Mortgage Regulation

Mortgage Counseling: HUD Should Do More Than "Incorporate by Reference"

Richard L. Revesz and Michael A. Livermore | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Homebuyer Counseling, Mortgage Crisis, Hud, Mortgage Education, Mortgage Counseling, Housing and Urban Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Homebuyer Education, Mortgage Regulation, Housing Crisis, Politics News
Richard L. Revesz and Michael A. Livermore

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has taken some steps toward improving housing counseling by indicating that new rules may be on the horizon. But to really make a difference, HUD must tailor its rules to maximize the benefits of counseling.

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Zach Carter

Fed Moves To Gut Predatory Lending Regulation

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foreclosures, Foreclosure Crisis, Wall Street, Predatory Lending, Bank Regulation, Regulation, Banks, Federal Reserve, The Fed, Mortgage Regulation, Mortgage Crisis, Business News

The Federal Reserve is pushing a new mortgage regulation that would effectively eliminate the most powerful federal remedy for predatory lending. Th...

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Ryan Grim

Financial Product Safety Commission: Dems Want Mortgages Regulated Like Toys, Drugs

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dick Durbin, Mortgage Plan Dems, Elizabeth Warren, Dem Mortgage Plan, Financial Product Safety Commission, Dem Mortgage Regulation, Mortgage Regulation, Politics News

Discussion of the financial collapse routinely touches on issues of solvency, liquidity, bundled securities and the collapsing housing market. But it ...

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