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CHLA Supports Scott Turner as Head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Washington, D.C –  February 5, 2025 – Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA) announced its support of Scott Turner as Secretary of HUD and provided the following statement:

“The CHLA congratulates and fully supports HUD Secretary Scott Turner in his new role. We are encouraged by his commitment to addressing broken housing policies and expanding sustainable homeownership opportunities. His focus on helping Americans achieve self-sufficiency and the American dream aligns with our mission to ensure a strong, accessible, and responsible mortgage market. We look forward to working with Secretary Turner and HUD to promote policies that strengthen homeownership and expand housing opportunities for all,” stated Scott Olson, Executive Director of CHLA.

About Community Home Lenders of America

Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA) is the only national non-profit association that exclusively focuses on small and mid-sized community-based mortgage lenders.  The mission of the CHLA is to promote federal mortgage programs, rules, and regulations which treat community mortgage lenders fairly, and which reflect the critical importance that community mortgage lenders play in providing broad access to credit for borrowers, in increasing competition in mortgage markets, and in providing borrowers with quality mortgage services and access to loans at a local level. Learn more: https://www.communitylender.org/ or by following the organization’s LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/community-home-lenders-association-inc/.