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October 2, 2015

Friday’s Government Reports

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Monthly Complaint Snapshot focuses on consumer complaints related to mortgages.  The CFPB found that consumers have particular difficulty with mortgage servicing – especially when applying for loan modifications to avoid foreclosure.  The report also takes a … Continue reading →

October 1, 2015

Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Round-Up

The Furman Center has released discussion 16, A New Approach to Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing  in its ‘The Dream Revisited’ Series, a “slow debate.”  Discussion 16 contains five essays on the subject of affirmatively furthering fair housing.  This Author recommends HUD’s New AFFH Rule: … Continue reading →

September 30, 2015

Inclusionary Housing and Equitable Communities

The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy has released a policy focus report, Inclusionary Housing: Creating and Maintaining Equitable Communities. The Executive Summary opens, After decades of disinvestment, American cities are rebounding, but new development is often driving housing costs higher and displacing lower-income … Continue reading →

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

Notices of Abatement vs Defects of Title, Roger Bernhardt, 38 Real Property Law Reporter 51 (Cal CEB Mar. 2015). Cities and Health: A Response to the Recent Commentaries, Michael K. Gusmano, Victor G. Rodwin, & Daniel Weisz, NYU Wagner Research … Continue reading →

September 29, 2015

Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Round-Up

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced that the Choice Neighborhoods Program (CNP) has selected five cities to receive $150 million to revitalize distressed HUD housing.  CNP is a part of the White Houses’ Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative, which seeks … Continue reading →

September 28, 2015

Monday’s Adjudication Roundup

Union pension funds have filed a petition for cert in the U.S. Supreme Court to consider whether Bank of New York Mellon Corp. is liable for failure in oversight of 26 trusts of over $30 billion in residential mortgage-backed securities. … Continue reading →

September 25, 2015

Friday’s Government Reports Roundup

Authorities partnered with NGOs to create “Community and Supportive Services” Programs (CSS) under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere (HOPE VI) grants for public housing redevelopment. A study analyzed the programs in … Continue reading →