California Department of Housing and Community Development authorized to waive project monitoring fees
August 13, 2026
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The Frame
This change provides the state with flexibility to reduce financial burdens on housing developers who may struggle to meet loan payment obligations while still covering necessary regulatory oversight costs.
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Department of Housing and Community Development
The department gains new discretionary authority to waive specific loan payments from housing projects.
Housing developers
Developers of state-funded housing projects may be eligible for waivers on monitoring-related loan payments based on their financial status.
Last recorded activity August 13, 2026.
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Key Facts
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Why It Matters
This change provides the state with flexibility to reduce financial burdens on housing developers who may struggle to meet loan payment obligations while still covering necessary regulatory oversight costs.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this bill change for housing developers?
How will the department decide whether to grant a waiver?
News Coverage
Lobbying Activity
1607 STRATEGIES, LLC
on behalf of U.S. Mortgage Insurers
2023
“Issues regarding mortgage insurance and housing finance. Issues regarding government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) credit risk transfer pilot programs. Issues regarding Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rulemaking concerning qualified mortgages.”
1607 STRATEGIES, LLC
on behalf of U.S. Mortgage Insurers
2022
“Issues regarding mortgage insurance and housing finance. Issues regarding government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) credit risk transfer pilot programs. Issues regarding Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rulemaking concerning qualified mortgages. H.R. 6109, Middle Class Mortgage Insurance Premium Act of 2021, all provisions.”
1607 STRATEGIES, LLC
on behalf of U.S. Mortgage Insurers
2022
“Issues regarding mortgage insurance and housing finance. Issues regarding government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) credit risk transfer pilot programs. Issues regarding Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rulemaking concerning qualified mortgages. H.R. 6109, Middle Class Mortgage Insurance Premium Act of 2021, all provisions.”
1607 STRATEGIES, LLC
on behalf of U.S. Mortgage Insurers
2022
“Issues regarding mortgage insurance and housing finance. Issues regarding government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) credit risk transfer pilot programs. Issues regarding Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rulemaking concerning qualified mortgages. H.R. 6109, Middle Class Mortgage Insurance Premium Act of 2021, all provisions.”
1607 STRATEGIES, LLC
on behalf of U.S. Mortgage Insurers
2022
“Issues regarding mortgage insurance and housing finance. Issues regarding government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) credit risk transfer pilot programs. Issues regarding Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rulemaking concerning qualified mortgages. H.R. 6109, Middle Class Mortgage Insurance Premium Act of 2021, all provisions.”
1607 STRATEGIES, LLC
on behalf of U.S. Mortgage Insurers
2021
“Issues regarding mortgage insurance and housing finance. Issues regarding government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) credit risk transfer pilot programs. Issues regarding Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rulemaking concerning qualified mortgages. H.R. 6109, Middle Class Mortgage Insurance Premium Act of 2021, all provisions.”
1607 STRATEGIES, LLC
on behalf of U.S. Mortgage Insurers
2021
“Issues regarding mortgage insurance and housing finance. Issues regarding government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) credit risk transfer pilot programs. Issues regarding Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rulemaking concerning qualified mortgages.”
1607 STRATEGIES, LLC
on behalf of U.S. Mortgage Insurers
2021
“Issues regarding mortgage insurance and housing finance. Issues regarding government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) credit risk transfer pilot programs. Issues regarding Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rulemaking concerning qualified mortgages.”
1607 STRATEGIES, LLC
on behalf of U.S. Mortgage Insurers
2021
“Issues regarding mortgage insurance and housing finance. Issues regarding government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) credit risk transfer pilot programs. Issues regarding Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rulemaking concerning qualified mortgages.”
1607 STRATEGIES, LLC
on behalf of U.S. Mortgage Insurers
2020
“Issues regarding mortgage insurance and housing finance. Issues regarding government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) credit risk transfer pilot programs. Issues regarding Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rulemaking concerning qualified mortgages.”
Discoveries
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Increased Administrative Discretion
The bill shifts the department's role from a mandatory collector of monitoring fees to an entity with discretionary waiver authority based on project-specific financial health.
Connected Entities
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Analysis Score
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- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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