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Fair Housing’s Disparate Impact

Fair Housing’s Disparate Impact By Scott M. Drucker, Esq., General Counsel, Arizona Association of REALTORS® Source: Arizona REALTOR® Magazine – April 2013, ©Arizona Association of REALTORS® “As we’ve learned over the years, … [Continue Reading]

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MBA Submits QM Concurrent Comment Letter

On February 25 MBA submitted a comment letter on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s concurrent proposal--released simultaneously with the Final Rule--and amending this final ability to repay/qualified mortgage rule. The comment letter … [Continue Reading]

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Mortgage Action Alliance Newsletter

  With the battle over sequestration behind them, congressional leaders turned their attention to the expiring continuing resolution that is funding much of the federal government through March 27. With  oth parties … [Continue Reading]

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Mortgage Action Alliance Newsletter

MBA President and CEO David Stevens traveled to Capitol Hill last week to testify before the Senate Banking Committee hearing on the Federal Housing Administration’s financial condition in the wake of the recent actuarial report that found the … [Continue Reading]

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Phoenix Rising Like…Well, a Phoenix

National Mortgage News by Ted Cornwell MAR 4, 2013 WE’RE HEARING...If you want to see what a housing recovery looks like on the ground, it’s time to visit Phoenix, as I did recently for the first time in a couple of years. Gone are … [Continue Reading]

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Key MBA Actions

HUD Publishes Disparate Impact Rule in the Federal Register On Friday, February 15, 2013, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published its final disparate impact rule in the Federal Register. The rule has an effective date of 30 … [Continue Reading]

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