The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a new wave of termination notices to its staff on Thursday. The notices could begin as early as today, although official terminations may not happen for several weeks and could impact as much as 90% of the...
Selling stocks to buy a house, the continued delay on confirming the new CFPB director, and layoffs at Fannie Mae. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of April 7-11. Hit: Taking Stock. One of the most intriguing real...
A coalition of civil rights and consumer advocacy groups has filed an amicus brief in federal district court seeking to stop the motion filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to vacate its $105,000 redlining settlement with the mortgage company...
A federal judge has halted the Trump administration’s actions to downsize and realign the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In a 112-page ruling by US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson, an Obama administration appointee, the Trump administration was ordered...
A new focus on affordable housing development, a delay in a key confirmation, and an unhappy Chinese leader. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of March 17-21. Hit: A New Approach to Affordable Housing. This week,...