October 27, 2015
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Round-Up
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has proposed a new rule, Quid Pro Quo and Hostile Environment Harassment and Liability for Discriminatory Housing Practices Under the Fair Housing Act. HUD seeks to clarify the standards for use in investigating … Continue reading
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October 19, 2015
Kickbacks in Residential Transactions
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued Compliance Bulletin 2015-05, RESPA Compliance and Marketing Servicing Agreements. The Bulletin opens, The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or the Bureau) issues this compliance bulletin to remind participants in the mortgage industry of … Continue reading
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October 12, 2015
Columbus Day
“One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his greatest surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn’t.” – Henry Ford
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September 24, 2015
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Round-up
A joint study by Enterprise Community Partners and the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, Projecting Trends in Severely Cost Burdened Renters: 2015 – 2025 predicted that, in the coming decade, little would change with respect to 1 in 4 renters … Continue reading
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September 22, 2015
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Round-Up
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has finalized changes to Mortgage Rules as applied to small lenders that operate primarily in underserved and rural areas. This change eliminates some of the prohibitions under the Ability- to-Repay Rule thereby allowing income … Continue reading
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September 10, 2015
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Round-Up
Enterprise Community Partners and other leaders of the #Capshurtcommunities campaign have arranged a National Call in days on September 15 and 16, 2015 to “to educate Members of Congress on just how devastating these cuts are to low-income children, families, … Continue reading
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September 7, 2015
Happy Labor Day!
“I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.” – Thomas Jefferson.
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