Nominated for the role of HUD Deputy Secretary, NAHRO CEO Adrianne Todman will appear on Capitol Hill this week, another step toward confirmation of her new position.
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 »Relief Bill to Ease Regulation for Economic Gains
On Monday, the Senate Banking Committee Chairman and Committee members, along with other senators, announced bipartisan proposals for a new regulatory relief bill in an effort to obtain economic growth and protection for American consumers, businesses, and the stability of the financial sector.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Senate Banking Committee Hearing Examining the Equifax Cybersecurity Breach.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs will convene in an inquiry of the Equifax Cybersecurity breach, which left millions of consumer’s information at risk.
Read More »White House Nominations Move Forward
Pamela Patenaude, current President of the J. Ronald Terwilliger Foundation for Housing America’s Families, appeared before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs for her nomination hearing Tuesday. If confirmed for Deputy Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Patenaude pledged to ensure that HUD’s programs are responsive to the housing needs of U.S. citizens. President Trump confirmed rumors of Joseph Otting’s intended nomination for the Comptroller of the Currency.
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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