News Topic: Housing affordability

The American Dream Down Payment Act would let states establish and manage accounts, which would be similar in structure to 529 college savings plans. ... Read full article

The FHFA’s proposal is intended to strengthen Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but many experts warn that it could boost guarantee fees for lenders that they say may be passed on to borrowers. ... Read full article

The agency issued a fair housing proposal last month that would perpetuate segregation and make it harder to detect discrimination. ... Read full article

Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting explains why his agency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. have moved forward with a proposal to change the 42-year-old CRA. ... Read full article

These community development-focused banks need tailored regulations to expand their purpose in helping underserved areas. ... Read full article

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is seeking public feedback on federal, state and local laws and regulations that may inhibit affordable housing or constrain the supply of housing. ... Read full article

At a House hearing covering a whole host of housing finance reform topics, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's regulator said "if the circumstances" call for eliminating investors, "we will." ... Read full article

The FHFA can go beyond a recent Trump administration report to level the playing field between the private sector and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. ... Read full article

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is revising the multifamily loan purchase caps for the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to increase affordable housing. ... Read full article

Many oppose a metric-based approach, but there are ways it could actually work. ... Read full article

The central bank has a long history of fighting reforms to the Community Reinvestment Act, until now. ... Read full article

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

The agency’s new guidance would limit some nonprofits’ ability to help borrowers pay their down payments, leading to higher home costs. ... Read full article

The head of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s regulator blamed “burdensome” local regulations for a lack of housing supply, and also provided an update on the administration’s plan for GSE reform. ... Read full article

At a time when costs continue to soar and regulators weigh reforms for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, more than half of the Democratic presidential candidates have talked about housing on the campaign trail. ... Read full article

A discussion on how to modernize policies to combat housing discrimination quickly turned into a sharp critique of the social media giant's advertising practices. ... Read full article

David Brickman will take the helm of the mortgage giant at a time of transformation in the mortgage market and housing finance policy. ... Read full article

Mark Calabria has notably criticized the government’s role in housing, but some groups have taken him at his word when he told senators that he supported affordable housing initiatives. ... Read full article