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Kilolo Kijakazi, acting Social Security Administration (SSA) commissioner, discussed challenges facing her agency, such as staffing shortages, large backlogs, and improving customer service.…

Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) stressed the importance of the “holistic integration of resources” during a virtual conversation hosted by the Urban Institute. The discussion focused on federal invest…

Officials from banking regulatory agencies, scholars, and housing finance experts discussed proposed updates to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), a 1977 law that encourages banks to help…

Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro took part in an Urban Institute discussion on advancing fair housing and racial equity through federal housing policy. Following …

The Urban Institute held a discussion about providing support for immigrant families. The panel discussed how the coronavirus pandemic highlighted disparities within immigrant communities an…

Panelists took part in a series of discussions on a new National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report on the impact of immigration on the economy, the workforce, and local…

Experts in housing finance talked about public policy issues relevant to the mortgage market. They discussed the current state of the mortgage servicing market, rules governing home loan len…

Leaders from the Mortage Bankers Association, Financial Services Roundtable, and Housing Policy Council talked about housing finance policy. Topics included credit accessibility, the future …

Following introductory remarks, Jason Furman talked about the economic indicators and other statistics the Obama administration used to track the overall health of the U.S. economy. He also …

James Bennet moderated a discussion on New Orleans housing and neighborhood development. “A City Changing: Housing, Neighborhoods and Tradition” was part of the day-long event, “New Orle…

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew talked about federal corporate taxes, loopholes that allow some business to avoid paying the full rate, and potential reforms to the tax code. Following his talk,…

State officials and health policy experts talked about lessons learned from the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s Healthcare.gov web site and enrollment process. They responded to …