October 31, 2017
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) continues its efforts to aid the victims of Hurricanes Irma, Maria, and Harvey. HUD recently created administrative and regulatory waivers. Though these waivers are new, current HUD programs are responsible … Continue reading
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October 30, 2017
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
Quicken Loans Inc. (Quicken) stood before a Florida federal judge regarding alleged claims of telecommunications abuse. According to a consumer, the entity flooded her and other with calls regarding their services. Further Quicken allegedly has not sought the consumer’s permission … Continue reading
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October 27, 2017
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
The city of New York is hard at work to promote an expansion of affordable housing. Mayor Bill de Blasio’s affordable housing plan is projected to complete its final phase of “building or preserving 200,000 below-market-rate apartments” in the year … Continue reading
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October 26, 2017
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup
A group of New York City’s nonprofit housing organizations partnered together to create a Community Land Trust (CLT). This effort spans across all five boroughs to create additional long-term affordable housing facilities. The coalition’s initial plan is to provide approximately … Continue reading
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October 25, 2017
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Family Options Study: 3-Year Impacts of Housing and Services Interventions for Homeless Families, Bell, Brown, Dastrup, Gubits, Kattel, McCall, McInnis, Shinn, Solari, and Wood Encouraging Residential Moves to Opportunity Neighborhoods: An Experiment Testing Incentives Offered to Housing Voucher Recipients, Gala, … Continue reading
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October 24, 2017
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Justice partnered together to tackle the issues surrounding the Federal Housing Administration and consumer practice. Consumers, at an alarming rate, are falsely filing claims against … Continue reading
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October 23, 2017
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
Fairbanks aka Select Portfolio Servicing (SPS) pleaded to a California court to dismiss claims against it from a class of citizens. SPS alleged the class of past customers failed to sufficiently plead actual injuries suffered. SPS, owned by Credit Suisse, … Continue reading
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