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Editor: David Reiss
Cornell Law School

April 2, 2015

Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Round-Up

By Serenna McCloud

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s Study, The Color of Wealth in Boston Finds, Disparities In Wealth Across Asset Classes and that Non-Whites Are Significantly Less Likely to Own a Home and Hold Mortgage More Debt When they Do The NYU Furman Center … Continue reading →

March 31, 2015

Tuesday’s Regulatory and Legislative Round-Up

By Serenna McCloud

On March 26th the The House Financial Services Committee approved 11 bipartisan bills designed to help strengthen the economy and consumer choice by “relieving community banks and credit unions from some of the harmful regulatory burden imposed by Washington,” these include: … Continue reading →

March 20, 2015

Friday’s Government Reports

By Serenna McCloud

Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Report on the Progress of Implementation of its Strategic Plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Conservatorships House Republicans Budget Plan “A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America,” Would Change Funding for process for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau … Continue reading →

March 19, 2015

Thursdays Advocacy & Think Tank Round-Up

By Serenna McCloud

Citilab Calculates and Charts the Number of Years of Income it Would Take for the Average Household to Buy a Home in Metro Areas Across the Country CoreLogic’s Equity Report Finds Millions of Homes Still In Negative Equity Situation Fannie … Continue reading →

March 17, 2015

Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Round-Up

By Serenna McCloud

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Supervisory Highlights Details Deficiencies in Mortgage Origination in Supervised Institutions Federal Housing Finance Agency Issues Final Rule Regarding Federal Home Loan Bank Capital Stock and Capital Plans

March 12, 2015

Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Round-Up

By Serenna McCloud

National Affordable Housing Coalition Releases it’s 2015 Advocates Guide an Educational Primer on Federal Resources Related to Affordable Housing and Community Development; and its March Housing Spotlight Issue entitled: Affordable Housing is Nowhere to be Found for Millions National Association Of … Continue reading →