Mayor Eric Adams and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development on Thursday announced households with CityFHEPS housing vouchers will no longer have to undergo credit checks when selected for affordable housing, speeding up the process of finding housing for more than 4,000 families a year. Eliminating credit checks significantly shortens the screening process for New Yorkers with CityFHEPS or Section 8 housing vouchers who apply through NYC Housing Connect for HPD- or HDC-subsidized homes. The elimination of credit checks for affordable housing applicants with housing vouchers builds upon Adams’ “Housing Our Neighbors” blueprint, which aims to move New Yorkers into permanent affordable homes more quickly.