Committee Leaders Announce PATH Act to End Taxpayer Bailout and Create Sustainable Housing Finance System
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Leaders on the Financial Services Committee today announced the PATH Act – the Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act – to create a sustainable housing finance system. HUD's Moving to Work Program is the Best Approach Available to Help Families in Public Housing Achieve Self-Sufficiency
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Moving to Work program is the best approach available to help families in public housing achieve self-sufficiency, witnesses told the Housing and Insurance Subcommittee at a hearing yesterday. Chairman Hensarling on HUD's Moving-to-Work Program
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at today's Housing and Insurance Subcommittee hearing on the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Moving-to-Work Program Chairman Hensarling Announces Remainder of Committee’s June Schedule
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today announced the committee’s schedule of hearings and markups for the last two weeks of June. Weekly Rundown
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We’ll hold four hearings -- including full committee action on sustainable housing finance reform -- this week in addition to our three (and a half) bills on the House Floor. Be sure to check back here on the Bottom Line Blog -- and subscribe to our email lists -- for updates throughout the week. Here’s what’s happening: We’re told on Tuesday the Rules Committee will meet… Chairman Hensarling Announces Upcoming Committee Schedule
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today announced the committee’s hearing schedule for the first half of June. Chairman Hensarling Opposes Obama Administration Decision to Extend Failed HAMP
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) expressed his strong opposition to President Obama’s decision to extend the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), a failed and costly program that has been shown to actually hurt struggling homeowners. Chairman Hensarling Announces New Subcommittee Assignments for Two Members
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today announced new subcommittee assignments for two members of the committee -- Rep. Dennis Ross (R-FL) and Rep. Keith Rothfus (R-PA). Hearing Explores Government Role in Multifamily and Health Care Facilities Mortgage Insurance and Reverse Mortgages
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The Financial Services Housing and Insurance Subcommittee continued its examination of the troubled Federal Housing Administration (FHA) today with a hearing that focused on several of the agency’s programs that operate outside its mission. Subcommittee Hearing Shows FHA's Current Policies and Practices Create an Impediment to a Sustainable Housing Finance System
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The Federal Housing Administration (FHA), as it operates today, is an impediment to a sustainable housing finance system and must be reformed, witnesses told the House Financial Services Housing and Insurance Subcommittee today. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
