Eric Lee/Bloomberg A group of Democratic lawmakers called on Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Director Bill Pulte to “do his job” and focus on finding solutions to make housing more affordable, rather than concentrating on matters outside his purview — such as who runs the Federal Reserve. In a letter Friday, U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., […]
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WASHINGTON — The Senate Banking Committee passed a package of housing bills unanimously in a 24-0 vote. The package, championed by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott, R-S.C. and the panel’s ranking member Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is meant to slash red tape for housing construction and pump money into communities that are building more
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Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., joined Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., in sponsoring a forthcoming bill that would allow the Federal Housing Finance Agency to set executive compensation rules for leaders at the Federal Home Loan banks.Bloomberg News WASHINGTON — Sens. Jim Banks, R-Ind., and Catherine Cortez-Masto, D-Nev., are introducing a bill that would allow the
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