2020 - Habitat for Humanity of New York State

Flower City Habitat Completes Four New Homes

In a time when a safe home is critically important, we’re delighted to see Flower City Habitat for Humanity celebrating the completion of four new Habitat homes. While the pandemic certainly created some unique challenges, safety was always the priority and social distancing guidelines were carefully observed (limited to one staff person on the build

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Changes to Mortgage Servicing Laws in NYS

New York State Department of Financial Services has issued an update regarding Regulations for Servicing Mortgage Loans (Part 419). Please review this explanatory letter before continuing. Here is a link to the rules that became effective Dec 18, 2019 with a grace period up to March 17, 2020. In short, the law requires that entities be registered with

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Habitat on the Hill

Habitat on the Hill, Habitat for Humanity International’s annual legislative conference, is an opportunity for Habitat homeowners, staff members, volunteers and supporters from around the country to unite in Washington, D.C., as advocates for safe and affordable housing. We joined several affiliates from across New York State to ensure the voice of New Yorkers was heard

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Advocacy Day 2020

We want to extend our gratitude to the Habitat staff and supporters that joined us in Albany on January 27 and 28 for our 2020 Cost of Home Advocacy Day! Our collective voices were heard at the Capitol thanks to the commitment of these affiliates: HFH New York City HFH of Greater Newburgh Capital District

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