HUD’s hiring of Eric Blankenstein, who is accused of posting racist blogs, is unbelievable.
Unbelievable: HUD hires official driven out of CFPB over racist blog posts Read More »
By 2021, the most popular and widely-used interest-rate benchmark, the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), will no longer exist as a benchmark for the $2 trillion in outstanding loans in the United States. In its place will most likely be the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), which is broadly considered to be more robust and realistic than LIBOR. Nearly every borrower in the country that is paying off debt that is set based on the LIBOR will be affected by this change.
By 2021, big changes for interest rates could spell trouble for borrowers Read More »
A federal judge on Friday threw out a lawsuit against Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson and his agency, dealing a blow to advocates challenging how the department enforces fair housing laws.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is accusing Facebook of violating the Fair Housing Act.
CNN: HUD hits Facebook with housing discrimination complaint Read More »
HUD released an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) to reconsider HUD’s implementation of the Affirmatively Further Fair Housing (AFFH) rule.
HUD launches effort to replace Obama-era rule to end housing segregation Read More »
HUD appears to be thinking about how to create loopholes to avoid findings of disparate impact, a standard that says discrimination, regardless of intent, is illegal.
The Trump administration reconsiders the disparate impact rule Read More »
Carson suspended the rule in January, allowing local and state governments to continue receiving HUD grants without compliance with the full requirements of the Fair Housing Act.
Ben Carson’s proposal would put nearly 1 million children at risk of homelessness, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities said.
In 2017, the number of reported housing discrimination complaints increased slightly to 28,843, according to the report. Of these, HUD processed 1,311.
This proposal is part of a comprehensive effort by the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress to restrict access to the safety net and reduce the levels of assistance for those who do qualify.
The Democratic Senator said officials are rolling back anti-discrimination protections for people of color in the face of modern-day redlining.
Reveal: Warren writes to regulators on ‘disturbing pattern’ of fair housing changes Read More »
Carson has come under significant criticism since HuffPost first reported Wednesday that HUD was changing its mission statement.
HUD officials spent $31,000 on a new dining room set for Secretary Ben Carson’s office.
New York Times: Ben Carson’s HUD Spends $31,000 on Dining Set for His Office Read More »
Trump’s budget proposal would cut billions from the social safety net while paving the way for broad work requirements for families receiving housing
Washington Post: Trump’s budget hits poor Americans the hardest Read More »
City lab attains draft of new HUD proposal to enforce work requirements and increase rent for millions receiving housing HUD.
City Lab: HUD may push new work requirements for public housing residents Read More »
