How a government shutdown would affect real estate agents

The National Flood Insurance Program, set to lapse on Sept. 30, and federal agencies critical to processing mortgage paperwork like HUD, FHA, VA, USDA and the IRS face staff reductions. Continue reading

Groups slam CFPB’s bid to undo fair lending settlement as ‘dangerous’

Fair housing and consumer groups are trying to stop the Trump administration from vacating a settlement the government reached with a Chicago mortgage broker just days before the November election. Continue reading

CFPB is latest target of Trump’s downsizing government campaign

Democrats vow to fight moves to “unlawfully ‘delete’ this popular consumer watchdog that enjoys the broad bipartisan support of 4 out of 5 Americans.” Continue reading