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MBA Advocacy Update February 17, 2012
The House and Senate spent the week wrangling over a 10-month extension of unemployment benefits, Medicare payments to doctors, and the payroll tax holiday, with congressional tax-writers once again targeting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guarantee fees as a funding source for the legislation. MBA vigorously opposed this use of g-fees to pay for unrelated programs, and the final bill - which Congress hopes to pass by the weekend - did not contain this harmful provision.
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MBA Advocacy Update February 10, 2012
After months of tense negotiations, state attorneys general and federal regulators forged a $25 billion settlement agreement with the nation's five largest servicers. The announcement concludes an oftentimes arduous journey that produced rumors and speculation, but may now lead to a period of more certainty in the housing markets.
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Mortgage Related Provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act:
July 21, 2010
Summary describing key points in the Dodd-Frank Reform and Consumer Protection Act that was signed into law on Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Letter to MBA Members on the Future of the Federal Housing Administration and the Government National Mortgage Association
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