Secretary of Housing and Urban Development · United States · in this role since 2025
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Current role · Secretary of Housing and Urban Development · United States
2 tracked promises
ActionOverWords Index tracks 2 promises by Scott Turner as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, United States: 2 in progress. The AOW Score (0 to 100, based on 2 tracked promises) is 40. Both are listed below with their sources.
2 in progress
In progressHousing
Move federal homelessness policy away from "Housing First" toward treatment and recovery.
Acted on directly and repeatedly. HUD rewrote its 2026 Continuum of Care funding notice to shift roughly $1.2–1.3 billion away from permanent supportive housing toward transitional housing and treatment-focused programs, with Turner arguing the "housing first" model "warehoused the vulnerable without results" as homelessness rose 27% since 2013. Attorneys general from 21 states and homelessness advocacy groups sued, citing estimates that 97,000–170,000 people in permanent supportive housing could be displaced; an earlier version of the plan was already blocked by a federal court once. Turner has called the displacement estimates "fear-mongering." The policy shift is real and underway; its actual effect on homelessness counts, and whether courts allow it to proceed as written, are both still open.
In progressHousing
Expand access to homeownership by modernizing mortgage underwriting standards.
In a joint April 22, 2026 announcement with FHFA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac updated selling policies to accept VantageScore 4.0 immediately, with FICO 10T to follow — the first new mortgage credit-scoring models in decades. A limited rollout began with 21 approved lenders. As of early July, HUD still had not set a firm date for FHA to follow: Turner continued saying only "in the next few months," and FHA confirmed it will keep requiring full tri-merge credit reports even after the transition, limiting how much the change actually lowers costs for borrowers. Housing economists estimate the number of borrowers who benefit in the near term is likely in the tens of thousands, not a mass shift.
How to read this page. Each status is ActionOverWords' assessment based on the sources listed. A listed promise needs sources from at least three distinct publishers, including at least one primary record. The AOW Score averages a person's tracked promises: Completed 100, Compromise 60, In progress 40, Stalled 15, Not started 0, Broken 0.
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