Tag: MBA Advocacy Update

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden unveiled a $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal known as the American Jobs Plan, which centers on investing in infrastructure, affordable housing, and green energy – and employs tax policy changes to partially fund the ambitious set of proposed initiatives. On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Facebook v. Duguid, a dispute concerning the scope of the TCPA’s automatic telephone dialing system definition.

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden unveiled a $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal known as the American Jobs Plan, which centers on investing in infrastructure, affordable housing, and green energy – and employs tax policy changes to partially fund the ambitious set of proposed initiatives. On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Facebook v. Duguid, a dispute concerning the scope of the TCPA’s automatic telephone dialing system definition.

Last week, Treasury Department Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appeared before Congress to give their quarterly CARES Act update. On Tuesday, HUD announced FHA’s temporary allowance of endorsement of loans in forbearance will not be renewed and will expire on March 31.

Last week, Treasury Department Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appeared before Congress to give their quarterly CARES Act update. On Tuesday, HUD announced FHA’s temporary allowance of endorsement of loans in forbearance will not be renewed and will expire on March 31.

On Monday, HUD finalized updated forms in the FHA Single-Family Condo approval process. On Tuesday, the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee held the first of what is expected to be a series of oversight hearings on housing policy this year. And on Thursday, MBA submitted feedback to FHA in response to ML 2021-05, which extends the foreclosure and eviction moratorium and expands the use of FHA’s COVID-19 Loss Mitigation options.

On Monday, HUD finalized updated forms in the FHA Single-Family Condo approval process. On Tuesday, the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee held the first of what is expected to be a series of oversight hearings on housing policy this year. And on Thursday, MBA submitted feedback to FHA in response to ML 2021-05, which extends the foreclosure and eviction moratorium and expands the use of FHA’s COVID-19 Loss Mitigation options.

On Thursday, President Biden signed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill with provisions to provide additional direct assistance to renters, homeowners, and businesses affected by the pandemic. On Wednesday, the Senate confirmed Marcia Fudge on a bipartisan basis to be the first woman to lead HUD in more than 40 years (and the second Black woman confirmed as Secretary).

On Thursday, President Biden signed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill with provisions to provide additional direct assistance to renters, homeowners, and businesses affected by the pandemic. On Wednesday, the Senate confirmed Marcia Fudge on a bipartisan basis to be the first woman to lead HUD in more than 40 years (and the second Black woman confirmed as Secretary).

On Wednesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to delay mandatory compliance date of the General QM final rule. On Monday, the Federal Housing Finance Agency authorized Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to release $1.09 billion in affordable housing allocations, more than double last year’s disbursement. And the Senate moved into floor debate and toward likely passage of its version of the COVID-19-related American Rescue Plan (H.R. 1319).