March 26, 2015
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Round-up
Brookings Institution Spring 2015 Brookings Panel on Economic Activity Research Paper: Risk Management for Monetary Policy Near the Zero Lower Bound Concludes that It Is Better if Interest Rates Stay Low Rather than be Raised Too Soon. Center on Budget … Continue reading
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March 25, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Regional Redistribution Through the U.S. Mortgage Market, by Erik Hurst, Benjamin J. Keys, Amit Seru and Joseph Vavra, NBER Working Paper No. w21007. Will the Bubble Burst Be Revisited, by P.D. Aditya, March 8, 2015. Data & Civil Rights: Housing … Continue reading
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March 24, 2015
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Round Up
Representative Delany (D-MD) and Others Recently Re-Intoroduced The Partnership to Strengthen Homeownership Act, originally introduced in July 2014, The Act Promises to Reform Housing Finance, Strengthen Affordable Housing and Reduce Taxpayer Risk Senator Charles Schumer and Others recently Sent a Letter Urging Congress … Continue reading
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March 23, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
Court denies US Bank’s opportunity to revive suit against Citigroup over hundreds of millions of dollars in mortgage-backed securities sold during the financial crisis. IL court refuses to dismiss suit against Bank of America over lowering underwriting standards for borrowers … Continue reading
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March 18, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Cohousing: An Idea for the Modern Age, by Nancy J. White & Charly Loper, February 18, 2015. Failure to Launch: Housing, Debt Overhang, and the Inflation Option During the Great Recession, by Aaron Hedlund, February 23, 2015. Have Distressed Neighborhoods … Continue reading
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March 16, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
BofA has asked a PA federal judge to dismiss a class action RICO suit alleging kickbacks from overpriced mortgage insurance claiming it is the same suit that was dismissed as time-barred by Third Circuit in October. Deloitte is potentially facing … Continue reading
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March 13, 2015
Friday Government Report Roundup
US Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) released two reports discussing the difference in risk between conventional lenders and CDFIs. CDFIs Stepping into the Breach: An Impact Evaluation—Summary Report. Risk and Efficiency among CDFIs: A Statistical Evaluation … Continue reading
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