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Reverse Mortgage Consumer Protections Signed Into Law

by | Aug 11, 2015 | Advocacy Updates, Housing Counselor Updates, Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 11, 2015 CONTACT: Bob Palmer, Policy Director, Housing Action Illinois, 312-282-3959 (cell) or bob@housingactionil.org State legislation to create consumer protections for seniors for considering a reverse mortgage, Senate Bill 1440, was...

Housing Action Illinois Awarded $307,000 in HUD Housing Counseling Funds: 12 Illinois and Indiana Agencies Will Receive Sub-Grants

by | Jun 24, 2015 | Housing Counselor Updates, Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2015 CONTACT: David Young, Director of Technical Assistance, Housing Action Illinois, at 312-939-6074 ext. 202 or david@housingactionil.org Housing Action Illinois received $307,000 to channel resources to 12 housing counseling agencies...

Reverse Mortgage Consumer Protections Legislation Passes General Assembly

by | Jun 2, 2015 | Advocacy Updates, Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 2, 2015 CONTACT: Bob Palmer, Policy Director, Housing Action Illinois, 312-282-3959 (cell) or bob@housingactionil.org or Maura Possley, Press Secretary, Illinois Attorney General, 312-914-2039 (cell) or mpossley@atg.state.il.us State...

Despite Renters in Illinois Needing to Earn $18.78 Per Hour in Order to Afford a Basic Two-Bedroom Apartment, House Budget Defunds National Housing Trust Fund

by | May 19, 2015 | Advocacy Updates, Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 19, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. CT CONTACT: Bob Palmer, Policy Director, Housing Action Illinois, 312-282-3959 (cell) or bob@housingactionil.org Renters in Illinois need to earn $18.78 per hour in order to afford a basic two-bedroom apartment,...

Statements Applauding Decision to Release Funding for the National Housing Trust Fund

by | Dec 12, 2014 | Advocacy Updates, Press Releases

We are sharing with you the statement by Sheila Crowley, President and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), regarding yesterday’s funding announcement for the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF).  As NLIHC’s state partner in Illinois,...

Housing Action Illinois is Now a HUD Housing Counseling Intermediary

by | Sep 24, 2014 | Housing Counselor Updates, Press Releases

Coalition Uses Collaborative Approach in Developing Community Based Partnership Model Housing Action Illinois announced its designation by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as a HUD Approved Housing Counseling Intermediary, serving Illinois...
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