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Housing and Urban Development

FHA Bailout: Federal Housing Agency Has Lowest Amount Of Cash On Record

bloomberg.com | Dawn Kopecki | Posted 11.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Federal Housing Administration, Foreclosures, Bailout, Fha, Mortgage Crisis, Mortgage Defaults, David H. Stevens, FHA Baulout, Housing and Urban Development, Shaun Donovan, Business News

Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Housing Administration's mortgage insurance reserves fell to the lowest level in history and the government said mo...

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The Economy ... Still?

Duncan Quirk | Posted 10.26.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Housing Market, Windows 7, Economy, Nancy Pelosi, Economic Crisis, Laundromat, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Housing Crisis, Housing and Urban Development, Comedy News
Duncan Quirk

Since it's been so long since my last comic, I thought I'd share this little picture I took at the laundromat. ...

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The Homelessness Connection In Health Care

Nan Roman | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Homelessness and Health Care, Homelessness, Health Care Reform, Health Care, Shaun Donovan, Housing and Urban Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Politics News
Nan Roman

With worries about the cost of health care reform, the spiraling national debt, and the future of our country, it's reassuring to know that sometimes doing the right thing is actually the right thing to do economically too.

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Denver's South Lincoln -- The Future Looks Bright Thanks to Recovery Funds

Judy Montero | Posted 09.21.2009 | Denver

Read More: Hud, La Alma Lincoln, Judy Montero, Housing and Urban Development, Denver Housing Authority, Byers, Denver News
Judy Montero

A new project funded by Recovery Act funds will transform a public-housing site into a mixed-income environment.

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Giving Families a Choice

Shaun Donovan | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hud, HOPE IV, Housing and Urban Development, Politics News
Shaun Donovan

The most successful public housing transformations have looked beyond the front gates of the new development. There is a correlation between successful housing and good schools.

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HUD Program Encouraging People To Buy Homes They Can't Afford

Washington Independant | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hud, Shawn Donovan, Mortgage Market, Foreclosure, Homeowners, Housing and Urban Development, Politics News

When U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced last week that first-time homebuyers soon will be permitted to turn their $8...

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A Great American Servant

Cory Booker | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jack Kemp Dies, Housing, Democrats, Jack Kemp, Housing and Urban Development, Republicans, Politics News
Cory Booker

Though I had met him only once, following Jack Kemp was a gift; he challenged me, forced me to defend positions and invited me to engage in more dispassionate objective analysis of facts.

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Jack Kemp: Bleeding-Heart Conservative

Jim Wallis | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: President, Leadership, Football, Children, Economics, Washington, Common Ground, Conservatism, Congress, Legacy, Black, Bleeding Heart, Republican Jack Kemp, Compassion, Civil Rights, Republican, Conservative, Racism, White, Housing Projects, Housing, Bill Bradley, Political Leader, Development, Poverty, Housing and Urban Development, Partisan, African Americans, Politics News
Jim Wallis

Kemp was a fervent believer in "supply side economics," which I just as fervently oppose. But you do not have to agree with all of Jack Kemp's economic policies to be impressed and inspired with his life and leadership.

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Help the Poor by Revitalizing the Federal Workforce

Max Stier | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Workforce, Economic Stimulus Package, Homelessness, Housing, Employment, Recession, Low-Income Housing, Stimulus, Poverty, Housing and Urban Development, Economy, Politics News
Max Stier

The foundations, the nonprofit sector and the states can play important roles in dealing with poverty, but the federal government by far is the biggest and most important player on the block.

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Attorney General Sues Mortgage Rescue Firms

AP | Posted 12.19.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Hud, Madigan Mortgage Firms, Sangamon County, Attorney General Sues Mortgage Firms, Cook County, Winnebago County, Lisa Madigan, Housing and Urban Development, Illinois Attorney General Lawsuits, Madigan Mortgage Rescue Firms, Chicago News

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is warning struggling homeowners about mortgage rescue companies. Madigan on Tuesday announced that she's file...

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New Orleans Protestors Vow To Keep Fighting

Associated Press | Cain Burdeau | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Katrina Housing, New Orleans Protest, Katrina, Pubic Housing, Hurricane Katrina, Housing and Urban Development, Katrina Relief, Hud, Politics News

After violent clashes with police at City Hall, protesters vowed that the fight over a plan to demolish 218 public housing buildings for the poor was ...

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