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A headline-grabbing 2022 lawsuit alleging racial bias by home appraisers has been quietly dismissed for lack of evidence. At the same time, the Trump administration is rolling back many of the policy changes involving home appraisals that the Biden administration put in place.
August 12
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Mortgage professionals are focusing on housing policies and the Federal Reserve this November.
November 4
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Mortgage stakeholders spent $6.7 million on lobbying this year, down from $12 million in 2022.
October 18
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Political contributions from the housing finance industry lean Republican, but more mortgage dollars have gone to Harris than Trump.
October 16
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency wants to update the dual mission of the Federal Home Loan Banks. Members of the private bank cooperative say their regulator has no authority to redefine the mission.
August 8
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., a powerful member of the Senate Banking Committee's progressive wing, said that the Federal Home Loan banks have "failed to deliver on their housing and community development mission."
June 7
