Two Federal Housing Programs on the Chopping Block
On Thursday, March 3, 2011, the House Financial Services Committee voted to end two Federal Housing programs. The two seemingly unmanageable programs sought to be eliminated include the FHA (Federal Housing Administration) Short Refi Program and the program initiated through the Dodd-Frank Reform Act last summer which provided a “bridge loan” for those who lost […]
Testimony in the Hearing on the TARP Foreclosure Mitigation Program
Click here to read Katherine Porter’s testimony before the Congressional Oversight Panel at the Hearing on the TARP Foreclosure Mitigation Program in which she describes how the allegations of legal errors in the foreclosure process may impact the housing markets, the soundness of banks, and the overall financial markets.