUD information, HUD Secretary Scott Turner stated, "I will not stand for illegal racial and ethnic preferences that deny Americans their right to equal protection under the law."
- Originally framed to address historical housing discrimination, the program now faces federal scrutiny as investigators determine whether it violates laws prohibiting discriminatory lending practices that predate the commission's 2023 creation.
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HUD launches investigation into WA’s Covenant Homeownership Program
SEATTLE – In the Trump administration’s latest attack on Washington’s housing programs, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has launched an investigation into Washington’s Covenant Homeownership Program.HUD claims the down payment assistance program, intended to redress past housing discrimination, violates the Fair Housing Act, which prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental and financing of housing.The program, launched in 2024 …
Feds launch probe into Washington program to redress housing discrimination • Washington State Standard
(Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)Washington’s program offering no-interest home loans to residents harmed by historical discrimination has landed in the Trump administration’s crosshairs. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Tuesday it was investigating the Washington State Housing Finance Commission, which runs the Covenant Homeownership Program. The state Legislature created the program in 2023 to address gener…
Feds begin probe into ‘openly race-based housing finance program’ * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
Source link It seems the federal government frowns on creating state benefits programs that are based on racism. The Department of Housing and Urban Developments’ Office for Fair Housing has confirmed it is looking to the Washington state Housing Finance Commission’s Covenant Homeownership Program to determine whether it violates the Fair Housing Act. The federal officials
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