Lenders Oppose Federal Effort to Weaken Housing-Discrimination Rule

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Banks and mortgage lenders are urging the Trump administration to scrap a plan that would make it harder to pursue housing-discrimination cases by raising the burden of proof needed to bring a claim.

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Consumer Watchdog Blasts Government’s Loan Sales Program: ‘No Rules’ to Help People Save Their Homes

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People are being hurt by federal government loan-sale programs, consumer advocates say.

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In President Trump’s $4.75T Proposed Budget, Housing Programs Lose Big

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One of the big losers in President Donald Trump’s proposed 2020 budget is housing for low-income Americans. If approved, HUD would be hit with a 16.4% funding cut.

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Inside the Government Program That Pays to Rebuild Neighborhoods After a Storm

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Congress has approved more than $50 billion in disaster recovery funding from the Community Development Block Grant program since 1993.

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‘Ultimate Housing Insider’ Pam Patenaude Nominated as HUD Deputy Secretary

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Pam Patenaude, described as “the ultimate housing insider,” was nominated by President Donald Trump to become deputy secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

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