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5 things to know about the new Medicare cards:
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will send beneficiaries new Medicare cards to decrease their vulnerability to identity theft. Here's what recipients should know. Medicare cards will be sent between April 2018 and April 2019. Make sure your address is up...
read morePlan to Attend OKC 50 yr. Fair Housing Educational Forum
I hope to see you Thursday at the OKC 50 year Fair Housing Forum. Hear from the US Assistance Secretary for Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity, HUD; US Assistant Secretary for Aging, Administrator, HHS, and many others. The event is FREE, includes lunch and continuing...
read moreRecent HUD and Freddie Mac Studies Examine Housing Credit Properties
HUD has released a new report highlighting the importance and impact of the Housing Credit. The report, Understanding Whom the LIHTC Program Serves: Data on Tenants in LIHTC Units as of December 31, 2015, documents that 44.5 percent of Housing Credit properties’...
read moreUSDA Debuts New Eligibility Maps for Rural Housing Service Programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week announced proposed changes to the maps it uses to determine whether specific areas are eligible for Rural Housing Service’s (RHS) Single Family Housing and Multi-Family Housing programs. The proposed maps go into...
read moreOklahoma 2018 NATIONAL HOUSING TRUST FUND APPLICATION OPEN
The Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency released the 2018 National Housing Trust Fund Application, www.ohfa.org. The National Housing Trust Fund Program for the State of Oklahoma is for Rental projects only and can only serve households at 30% of Area Median Income or the...
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