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From challenges in updating technology and filling staff vacancies, to addressing falling minority homeownership rates, FHA Commissioner Brian Montgomery spoke to press Tuesday about the goals and challenges he’s facing after returning tom the agency.

The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection has announced the appointment of its Principal Policy Director, Brian Johnson, as Deputy Acting Director. Johnson takes over from Leandra English who announced she's stepping down recently.

The guidelines issued by BCFP advise small banks and credit unions on the partial exemptions available to them under the HMDA rules of the amended Dodd-Frank Act. Here are the details.

Click through to watch a 45-minute video taken during Dr. Ben Carson’s recent appearance at the Bipartisan Policy Center.

On Tuesday, Fannie Mae welcomed groups such as the American Mortgage Diversity Council and the National Association of Gay and Lesbian Real Estate Professionals to their D.C. headquarters for a roundtable discussion of strengthening fair housing protections for LGBT individuals and other relevant topics.

On Thursday, the Executive Office of the President announced recommendations for significant changes to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Here’s how the new plan aims to end their conservatorship and reduce the role of the GSEs to “level the playing field with the private sector.”

A New York Judge ruled that the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection is Unconstitutional in a written decision on Thursday.

Thursday marks six-months since the passage of the Tax cuts and Jobs Act. Look back on how the changes in taxes have impacted housing.

Kraninger, an associate director at the Office of Management and Budget, will succeed Acting Director Mick Mulvaney, whose term is ending.

With a recent D.C. appeals court ruling providing some guidance on regulations related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the National Mortgage Servicing Association is now asking the FCC to provide further clarity regarding auto dialers and how consumers grant consent to be contacted.