The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act has passed both houses of Congress and on Friday was signed by President Donald Trump, codifying the historic measure into law which is aimed at providing relief to American workers and businesses affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The law also contains several key provisions […]
After striking a deal in the early hours of Wednesday morning between Senate Republicans, Democrats and the White House, the U.S. Senate on Wednesday moved toward a vote on an historic stimulus bill aimed to relieve economic stress for Americans affected by the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The bill will reportedly relax some of […]
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) will be suspending all foreclosures and evictions for the next 60 days in response to the economic shock renters and homeowners are experiencing due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus. This is according to President Donald Trump, who […]
The task force created by the White House and charged with spearheading the federal response to the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus has added the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Dr. Ben Carson. This is according to a new informational notice issued by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). “Earlier […]
Just as the United States Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)’s single director structure, the Bureau’s inaugural director reveals that he believed he was nearly fired by President Donald Trump in a phone call which ended abruptly. This is according to a story in […]
With the 2020 presidential election in full swing, the field of Democratic candidates has narrowed considerably since the first debates in 2019 while primary challengers for the Republican nomination have largely fallen by the wayside due to the party’s support of the current President of the United States. Whoever is elevated to the highest office […]
A series of proposed legislative and administrative changes to the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA’s) Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program have not moved forward in Washington, D.C., as politicians in the nation’s capital have focused on other, more tumultuous and immediate concerns. In addition to a series of legislative and administrative proposals submitted by the […]
In the eighth episode of The RMD Podcast, RMD Executive Editor and Aging Media Network Director of Content Elizabeth Ecker joins host Chris Clow to talk about the biggest reverse mortgage industry stories covered by RMD in 2019! The past year has been a very eventful one for the reverse mortgage industry, and as we […]
The reverse mortgage industry is about to close out another eventful year on the calendar, which has naturally put those of us in the RMD offices in a bit of a reflective mood as we get ready to say goodbye to 2019. The year has not been without its interesting and eye-catching stories, whether discussing […]
In what likely amounts to welcome news ahead of the holidays, Congressional Democrats along with Senate Republicans have reportedly agreed to a $1.3 trillion spending plan ahead of a December 20 deadline, apparently averting the possibility of a new partial federal government shutdown as we head into 2020, according to reporting at the Washington Post. […]
