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HUD has announced three Plano, Texas landlords will pay damages, civil penalties, and attorney’s fees totaling $140,649 for violating the Fair Housing Act after refusing to rent to a Black woman because of her race.

HUD has announced a grant that will help provide permanent affordable housing to non-elderly persons with disabilities, helping them live independently as self-sufficient members of their communities.

According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a new analysis of nearly half a million complaints reveals ongoing challenges, as TransUnion, Experian, and Equifax top the list of complaints.

According to a new CFPB survey, more families are having difficulty paying their bills in 2022 than in 2021, while Black, Hispanic, and low-income households are far more likely to have difficulty paying bills and debts.

According to the FHFA’s Q3 2022 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report, the Enterprises completed 69,362 foreclosure prevention actions within the quarter, helping troubled homeowners nationwide to stay in their homes.

After halting a rapid rise in homelessness, the Biden-Harris administration has announced plans to reduce homelessness 25% by 2025, announced as part of its annual Homelessness Assessment Report to Congress.

The FHFA recently published its Q3 2022 data for the Uniform Appraisal Data Aggregate Statistics Data File. The agency also launched the new UAD Aggregate Statistics Top 100 Metro Areas Dashboard, which displays the statistics through customized maps and charts.

New research from the CFPB revealed that when consumer reporting companies and furnishers fail to investigate disputed information, consumers are left paying higher interest rates and face greater difficulty finding housing, employment, and more.

The latest market report from Fannie Mae revealed a possible economic slowdown in coming months, which would reduce housing demand even further. Meanwhile experts predict prices and rents may stabilize or even fall in some markets within the new year.

“As home valuations are a vital component of the mortgage process, publishing transparent, aggregate data on appraisals provides useful information to the public while protecting borrowers’ personally identifiable information,” said FHFA Director Sandra L. Thompson.