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MHARR Comments to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Call for Full Duty to Serve (DTS)/Chattel Loan Implementation by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                   Contact: MHARR (202) 783-4087     MHARR COMMENTS CALL FOR FULL DTS/CHATTEL IMPLEMENTATION Washington, D.C., July 30, 2026 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has filed written comments (copy attached) in response to a Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) regarding potential changes to […]

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MHARR Presses Case for DTS Chattel in Latest Comments and in-Person Meeting with FHFA Director

August 1, 2024VIA FEDERAL EXPRESSMs. Marcea BarringerSupervisory Policy AnalystAttn. Duty to Serve 2025-2027 RFIFederal Housing Finance AgencyNinth Floor400 Seventh Street, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20219Re: Request for Input — Proposed 2025-2027 Duty to Serve PlansDear Ms. Barringer: The following comments are submitted on behalf of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR). MHARR is a Washington,

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MHI Statement Provides Fannie and Freddie a Pass on DTS Chattel

Ever since Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) CEO, Lesli Gooch stated at a July 18, 2023 Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Duty to Serve (DTS) “Listening Session” that “The Duty to Serve statute does not require Fanny and Freddie to purchase [manufactured housing] personal property loans, but does say explicitly that they – quote – ‘may

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MHARR Targets Fannie and Freddie Chattel Manufactured Home Lending Failure in DTS “Listening Session” Comments

VIA FEDERAL EXPRESSFederal Housing Finance AgencyDuty to Serve MarketsOffice of Housing and Community InvestmentsConstitution Center400 7th Street, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20710Re: July 18, 2023 FHFA Listening Session – Duty to Serve Underserved Markets – Manufactured Housing Market Dear Sir or Madam:The following comments are submitted on behalf of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR).

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Second Duty to Serve Plans Rebuff Manufactured Home Chattel Support Once Again

Washington, D.C., April 28, 2022 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has announced its “non-objection” to – i.e., approval of – Duty to Serve Underserved Markets (DTS) 2022-2024 implementation plans submitted by mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Without any meaningful explanation, the plans were

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MHARR Exposes GSES’ Failure On Chattel Financing Before Congress

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                     Contact: MHARR (202) 783-4087 Washington, D.C., September 27, 2018 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), in a submission (copy attached) to the House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee in conjunction with a September 27, 2018 oversight hearing on regulation of the two “Government Sponsored Enterprises” (GSEs) – Fannie

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Terrible FHFA Duty to Serve Rule Leads to Useless Fannie And Freddie DTS Chattel Plans

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Washington, D.C., May 9, 2017 – The entirely discretionary final “Duty to Serve Underserved Markets” (DTS) rule published by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on December 29, 2016 — opposed by the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) as being totally inconsistent with the mandatory and remedial nature of DTS as enacted by

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MHARR Calls on HUD Secretary to Fundamentally Reform Federal Manufactured Housing Program

AUGUST 17, 2026    TO:                 HUD CODE MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY MEMBERS  FROM:          MHARR  RE:                 MHARR CALLS ON HUD SECRETARY TO FUNDAMENTALLY REFORM FEDERAL MANUFACTURED HOUSING PROGRAM MHARR, in an August 12, 2026 communication to HUD Secretary Scott Turner (redacted copy attached), has called for a complete investigation of – and fundamental wide-reaching reforms to –

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MHARR HousingWire Op-Ed – “Congress has a Chance to Expand Affordable Homeownership – It Shouldn’t Waste It”

JULY 7, 2026 TO:                 HUD CODE MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY MEMBERS FROM:          MHARR RE:                 MHARR HOUSING WIRE OP-ED – “CONGRESS HAS A CHANCE TO EXPAND AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP – IT SHOULDN’T WASTE IT”     Attached for your review and information is a copy of an MHARR Op-Ed article published in the July

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HUD Code Manufactured Home Industry Production Declines Again in May 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                      Contact: MHARR                                                                                                                         (202) 783-4087 INDUSTRY PRODUCTION DECLINES AGAIN IN MAY 2026 Washington, D.C., July 6, 2026 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), HUD Code manufactured housing industry year-over-year

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