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Trump’s budget request seeks $33B in HUD cuts
The president’s budget proposal includes steep cuts to housing programs, with one industry advocate calling them “draconian.”
Redwood gains ground with jumbos, defends GSE privatization efforts
Redwood Trust is expanding its role as a liquidity provider in the jumbo space while policymakers continue to debate the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Enterprise Community Partners combines CFO, COO roles
Consolidation is intended to streamline leadership and improve coordination across the organization’s core divisions.
Servicers prepare to handle forbearance exits
Servicers have worked with millions of borrowers who lost their jobs during the pandemic, but the challenges continue.
Taking stock: Your leadership approach in 2022
As we turn the page on 2021, it’s important to check in with ourselves and identify what we are leaving in the past and what we are taking with us into the new year.
Lenders tread carefully around targeted lending programs
Last week HUD cleared the way to fully implement targeted lending programs, but lenders are questioning why they should take the risk.