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Path to a GSE bill still fraught despite Treasury plan

09/10/19

Senate Banking Committee members feel urgency to pass a bill dealing with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but the same obstacles that have stalled congressional action for years remain.

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Senate panel sets GSE hearing as administration's reform plan nears

09/04/19

With officials putting finishing touches on presidentially directed reports on the future of the housing finance system, the Senate Banking Committee announced a hearing to examine the issue.

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'A compliance nightmare': Comments of the week

08/22/19

Readers react to regulators revamping the Volcker Rule and the U.S. Postal Service getting into banking, criticize HUD's plan to make it harder for consumers to allege discrimination and more.

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HUD plan to alter anti-discrimination rule called 'deeply cynical'

08/16/19

The agency says the "disparate impact" standard needs to be amended to align with a recent Supreme Court ruling. But consumer advocates say the change would make it more difficult for borrowers to allege discrimination under the Fair Housing Act.

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HUD to loosen restrictions on FHA insurance for condo loans

08/14/19

The Department of Housing and Urban Development will remove some barriers to government-insured condominium lending next month, including a post-crisis measure housing industry groups have long pressed for a change to.

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Crapo to join HUD's Carson at event on affordable housing

08/09/19

Secretary Ben Carson was invited by the head of the Senate Banking Committee to Idaho to discuss low-income housing shortages.

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Federal court blocks HUD guidance on down payment assistance

07/17/19

The ruling deals a blow to efforts by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to restrict nonprofit housing funds from operating on a national scale.

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Banks nearly have REO monkey off their backs a decade after crisis

07/14/19

Lenders have reduced their holdings of foreclosed one- to four-unit family residences to roughly $2.6 billion of homes, down from more than $14 billion in 2010. Economists expect the trend to continue, but there are red flags to keep an eye on.

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Trump forms White House council to ease barriers to affordable housing

06/25/19

The president signed an executive order Tuesday establishing a White House council dedicated to examining regulatory barriers to affordable housing.

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Warren sounds alarm on HUD hiring of embattled CFPB official

06/24/19

Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Eric Blankenstein's past writings disqualify him from working at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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