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Trump meets with big bank CEOs to talk about taking the GSEs public: Bloomberg

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President Donald Trump appears to be taking another step to bring Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac out of conservatorship, according to reporting by Bloomberg on Thursday. The president has invited the leaders of some of the country’s biggest banks, including JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, Goldman Sachs Group CEO David Solomon, and Bank of […]

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Trump signs VA foreclosure prevention bill into law

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed Rep. Derrick Van Orden’s bill, the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act, into law after it received approval last week from the Senate. The VA Home Loan Program Reform Act will reform the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mortgage program by adding a partial claim option — a

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Texas AG Ken Paxton under scrutiny for potential mortgage fraud

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, Angela — who own three homes in Texas — are facing similar accusations of mortgage fraud as the ones President Donald Trump levied against Sen. Adam Schiff of California and New York AG Letitia James. According to records assessed by The Associated Press (AP), mortgages signed by

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Where — and for whom — Trump’s higher SALT deduction cap has the most impact

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The recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) gave Americans a huge tax cut that critics say primarily benefits the wealthy. But the law contains a rare reversal from President Donald Trump on a key issue — the state and local tax (SALT) deduction. What the deduction does is all in the name. It

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OCC drops disparate impact enforcement

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced Monday that it will no longer enforce disparate impact analysis in fair lending risk assessments, following a directive from the White House issued three months ago. “Consistent with EO 14281, the OCC supervisory process for fair lending compliance no longer includes examining for disparate impact

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President Trump vs. Fed Chair Jerome Powell battle over rates

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HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami has been tracking the battle between President Trump and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over interest rates since the election. Below is an updated list of articles and podcasts on the topic. July What’s Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s next move on rate cuts? July 8Government job growth kills possibility of

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House Democrats push back on crypto legislation with ‘anti-corruption’ efforts

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Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and Congressman Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), announced on Friday that next week will be known as “Anti-Crypto Corruption Week.” During this time, they plan to rally Democrats to push back against Republican efforts to fast-track three pieces of legislation related to cryptocurrency — the “Clarity Act,” the “GENIUS Act” and a bill

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Supreme Court ruling allows Trump’s federal workforce cuts to proceed

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President Donald Trump has secured a big win in his effort to reduce the footprint of the federal government. The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the administration can proceed with plans to lay off thousands of federal workers and cut funding to various federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

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Back on the tariff roller coaster: Trump imposes new levies, extends deadlines

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After a few months of relative calm, President Donald Trump issued a flurry of new tariffs on key trade partners while indicating an extension of deadlines for most countries to reach a trade deal with the U.S.. Trump paused his new global tariff regime less than a week after it was announced on April 2,

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NAR celebrates passage of the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

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The National Association of Realtors (NAR) praised the narrow passage of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act — a sweeping tax reform measures that includes a slate of real estate-related provisions. Last week, the legislation passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 218-214, which followed a 50-50 vote in the Senate

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