As HUD Secretary Fudge ascends to leadership, RMD looks at this time of challenge for American housing and moment of change for reverse mortgages.
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President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Marcia Fudge of Ohio, has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is preparing to speed HUD Secretary nominee Marcia Fudge to confirmation in the Senate.
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 doesn’t have reverse mortgage-specific provisions, but a $10 billion Homeowners Assistance Fund could be used by HECM borrowers for help during the pandemic.
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs has advanced the nomination of Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (D-Ohio) — President Joe Biden’s nominee to become the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) — to the full Senate for confirmation. This is according to reporting at Cleveland.com and […]
Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio), President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), sat for a confirmation hearing in the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, indicating that she may have an easier time being confirmed for the HUD leadership position than […]
Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) David Uejio does not intend to be a passive functionary as Biden administration nominee Rohit Chopra awaits Senate confirmation, telling staff in an email that he intends to begin focusing on the new administration’s priorities ahead of Chopra’s confirmation. This is according to an internal CFPB […]
The results from the November general election in the United States could have notable impacts on key issues relevant to the reverse mortgage industry including the selection of a new servicing contract for the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), the legislative priorities of the White House and Congress as it relates to matters of housing, the […]
With less than one week remaining until general election ballots in the U.S. are counted, financial firms and traditional mortgage lenders across the country are preparing for the possibility that former Vice President Joe Biden could become the next President of the United States. If Biden wins, then the possibility accompanying that win would be […]
As the reverse mortgage industry’s foremost advocacy and educational body, the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) often interacts with stakeholders at every level of the business. From loan originators up through company executives, NRMLA’s membership encompasses a vast swath of the industry’s key players, but also has to interact on a regular basis with […]
