President Joe Biden announced on June 24 his intention to nominate Julia Gordon to be the assistant secretary for housing and federal housing commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and Dave Uejio to be assistant secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO).
Julia Gordon is currently the president of the National Community Stabilization Trust (NCST), and she previously served as senior director of housing and consumer finance at the Center for American Progress, manager of the single-family policy team at the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and senior policy counsel at the Center for Responsible Lending. The FHA insures mortgages nationwide to help improve access to affordable homeownership for low- and moderate-income and first-time homebuyers and to support the construction of affordable and market rate rental housing, among other activities.
Dave Uejio is currently serving as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Before this role, he served as the CFPB’s acting chief of staff, lead for talent acquisition, and chief strategy officer. FHEO works to “eliminate housing discrimination, promote economic opportunity, and achieve diverse, inclusive communities by leading the nation in the enforcement, administration, development, and public understanding of federal fair housing policies and laws.” FHEO is charged with investigating fair housing complaints, conducting compliance reviews, ensuring civil rights laws are upheld in HUD programs, and managing fair housing grants.
Read the White House announcement at: https://tinyurl.com/wv68y5rp