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The Department of Housing and Urban Development published at 81 FR 80989 in this morning's Federal Register a final rule revising its Native American and Native Hawaiian program regulations to ensure all eligible individuals and families, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status, have access to these programs. This final rule seeks to provide consistency across HUD programs and restates the Department’s commitment that eligibility for admission and continued occupancy in HUD-assisted and -insured housing is not based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status. The final rule, which amends regulations at 24 CFR parts 5, 1000, 1003, 1005, 1006, and 1007, will be effective December 19, 2016.

The Government Accountability Office has issued a report of its recent review of the Federal Reserve Board's Dodd-Frank Act Stress Tests (DFAST) and Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) programs. The report examines how the stress test programs compare, the CCAR qualitative assessment, and the design of the stress test scenarios and models. GAO made 15 recommendations to help improve the effectiveness of the Federal Reserve's stress test programs, such as improving disclosures and communications to firms, considering the potential consequences of its scenario design choices, and expanding model risk management to include the entire system of models. The Federal Reserve generally agreed with the recommendations and highlighted select ongoing and future efforts.

• GAO-17-48
• Summary of report
• Full report

The FTC has unveiled a financial readiness website designed for mobile devices to help members of the military community navigate personal financial decisions in light of the unique challenges they face, such as frequent relocations and deployment. A new toolkit, “Tools for Personal Financial Managers,” provides personal financial managers, counselors, command, and others in the military community practical financial tips they can share with service members. The toolkit resources are in the public domain so individuals and organizations can share them with friends, family, colleagues and customers. They can also use the information in newsletters or on social media sites.

The November 2016 issue of The NCUA Report has been posted. It examines how the recent changes to the NCUA’s rules governing field of membership will facilitate consumer access to credit at federal credit unions.

The FDIC has issued FIL-77-2016 to announce an interagency webinar scheduled for November 29, 2016, that will focus on the recently revised Interagency Questions and Answers regarding Community Reinvestment.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has released its Performance and Accountability Report, which details FHFA’s activities as regulator of the Federal Home Loan Bank System and as regulator and conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during fiscal year 2016.

HUD has announced it has issued formal guidance to Public Housing Authorities and others participating in the Department’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) on how to meet their fair housing, civil rights and relocation obligations during all phases of RAD’s conversion process.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released its third semi-annual "Snapshot of servicemember complaints," which reviews and analyzes 18,000 complaints submitted to the agency related to mortgage refinancing.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has charged housing providers in Georgia, Louisiana, and New Hampshire with violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against families with children. HUD has also announced charges against landlords in South Florida alleging discrimination against tenants with disabilities and separate agreements with landlords in Nevada and Massachusetts resolving similar charges.

The Federal Reserve System released its September 2016 G.19 consumer credit and first quarter 2016 payment system risk data.