Today on TAP: Will the Fed take that health as a cue to keep strangling it?
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Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Reinvestment Movement vs. the Bankers
David is very nimble, but Goliath is more powerful than ever.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Why Obama-Era Economists Are So Mad About Student Debt Relief
It exposes their failed mortgage debt relief policies after the Great Recession.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Mortgage Market Déjà Vu
Efforts to privatize mortgage finance will lead to future financial crises.
Posted inEconomic Policy
How to Start Closing the Racial Wealth Gap
An obscure add-on charge for mortgages has put homeownership out of reach, disproportionately for Black Americans.
Posted inTAP
About Those Very Low Mortgage Rates
Today on TAP: If you are not a current homeowner, it’s harder to get a mortgage than ever
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Freddie Mac Using Shady AI Company for Mortgage Loans
ZestFinance is implicated in high-cost payday lending and backed by Peter Thiel. It’s now working with a government-sponsored mortgage giant.
Posted inHousing
Bernie Sanders Proposes Reparations—for Defrauded Homeowners
His Housing for All plan includes a commission to study and grant relief to victims of fraud and abuse in the aftermath of the foreclosure crisis.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Trump Appointee Delivering a Jackpot for Hedge Funds
Joseph Otting, as an acting overseer of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, sets in motion a plan to overhaul the housing finance system, which would enrich wealthy investors.
