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Why is there a need for this rule at this time?

The mandate for the rule existed in the original Fair Housing Act (1968). If you look at the language, HUD was charged with stamping out any illegal discrimination that it saw, and also with affirmatively taking steps to promote integration and access to opportunity. That's in the law that was written in the '60s, so the mandate is not new and the charge isn't new.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has appointed a new senior advisor for housing finance policy to replace Edward Golding who is now overseeing the Federal Housing Administration's single-family and multifamily guarantee programs.

Richard Green comes from the University of Southern California, where he is director of the Lusk Center for Real Estate, which focuses on real estate issues and public policy.

The University of Southern California Lusk Center for Real Estate, a nationally-renowned real estate research center, has appointed Rodney Ramcharan as its research director. Ramcharan has also been named associate professor of real estate and public policy at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy.

At the Lusk Center, Ramcharan replaces Gary Painter, who was recently named director of social policy for the USC Sol Price Center for Social Innovation.

As a new senior housing adviser to the Obama administration, USC's Richard Green said one of his top priorities is to make home ownership more possible for groups who've historically had trouble getting loans, such as immigrants.

His work in the Southern California region, as the Director of USC's Lusk Center for Real Estate, is informing his role at the Department of Housing and Urban Development where he will advise on housing financing.

"I’m convinced there are people who are safe credit risks who are not getting mortgage credit right now," Green said.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has named Richard K. Green, University of Southern California Lusk Center for Real Estate director, as a senior advisor for housing finance, according to an announcement from HUD.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development appears to have found a replacement for former HUD Senior Advisor Edward Golding, who recently took over as head of the Federal Housing Administration.

Los Angeles—The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has named University of Southern California Lusk Center for Real Estate Director Richard K. Green senior advisor for housing finance. Green replaces Edward Golding, who was selected by the White House in March to head the Federal Housing Administration.