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In the Bureau’s Semi-Annual Report, Director Rohit Chopra detailed the work the CFPB has accomplished, including securing $275 million in total consumer redress and $270 million in civil money penalties.

A recent House Financial Services Committee hearing featured testimony from a number of housing experts who weighed in on the topic housing supply shortfalls and offered possible solutions.

In a letter to HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge, the Chair of the Housing Financial Services Committee said the supply of the nation’s affordable housing should be a top priority.

The House Financial Services Committee will host a hybrid hearing focused on poverty in the nation’s colonias, discussing their housing and community development needs and challenges in these communities.

In a letter to the Government Accountability Office, Rep. Maxine Waters, Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, is seeking a review of the risks seniors face regarding housing insecurity, and the programs in place to prevent homelessness.

Testifying on Capitol Hill, FHFA Director Sandra L. Thompson will be discussing the impact of the Agency on the progress of equitable housing for all nationwide.

Alongside affordable housing advocates, and in testimony to Congress, Rep. Maxine Waters continues to address the affordable housing component of the Biden Administration’s Build Back Better Act.

Thirty members of the House Financial Services Committee have written a letter to President Biden, House Speaker Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader Schumer to pass housing provisions in the Build Back Better Act.

Current Acting Director Sandra Thompson has been endorsed by Rep. Maxine Waters to assume full leadership of the FHFA.

The House Financial Services Committee will discuss Rep. Maxine Waters’ measure to provide expedited aid to the nation’s at-risk renters facing eviction.