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Attorney General Eric Holder announced a $335 million settlement with Countrywide over claims of discriminatory lending practices, the largest fair lending settlement in U.S. history. Countr…

Following opening remarks, a panel of political figures and journalists talked about the impact of the Hispanic population on the U.S. economy. Topics included education, home ownership, and…

Secretary Shaun Donovan and others talked about revitalizing local economies. In his remarks he said his agency would have a hard time funding grants for cities this year, and he called on l…

Members of the newly created White House Rural Council spoke to reporters following a meeting with President Obama.

Secretary Shaun Donovan testified about his department’s fiscal year 2012 budget request and cuts to programs envisioned by the proposal. He laid out three main priorities for the budget inc…

Officials toured areas devastated by a series of tornadoes and spoke to reporters about relief and recovery efforts.

Secretaries Shaun Donovan and Timothy Geithner testified on the future of federal housing programs and the White House administration’s recent white Paper report on housing finance reform.

Mayors and other officials from around the country gathered for an annual winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Their remarks focused on state, local and federal efforts to create…