A new policy change by the FHA will assist borrowers with student loan debt in their quest for homeownership.
Read More »The Week Ahead: HUD Secretary to Address Housing Infrastructure
The Senate Banking Committee will host HUD’s Marcia Fudge this week as she discusses measures the Department can take to improve the state of the nation’s infrastructure.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Closing Housing’s Racial Divide
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs will host a Webcast hearing titled, "Separate and Unequal: The Legacy of Racial Discrimination in Housing," set for Tuesday, ...
Read More »Watt & Mnuchin Tackle GSE Reform
On Thursday, both FHFA Director Melvin L. Watt and Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin separately addressed the current state of the GSEs. Though Mnuchin discussed the priority of housing finance and regulatory reform in front of the Senate, at an industry conference Watt described the many successes of the FHFA in the last nine years. Watt warned that reforms made during conservatorship should not be ignored by congress during the reworking of housing finance reform.
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