Massive coalition of housing groups push Senate to confirm Pam Patenaude as HUD deputy secretary 

Last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO David Stevens sent a letter to the Senate leadership, calling on Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, and Chuck Schumer, D-New York, to quickly schedule a vote to approve Pam Patenaude as deputy secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. As it turns out, Stevens’ call to confirm Patenaude has more than a little support from within the housing industry.