In a battle for the nation’s limited housing stock, a panel of experts take to Capitol Hill to discuss SFR investment and its impact on the current marketplace.
Read More »Senators Call for Balance Between Investment, Affordable Housing Needs
Senators Warren and Reed reach out to HUD to assist in leveling the playing field between prospective homebuyers and large investors.
Read More »Senators Call for Review of Wells Fargo’s Refi Processes
Eleven Senators call upon HUD and CFPB after a report suggested that Black and Hispanic borrowers were less likely to be approved for refis.
Read More »Senate Confirms Rohit Chopra as CFPB Head
The vote passed along party lines with a 50-48 vote, clearing the way for Chopra to serve as Director of the Bureau.
Read More »CDC Announces New Targeted Eviction Moratorium Order
New mandate extends eviction protections for those in areas experiencing high levels of COVID-19 cases.
Read More »Congressional Contingent Pushes for Eviction Moratorium Extension
A group of elected officials slept outside the Capitol this weekend, urging their counterparts to take action to prevent mass evictions ahead of their scheduled recess.
Read More »Elizabeth Warren Ends Bid for the White House
The Senator of Massachusetts played a vital role in the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and proposed plans to streamline bankruptcy laws.
Read More »To BFCP or Not To BFCP: That Is the Question
While the new Director at the CFPB halted the agency’s name change, here’s where she said it would still be called Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
Read More »Buffett: Wells Fargo CEO Has My Faith
Tuesday morning, Wells Fargo President and CEO Tim Sloan was in the hot seat at the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs full committee hearing titled “Wells Fargo: One Year Later.” Despite calls for his stepping down, Sloan still has Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett in his corner.
Read More »Ginnie Mae Responds to Senator Warren on VA Lenders
Thursday, in a letter to Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ginnie Mae explained how it is curbing VA refinance speeds and aggressive marketing by some VA approved lenders.
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