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HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency announced the creation of a $500 grant that can be applied to homebuyers’ down payment and closing costs when they are buying a …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Governor Tom Wolf recently issued an emergency order suspending the statutory deadline provision in the COVID Relief-Mortgage and Rental Assistance Grant Program. The deadline under section 191-C(g)(3) …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) this week filed a lawsuit against Townstone Financial, Inc., a nonbank retail-mortgage creditor based in Chicago, for violations of the Equal …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson this week announced the “Eviction Prevention and Stability Toolkit” to encourage Public Housing Authorities (PHA) and …
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) to address the impending expiration of the Government-Sponsored Enterprises Patch (GSE Patch). The GSE Patch …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Burea) issued a final rule raising the loan-volume coverage thresholds for financial institutions reporting data under the Home Mortgage Reporting Act (HMDA).
Read MoreHARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella announced that a Proposed Stipulation of Settlement has been filed to resolve all outstanding claims against all remaining defendant banks in a lawsuit alleging …
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