Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has taken aim at the Trump administration for failing to question Rocket Companies’ (NYSE: RKT) recent acquisition announcements and for seeking to privatize Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). Reuters reports Warren...
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...
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has agreed to a request by Senate Democrats led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to investigate cuts to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) fair housing program workforce. “I am pleased to announce that the...
The CFPB’s about-face, an iconic retail chain’s downfall and the rescue of a derelict Frank Lloyd Wright home. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of March 24-28. Hit: An Unprecedented Oops. Once upon a time,...
A real estate agent gets slammed for insulting a waiter, another agent seeks to oust Los Angeles’ mayor, and a huge hole that needs to be filled. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of March 3-7. Miss: Comeuppance...
Small Mortgages Fall Below 3% of Originations, Exposing Rural Lending Gap
