What legislative activity can we expect in 2020 in the area of housing finance reform? With the Senate kicking off the New Year with an impeachment trial, it is highly unlikely Congress will make much headway on housing...more
1/24/2020
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Fannie Mae ,
FHFA ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Freddie Mac ,
GSE ,
Housing Finance Reform ,
Housing Market ,
Impeachment ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Mortgages ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Senate Banking Committee ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury
The prospect of the U.S. Congress acting on housing reform this year remains unlikely. The House Democrats’ determination to formalize the impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s involvement with Ukraine and begin public...more
11/8/2019
/ Affordable Housing ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Fannie Mae ,
FHFA ,
Financial Services Committee ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Freddie Mac ,
GSE ,
Housing Finance Reform ,
Impeachment ,
Preferred Stock Financing ,
Purchase Agreement ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Strategic Planning ,
Trump Administration
We continue to gauge the potential for Congress to act on the administration’s housing finance plan and/or pass their own before adjourning for the year. When Congress returned from August recess, members faced an ambitious...more
10/4/2019
/ Capital Requirements ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Donald Trump ,
Fannie Mae ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Freddie Mac ,
GSE ,
Housing Finance Reform ,
Housing Market ,
Impeachment ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Mortgages ,
Preferred Stock Financing ,
Trump Administration
Just before adjourning for the summer district work period, 13 Republicans from the Senate Banking Committee sent a letter pushing for expedited implementation of S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer...more
Since the new legislative session convened in January, congressional leaders and President Trump have repeatedly highlighted the importance of passing legislation to repair our nation’s crumbling infrastructure. ...more
5/17/2019
/ Affordable Housing ,
Bipartisan Agreement ,
Elder Issues ,
Infrastructure ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Native American Issues ,
Natural Disasters ,
Public Housing ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Rural Development ,
Rural Housing Services ,
Tribal Lands ,
Trump Administration
House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters recently introduced the "Consumers First Act," H.R. 1500, a modified version of a bill she introduced in the last session of Congress when Mick Mulvaney was still...more
3/25/2019
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Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Fair Lending ,
Financial Services Committee ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Mortgages ,
Policy Management ,
Reversal ,
Trump Administration
House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters has introduced the “Consumers First Act” (to be designated H.R. 1500), a modified version of a bill she introduced in the last session of Congress when Mr. Mulvaney...more
3/8/2019
/ Consumer Complaint Database ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Deregulation ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Fair Lending ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Trump Administration