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Advocates for those experiencing homelessness testified about ways to address the crisis across the country. Members of a House Financial Services subcommittee asked witnesses about a…

The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance held a virtual hearing to examine the impact exclusionary zoning policies have on affordable…

The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance held a virtual hearing to consider the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act (PRIA) proposed by…

The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance held a virtual hearing on efforts to assist renters impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Witnesses…

Brian Montgomery, the commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), testified before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance about…

Witnesses testified on proposals to improve oversight, regulation, and enforcement of the housing appraisal process. Among the topics addressed were the implementation of new financial…

Witnesses testified about fraud in the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s affordable housing program. Witnesses included felons convicted of defrauding HUD’s Home Investment Partnership program.…

Officials testified about the problem of youth homelessness and government barriers that prevent many homeless youth from receiving housing assistance.

Current and former homeless children testified about their experiences and government barriers that prevent many homeless youth from receiving housing assistance.

Craig Fugate testified before the House Financial Services Committee about proposals to reform the National Flood Insurance Program.

The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity held a hearing on the National Flood Insurance Program. The program insures more than 5.5 million…

The Housing and Community Opportunity Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on proposals that would revise the national flood insurance program. Witnesses…

Witnesses testified about the Making Home Affordable program, which was designed to stem foreclosures by allowing eligible homeowners to refinance or modify the terms of their mortgages.

Mortgage servicing and government officials testified on the extent to which mortgage service companies are performing successful loan modifications that result in long-term, affordable…

A hearing was held on H.R. 5772, the Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2008. This bill seeks to increase the amount of affordable, supportive housing available for people…

The Housing and Community Opportunity Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on HR 920, the Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2007. The legislation would amend…

Insurance company executives and others testifed about the effects of natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina on the U.S. insurance markets for homeowners and whether that market is…

Witnesses testified about real estate sales over the Internet, market practices by realtors, brokerage fees for Internet sales, and the impact of Internet real estate services on the…

Witnesses testified about the real estate title insurance marketplace and the need to create more competition and efficiency for consumers. Topics included kickbacks from title insurance…

House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity held a hearing on Gulf Coast rebuilding. Donald Powell, Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding in the…