Affiliate Section ONLY Archives - Habitat for Humanity of New York State

2023 Habitat NYS Advocacy Day

We’re sincerely grateful to all of the Habitat affiliates that joined us in Albany to advocate for fair property taxation and funding for affordable homeownership programs in NY. In total, our advocacy teams held meetings with over 35 legislative offices! Participating affiliates: Columbia County Habitat Greater Rochester Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity Buffalo Habitat

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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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Cost of Home Campaign

In June, Habitat for Humanity will launch “Cost of Home”, a five-year, nationwide advocacy campaign designed to influence policies and systems to increase home affordability for 10 million people.  Habitat New York State has enrolled in the campaign as we see great value in the collective effort to raise public awareness of affordable housing issues

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