June 26, 2015
Friday’s Government Reports
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) announces access to the consumer complaint database where users can read consumer narratives and download complaint data as desired. The CFPB describes it as an enhanced public-facing consumer complaint database, which includes for the first time … Continue reading
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June 25, 2015
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Round-Up
Capital New York reports another study which finds that non-whites are at a disadvantage when it comes to securing a home loan, this is more pronounced in the conventional loan market (less so for FHA loans). Includes an interactive chart … Continue reading
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June 24, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
House Price Impacts of Racial, Income, Education and Age Neighborhood Segregation, David M. Brasington, Diane Hite & Andres Jauregui, Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 55, Issue 3, pp. 442-467, 2015. Housing Price Collapse Worsens the Opportunities for Educational Attainment for … Continue reading
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June 23, 2015
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Round-Up
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is proposing policy changes to improve access to low-poverty neighborhoods – recent research (summarized here) indicates that place has a lot to do with educational attainment and earning power throughout life. HUD’s housing choice … Continue reading
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June 22, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
Two Moody’s Investor Services Inc. entities remain the only defendants in appeal from Illinois Bank following the exit of McGraw-Hill Cos. Inc. and Standard and Poor’s in suit over residential mortgage-backed securities ratings. A Second Circuit judge did not revive … Continue reading
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June 19, 2015
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) releases report on differences between the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program. It found that the NHTF is more targeted to low-income renter households than HOME. The US Department … Continue reading
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June 18, 2015
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Round-Up
On June 23, at 2pm the Urban Land Institute, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and Hart Research are hosting a Virtual Conversation entitled: Housing, Communities, & Messaging that Resonates: Results from Three New Polls (RSVP Here). Americans’ housing and community … Continue reading
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