Letters to Congress: 26 Organization Urge Enactment of the Opportunity Zones Reform Act
AFR led a letter to Congress with 26 signers in support of the Opportunity Zone Reform Act.
AFR led a letter to Congress with 26 signers in support of the Opportunity Zone Reform Act.
WASHINGTON – Today, National Consumer Law Center, Americans for Financial Reform, Consumer Action, Empire Justice Center, National Community Stabilization Trust, National Fair Housing Alliance, UnidosUS, and National CAPACD applauded the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) announcement that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will make it mandatory for lenders to use the Supplementary Consumer Information Form (SCIF) during the loan application process.
In a House Financial Services Committee hearing from the beginning of March, both Representatives and witnesses discussed how Wall Street and private equity are causing housing prices to soar and driving inflation.
AFR joined a letter in support of H.R.3037, the Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act.
Sara Myklebust, research director at Bargaining for the Common Good Network, an initiative of labor and community groups, worked with [Patrick] Woodall, [research director at] Americans for Financial Reform, to try to survey units owned by large-scale corporate landlords in major cities across the country in 2019. Myklebust and Woodall were interested in whether they could document the consolidation of the market for single-family rentals, manufactured homes and apartments.
AFR joined a letter to Congress encouraging the Senate to swiftly discharge and confirm the four highly qualified nominees for positions at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
AFR joined a letter urging Congress to include strong investments in housing in any future budget reconciliation bill.
AFREF joined a letter commenting on HUD’s proposed Defect Taxonomy for Servicing Loan Reviews.
AFR joined a letter to Congress in support of The Reforming Disaster Recovery Act.
AFREF joined a letter in response to the CFPB’s request for comment on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data.