Table of Contents
Who We Are
Investing in a Just Economy
Invest Local
Invest Forward
Invest Fair
Invest Period
Invest Period
2017 Policy Agenda – Full version
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Policy Fact Sheets
Invest Local
- Defend CRA From Efforts to Weaken It
- Improve Accountability for CRA Activities With Tougher Bank Examinations and Timely Release of CRA Ratings
- Identify and Enforce Public Benefits Claimed by Banks in Mergers and Acquisitions and Require Specific Description of Public Benefits of Mergers
- Reduce FHA’s Mortgage Insurance Premium to Make Homeownership More Accessible
- Continue to Improve the FHA Quality Assurance Framework to Ensure Greater Lender Participation and Better Access to Homeownership
- Protect Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s Affordable Housing Mission and Affordable Housing Goals in Any Reform of the Enterprises
- Protect Funding of the National Housing Trust Fund and Capital Magnet Fund Even as the Enterprises Remain in Conservatorship
- Rethink Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s Backing of Private Equity Investors in the Single Family Rental Market
- Prioritize the Affordable Housing Needs of Rural Americans
Invest Forward
- Ensure that Innovative Fintech Companies Have Requirements Around Consumer Protections, Transparency and Affirmative Obligations That Mirror Those For Banks
- Improve Federal Funding for HUD-Approved Housing Counseling Agencies to Build and Maintain Strong Homeownership
Invest Fair
- Oppose Efforts to Undermine Fair Housing Enforcement, Including HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) and Disparate Impact Rules
- Protect the CFPB and its Director From Attacks That Limit Their Ability to Ensure a Fair and Transparent Financial System
- Protect Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act to Ensure Better Access to Credit for Small Businesses
- Make Public Better Data About the Mortgage Market and Loan Products
- Provide Incentives for Financial Institutions to Adopt Age-Friendly Banking
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- Ensure a Fair Federal Tax Code That Continues to Support Homeownership, Affordable Housing and Investment in Small, Midsize and Rural Communities
- Continue to Invest in the Critical Infrastructure of the Country
