An upcoming House Financial Services Committee hearing will discuss climate change’s impact on the nation, as wildfires burned an average of 6.8 million acres annually, putting homeowners in at-risk areas in jeopardy.
Read More »Modernizing the Community Reinvestment Act
The Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Maxine Watters, has authored a public letter with the backing of 76 of her Democratic colleagues in the House of Representatives, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the FDIC, and ...
Read More »Rep. Waters Pushes Further Prevention of Appraisal Discrimination
Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee reaches out to PAVE Co-Chairs seeking action plan and timeline implementation of each action.
Read More »Congressional Push to Fund Housing in Build Back Better Act
House Financial Services Committee reps call on the Biden Administration to fund housing measures in reconciliation in the $3.5 trillion Build Back Better Act.
Read More »Rep. Waters Presses for Thompson as Full-Time FHFA Head
The Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee has called upon President Biden to drop the Acting Director title and nominate Sandra L. Thompson as Director of FHFA.
Read More »Legislation to Release $322B for Housing Programs Advances
A majority of Financial Services Committee members voted to pass a portion of the Build Back Better bill to fund new and existing federal programs.
Read More »Waters’ Plea to Congress for Emergency Rental Assistance Reform
Rep. Maxine Waters outlines her plan to bring emergency rental assistance to those impacted by the Supreme Court’s decision last week to block the extension of the eviction moratoria.
Read More »A Congressional Call to Strengthen Foreclosure Protections
Rep. Maxine Waters reaches out to federal agencies to increase mortgage servicing protections.
Read More »Waters Seeks Extension of Federal Foreclosure Moratoria
Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee issues letter to federal agencies requesting additional time for at-risk borrowers.
Read More »House Passes Measure to Assist the Underbanked
New bill calls for the CFPB to remove the obstacles to accessible banking resources and in underserved communities.
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