As Trump Pushes Housing Affordability, His Mortgage Chief Undermines It

The Seattle Times, January 18, 2026, As Trump Pushes Housing Affordability, His Mortgage Chief Undermines It

“There have been pretty large cuts, and in some cases the elimination of whole teams of the people related to fair lending, emerging markets and some of the more mission-related work streams,” said Jesse Van Tol, CEO of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. “So I certainly think you can take from that a shift in focus.”

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