MHI CFPB and Financial Services Update

CFPB Director Provides Regulatory Update, Again Questioned about Manufactured Housing Relief

On June 18th, CFPB Director Richard Cordray appeared before the House Financial Services Committee to provide a semi-annual update on the agency’s regulatory activities. Click here to view the hearing.

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Highlights of the 2014 MHI Summer Meeting

The MHI 2014 Summer Meeting was held in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana June 8th -10th at The Alexander Hotel where 97 attendees participated in two and one half days of meetings and networking events.

Click here to view the full Summer Meeting Report.

MHI Rolls Out Test of Legislative Tracking System

MHI Rolls Out Test of Legislative Tracking System
During the MHI Summer Meeting in Indianapolis, MHI unveiled the test of a new system designed to assist states and member organizations identify and track the progress of state legislation and local ordinances.

“We contacted a third party provider, and had them run about a dozen basic word searches describing our industry and some of the issues we’re facing,” said MHI Chairman Nathan Smith. “I was shocked when they told us the search identified over 6,000 pieces of legislation for 2013.”

In response, MHI engaged Multi-State Associates of Arlington, Virginia, to track legislative activities impacting the industry in 15 states and 1829 local jurisdictions within those states. Multi-State is the leading organization in legislative tracking and represents many industries being impacted by legislation on the state and local level.

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MHI Regulatory Update

Updated HUD-Code Revisions Effective June 9, 2014

Updated HUD-Code Revisions Effective June 9, 2014

New updated revisions to the Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards became effective on June 9, 2014. The final regulations contained a handful of problems and incorrect reference standards identified by MHI and corrected by HUD. One requirement, regarding furnace air supply ducts, has been delayed until a more workable solution can be developed.

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Fleetwood Homes Hosts Rep. Flores for a Tour at its Waco, Texas Facility

In February of this year, Karl Radde, president of Southern Comfort Homes in Bryan, Texas, visited U.S. Congressman Bill Flores (R-TX) during the MHI Legislative Conference and Winter Meeting and extended an invitation for him to tour a manufactured housing plant in his congressional district. On June 2nd Fleetwood Homes hosted Rep. Flores at its manufacturing facility in Waco, Texas on a tour led by plant/general manager Ray Parma. He was accompanied by Radde; DJ Pendleton, executive director of the Texas Manufactured Housing Association; Don McCann, manager of the Clayton Homes Waco manufacturing facility; Zach Sanders, sales manager for Fleetwood Waco; and Gay Westbrook, MHI vice president of political and public affairs. Rep. Flores asked detailed questions of Parma during the tour ranging from frame camber to shear wall design and how it impacts tie-downs. It was clear to all in attendance that Rep. Flores was genuinely interested in learning about the construction of manufactured homes and cared about the people who made them.Rep. Flores met with the group after the plant tour and discussed a wide range of issues including Dodd-Frank legislation and the resulting CFPB regulations, OSHA inspections, and health care for employees. Parma and McCann informed Rep. Flores that between the Fleetwood and Clayton facilities in Waco, over 750 constituents in his district are employed by the industry, and vendors which supply materials to those facilities create even more jobs. Rep. Flores is serving in his second term representing the 17th Congressional District of Texas and serves on the House Budget, Natural Resources and Veterans’ Affairs Committees.

State Association Meetings and Events for June and July

West Virginia Housing Institute Inc. 2014 Convention

June 23 – 25, 2014
Contact: Andy Gallagher (304) 415-4187

Ohio Manufactured Homes Association Board Meeting, Member Party and Golf Outing
June 23 – 24, 2014
Contact: Andrea Reichman (614) 799-2340

Massachusetts – MMHA Members Meeting, Mid-Year Educational Forum & Old Fashion Clambake
June 24, 2014
Contact: Mary McBrady (508) 460-9523

Michigan MHA Board Meeting
June 24, 2014
Contact: Darren Ing (517) 349-3300

CMHI Board of Directors Meeting, CMHI Foundation Board Meeting, Northern California Chapter Meeting
June 25, 2014
Contact: Kim Lear (951) 683-4053

ACM® Course 201 – sponsored by Florida MHA
July 8 – 10, 2014
Oviedo, Florida (near Orlando)
Contact: Beth Loftus 850-907-9111 beth@fmha.org

VAMMHA Convention & Annual Meeting
July 30 – August 1, 2014
Contact: Tyler Craddock (804) 750-2500