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Posted Date: Monday, March 20, 2023
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Sandra Thompson joined National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) Vice President of Policy Bryan Greene for a discussion on affordable housing and the implications for today’s homebuyers at NAR’s policy forum on the current housing market.
“Let’s make sure there is liquidity at all times, all places, not just some places,” Thompson said. “And make sure people have safe, decent, and ever-elusive affordable housing, and do it in a sustainable way.”
Read on for more details from the conversation.
Posted Date: Monday, March 20, 2023
The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals’ 2022 State of Hispanic Homeownership Report showed the homeownership rate among the minority population increased to 48.6 percent, marking eight years of consistent growth.
This study is conducted to better understand the trends in homebuying among this demographic and includes information from all 25 top Latinx real estate practitioners.
To learn more about the report, read on.
Posted Date: Monday, March 20, 2023
The National Association of Home Builders’ Affordable Housing Group selected the NRP Group’s senior vice president of strategic partnerships and government affairs as its chairwoman.
This new addition brings over 20 years of multifamily, affordable housing development, policy, and advocacy experience to the organization.
Read on for more details.
Posted Date: Thursday, March 16, 2023
For years, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been using its authority under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B to address what it calls “modern day redlining.”
RESPA News sat down with key members of the prevailing legal team who defended a small mortgage company in Chicago against such allegations to discuss how the case came to be and how the ruling will impact the bureau’s enforcement strategy.
Read on to hear more on CFPB v. Townstone Financial.
Posted Date: Thursday, March 16, 2023
Fannie Mae’s newest addition to its board of directors has over 35 years of experience in the financial services industry.
He joins after retiring as a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers last fall.
Read on for more details.
Posted Date: Monday, March 13, 2023
Sagent’s new executive vice president (EVP) of servicing has a focus on building, developing, and growing high-performing teams in bank and nonbank mortgage lending and servicing organizations, the company announced.
As EVP, his new responsibilities will include driving granular and nuanced innovations and execution across scaled operations with an emphasis on the customer experience and compliant programming.
Read on for more details.
Posted Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023
Richard Rothstein’s The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America provided an in-depth look into the roots of redlining and other fair lending issues the mortgage lending and servicing industry are still battling today.
RESPA News spoke to Leah Rothstein, Richard’s co-author and daughter, about their follow-up Just Action, and what lenders and communities can do to redress the long-lasting effects of discrimination.
Read on for more details.
Posted Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) selected a Realtor from Houston as its 2023 vice president (VP) of association affairs.
The new VP is no stranger to NAR leadership, as she previously served as the chair of the Houston Association of Realtors.
Read on for more details.
Posted Date: Monday, March 6, 2023
In a white paper on the future of loss mitigation, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) laid out its recommendations on what policy and regulatory changes would help to preserve affordable homeownership for borrowers and prepare the industry for today’s challenges.
“The economy changed significantly throughout 2022,” the MBA stated. “Our industry must consider how to deliver effective payment relief in today’s higher-interest rate environment, in contrast [with] the lower-interest rate environment that characterized the pandemic housing and refinance boom.”
Read on for details from the report.
Posted Date: Monday, March 6, 2023
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), the University of Richmond, and the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research received a grant to study the impact of redlining on health in the U.S.
The five-year, $3 million research grant is meant to expand upon NCRC’s work on a new methodology to track redlining’s impact.
Read on for more details.