$141M in Texas foreclosure settlement funds should be used to prevent more foreclosures
The Obama Administration and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced last week a $26 billion foreclosure settlement between the five biggestContinue Reading
Tag: Home foreclosure
Poll: Most think government should help homeowners in trouble
A new CBS News/ New York Times poll shows: Most Americans think home ownership is an important part of theContinue Reading
Thoughts on the Washington Post Investigation of the HOME Program
5/20 update: HUD has posted a more detailed response to the WP article that includes an re-analysis of the entireContinue Reading
Emergency Homeowners Loan Program (EHLP) in Texas
EHLP Program Introduction: The 2010 Financial Reform Bill (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) funds up to $50,000Continue Reading
To protect lenders task force censuring advice given to Texas homeowners facing foreclosure
Texas consumer housing advocate and attorney Robert Doggett is on a tirade. Not against the usual predatory lenders or slumlordsContinue Reading
Brownsville CDC director discusses recent changes in border low-income housing and colonias
Homebuyers buying new houses through a CDC in Brownsville, Texas have an average income of $19,000. Low-income border families, whoContinue Reading
Doggett/Henneberger diavolg on consumer protection legislation for mortgage borrowers in the Texas Legislature
Robert Doggett worked on behalf of TxLIHIS during the past session of the Texas Legislature, One of his main focusContinue Reading
Addressing low-income families’ housing aspirations is essential to financial reform
You don’t have to work long in the field of affordable housing to find out how strong the desire isContinue Reading
The Nouveau Poor foreclosure crisis slights the poor
You can’t help these days being struck by the amount of government and media attention heaped on the plight ofContinue Reading
Senate Committee explores state role in easing home foreclosure problems
The Texas Senate Intergovernmental Relations Committee held the first of what promises to be several hearings to explore the homeContinue Reading
Mortgage crisis imperils new affordable housing developments
The mortgage crisis is really beginning to bite into affordable housing production programs. I just learned of a community developmentContinue Reading
Are we encouraging people to buy homes who shouldn’t?
House Financial Services Committee Chair Barney Frank, commenting on the current foreclosure crisis and the importance of the passage ofContinue Reading
Questions, answers, concerns about the new $4 billion foreclosed homes program in Texas
One of the subprograms of greatest controversy within the major housing legislation passed by Congress on Saturday (HR 3221) isContinue Reading
An important role for state legislatures in the foreclosure crisis
Financial Institutions Committee Chairman Burt Solomon is reasonable and fair in approaching the issue of state regulation of financial institutions.Continue Reading