Analysis: Why is the NLPC Targeting David H. Stevens?

National Mortgage Professional, Mar. 1, 2016–Hall, Phil

Yesterday, a group calling itself the National Legal and Policy Center sent a letter to the U.S. Attorney for District of Columbia and the Inspector General of HUD, demanding an investigation of David Stevens, president and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association, for possible violations of federal ethics laws. But for anyone even vaguely familiar with mortgage banking and federal housing policy, the most obvious question raised here is: Who is the NLPC and why are they suddenly so interested in Stevens and MBA?

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