Bipartisan Policy Center
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Where’s the key to unlocking the door to homeownership?
Apr 25, 2014A key question is whether a rigid reliance on credit scores, at the expense of meaningful underwriting of the borrower, is worth the price of diminished access to mortgage credit. Does this reliance make sense when the most risky and objectionable products (such as “no doc” loans and “interest-only ARMs”) have been effectively banned from the marketplace?
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HUDÕ Donovan: This is the worst rental crisis in this nation, ever
Apr 22, 2014 -
Can you guess the financial weight of Fannie and Freddie?
Mar 19, 2014 -
Love and hate on the Johnson-Crapo GSE reform effort
Mar 11, 2014 -
Immigration debate is now officially on the housing industry table
Feb 14, 2014 -
Immigration reform could spur housing recovery
Dec 10, 2013 -
Ohio lawmakers tackle affordable housing head-on
Aug 27, 2013 -
First-time homebuyers face overly restrictive mortgage market
Aug 13, 2013 -
Father of securitization doubts easy return to private mortgage bonds
Jun 17, 2013