HUD SECRETARY ANNOUNCES DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR ALABAMA STORM VICTIMS

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to four storm-ravaged counties in Alabama and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes following last month's severe storms, flooding, tornadoes and straight-line winds.

Yesterday, President Obama issued a disaster declaration in Autauga, Bullock, Elmore, and Montgomery Counties allowing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to extend disaster assistance through its Public Assistance Program. The President's declaration also allows HUD to offer foreclosure relief and other assistance to certain families living these counties.