July 13, 2015
The Housing/Income Affordability Gap
The Urban Institute has issued a policy brief, The Housing Affordability Gap for Extremely Low-Income Renters in 2013. The brief opens, Since 2000, rents have risen while the number of renters who need low-priced housing has increased. These two pressures … Continue reading
July 13, 2015 in Housing and Urban Development | Permalink | No Comments
July 9, 2015
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
Fast on the heels of the recent Supreme Court decision upholding disparate impact Fair Housing claims, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued a final rule, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: Through this final rule, HUD provides HUD program … Continue reading
July 9, 2015 in Housing and Urban Development | Permalink | No Comments
June 9, 2015
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Round-Up
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consumer advisory in the first regulatory action prompted by the results of its reverse mortgage report entitled A Closer Look at Reverse Mortgages. Advertisements often lead retirees to believe that reverse loan offers … Continue reading
June 9, 2015 in Housing and Urban Development | Permalink | No Comments
June 1, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
NY Federal Court ended the suit against US Bank and Bank of America brought by Blackrock and NCUA for failure to properly oversee residential mortgage-backed security trusts finding that most of the trusts fell under state law. Deutsche Bank, Morgan … Continue reading
June 1, 2015 in Housing and Urban Development | Permalink | No Comments
May 8, 2015
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
CFPB releases its 2014 Fair Lending Report, discussing its fair lending acts over the past year. It shows that the CFPB required institutions to provide over $224 million in remediation in 2014. A S. Census Bureau paper examines the effects … Continue reading
May 8, 2015 in Housing and Urban Development | Permalink | No Comments
April 27, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
Quicken Loans Inc. filed a complaint against the Justice Department and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development claiming that they tried to get Quicken to make false admissions during a settlement. The Government in turn sued Quicken under … Continue reading
April 27, 2015 in Housing and Urban Development | Permalink | No Comments
April 24, 2015
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released its results to the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Guarantee Fee Review. Following the release, the FHFA announced that the fees would remain the same with modest adjustments. HUD released the 2009-2011 National … Continue reading
April 24, 2015 in Housing and Urban Development | Permalink | No Comments
