The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) has released a statement expressing deep concern regarding two executive orders issued by the Trump Administration last week that claim to promote access to mortgage credit and remove regulatory barriers to spur the development of affordable homes. These orders will remove critical mortgage protections responsible for fairness and do little to nothing to boost the supply of affordable housing, the NFHA statement said.
The two executive orders were issued March 13. “Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit” and “Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction” have a purported focus of increasing the supply of mortgages, made by community banks and other “smaller banks” with assets up to $100 billion, and the supply of single-family homes. In reality, the NFHA said this is cover for running much of the Project 2025 Playbook and threatens justice-based housing and transportation initiatives and those focuse
