HUD secretary defends repeal of fair housing rule
The rule required local governments to analyze housing patterns for racial and economic disparities and submit corrective plans to HUD.
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California Best Title to pay $150K in incentives settlement
State investigators found that marketing representatives Jonathan Golden and Joshua Meador provided incentives to real estate agents to steer business to the company — a practice known as illegal inducement.
HUD rescinds appraisal review policies
Policies related to real estate appraisal appeals, or reconsiderations of value, have been rescinded by the Federal Housing Administration.
New York moves to allow title insurance for state land deals
New York may soon allow title insurance for state land purchases, a shift that could streamline conservation efforts and resolve longstanding property disputes.
DOGE accessed confidential HUD data on housing discrimination, report says
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has accessed U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) confidential data related to housing discrimination, according to a report from non-profit investigative journalism outlet ProPublica. ProPublica said its findings are based on information obtained and confirmed through HUD sources.
The CFPB may be frozen, but RESPA hasn’t gone away
Regulatory experts weigh in on what Russell Vought’s decision to shut off CFPB funding means for the enforcement of RESPA and UDAAP
Enforcement experts fear the wild west of a weaker CFPB
Scott Bessent, the new secretary of the Department of the Treasury under the Trump administration, made headlines twice on Monday — once for his appointment as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protecture Bureau (CFPB) and again for his order to CFPB staff to halt all bureau activities.
EasyKnock, facing fire on multiple fronts, abruptly shuts down
Founded in 2016, New York-based residential sale-leaseback platform EasyKnock goes out of business.
AI used for housing decisions draws bipartisan support, oversight
Even in a divided Congress, there is bipartisan support for learning more about how gen AI is being used in housing decisions.
Mortgage servicing execs expect ‘profound’ changes under Trump
These key changes come could in the form of interest rates, conforming loan limits and reform of the government-sponsored enterprises.