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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 220 (Thursday, November 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90029-90030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26444]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-6465-N-02]

Announcement of the Appointment of 11 Members of the Housing 
Counseling Federal Advisory Committee (HCFAC)

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice informs the public of members appointed or 
reappointed to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) 
Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee (HCFAC) on October 16, 
2024. Members are professionals from the mortgage and real estate 
industry, including HUD-approved housing counseling agencies, and 
consumers.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Virginia F. Holman, Housing Program 
Technical Specialist, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Office of Housing Counseling, Office of Outreach and Capacity Building, 
[email protected], telephone number 540-894-7790 (this is not a 
toll-free number). HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive calls from 
individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as individuals 
with speech and communication disabilities. To learn more about how to 
make an accessible telephone call, please visit: https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs. Individuals may 
also email [email protected] for information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Section 4 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act of 
1965 (HUD Act) (42 U.S.C. 3533(g)(4)) requires the Secretary to appoint 
an advisory committee of not more than 12 individuals to provide advice 
to the Director of the Office of Housing Counseling (OHC) regarding the 
Housing Counseling Program. The membership of the committee must 
equally represent the mortgage and real estate industry, including 
consumers and HUD-appointed housing counseling agencies. Each member 
serves in his or her individual capacity for a term of up to 3 years.
    HUD established the Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee 
(HCFAC) on April 14, 2015. The HFCAC provides OHC valuable advice 
regarding its mission to provide individuals and families with the 
knowledge they need to obtain, sustain, and improve their housing 
through a strong network of HUD-approved housing counseling agencies 
and HUD-certified counselors. The HCFAC, however, does not have any 
role in reviewing or awarding OHC housing counseling grants or 
procurement contracts.
    The HFCAC is subject to the requirements of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). Further 
information about the HFCAC is available on HUD's website at https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/housing/sfh/hcc/housing_counseling and on 
HUD Exchange at https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/housing-counseling/federal-advisory-committee/.

II. Current HCFAC Members

    The following members have been appointed or reappointed to the 
HCFAC. The new members will serve three-year terms and begin their 
service in January 2025:

 Tamara Gifford--Director, Community and External Relations, 
Onity Group
 Leigh Lester--Founder and Executive Director, Ubuntu Institute 
of Learning
 Helene Raynaud--Senior Vice President of Housing Initiatives, 
Money Management International
 Elizabeth Karwowski Sdoucos--CEO and Chief Customer Officer, 
CredEvolv

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 Hanna Tester--Homeownership Director, NeighborWorks Montana
 Carol Ventura--CEO and Executive Director, Rhode Island 
Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation
 David Young--Director of Capacity Building, Housing Action 
Illinois
    These newly appointed members are joined by the following Committee 
members who have been reappointed for additional three-year terms:
 Lawrence Batiste--Branch Manager and Real Estate Broker, NID 
Atlanta Metro Regional Office
 Carol Ann Dujanovich--Senior Vice President and Director, 
Reverse Mortgage Division, University Bank
 Angie Liou--Executive Director, Asian Community Development 
Corporation
 Paul Yorkis--President, Patriot Real Estate, Inc.

    Sherri Eckles, who was appointed in June 2023 and is Senior Vice 
President of the Renovation and Construction Lending Programs at Norcom 
Mortgage, will also continue to serve on the Committee.

Jeffrey D. Little,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Housing.
[FR Doc. 2024-26444 Filed 11-13-24; 8:45 am]
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