Follow-up Letter to FHA Regarding ML 2023-03
This letter follows up on the joint August 24, 2023 letter to HUD on partial claim eligibility.
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This letter follows up on the joint August 24, 2023 letter to HUD on partial claim eligibility.
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This letter urges FHFA to direct the Enterprises, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to require that all mortgages for new homes backed by the Enterprises meet the same building code requirements currently proposed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The Underserved Mortgage Markets Coalition (UMMC) represents 30 national affordable housing organizations which are firmly committed to working with FHFA and the GSEs to increase affordable housing of all types in underserved markets. The coalition offers these policy recommendations to allow the GSEs to increase affordable housing opportunities and further the public’s understanding of their…
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NCLC staff illustrated to FCC how the federal E-Sign Act applies to TCPA regulations.
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Joint comments on proposed interagency guidance regarding how financial institutions should handle reconsideration of valuation requests (more commonly known as ROVs) and consumer complaints about appraisals.
This letter from organizations representing students, workers, civil rights organizations, consumers, low-income borrowers, and researchers sets forth strong opposition to efforts to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Biden-Harris Administration’s new rule implementing the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan for federal student loan borrowers. Over 4 million Americans across the…
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NCLC joined a number of other organizations in petitioning the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to commence a rulemaking to require meaningful consumer consent, after a dispute arises, regarding the use of arbitration to resolve disputes involving consumer financial products and services.
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The National Consumer Law Center submitted testimony in response to a request from the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals and the State of New York for feedback on the state of nursing home debt collection in New York. Additional attention and focus on nursing home debt collection is needed in New York to…
We urge the Commission to adopt a set of best practices for legal callers that—if widely used—will likely eliminate many of the illegal calls plaguing subscribers’ telephone lines. These best practices would leverage the market power of the legal callers to change the calculus of voice service providers who are currently complicit—either knowingly or with…
The National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) (on behalf of our low-income clients), Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund, and Georgia Watch submit the following comments in response to the Request for Information Regarding Medical Payment Products (RFI) issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the…
On behalf of our low-income clients, the National Consumer Law Center submits these comments in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s request for feedback on the proposed application form for the Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Program. Our comments reflect our experience working directly with low-income borrowers applying for TPD discharge and other federal…
This guidance from the US Department of Health and Human Services draws on recommendations by NCLC and sets forth consumer protection guidance for Community Solar programs that enroll LIHEAP households.
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