President Biden signed an executive action on Tuesday directing the Department of Housing and Urban Development to examine the impact of the Trump administration’s changes to fair housing rules. It also calls on HUD to develop guidelines that promote racial equity in homeownership.
The decree asks HUD to assess the effects of the
Large banks opposed the Trump administration’s change, asserting it would spur increased discrimination. However,
Biden’s executive order also calls on HUD to examine the Trump administration’s
The order also reinforced the administration’s previous statements on promoting racial equity in homeownership.
“Only by recognizing and acknowledging our nation's history of housing discrimination can we begin to lift the barriers to safe, accessible, and affordable housing,” acting HUD secretary Matthew Ammon said in a press release. “With this executive order, President Biden is taking meaningful action to advance racial equity in housing and expand opportunity for all.”
Housing equity will be a top priority for the incoming head of HUD,
“Today’s actions will help to move the nation closer to its ideals and center solutions to discrimination that hinder opportunity, allowing marginalized communities to move closer to equal justice under law,” said Nikitra Bailey, executive vice president at the center.