Sources tell MHMSM.com that MHI and MHARR quietly prepared a joint approach to HUD in favor of appointing attorney Victor A DeRose to a vacancy in that federal agency’s manufactured housing program.  DeRose, who has years of manufactured housing industry experience, declined interest in the role.  Recently announced moves of Teresa Payne to the new Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Elizabeth Cocke transfer to HUD’s Affordable Housing and Technology Research Division in the Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) creates vacancies in HUD’s Office of Manufactured Housing Programs.  William Matchneer’s and Teresa Payne’s transfers from HUD are said to be based upon their experience with RESPA, Interstate Land Sales, and SAFE, all of which are transferring to CFPB.