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A group of 14 Democratic senators, led by Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), have called on Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte to pause any potential plans to release government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from conservatorship. The letter, first reported by Bloomberg, said that any potential […]

The leaders seated earlier this year in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are reportedly planning new time limits and work requirements for recipients of the department’s existing rental assistance programs, according to an internal document viewed by NPR. The document reportedly reveals that HUD is planning on limiting the amount of

Will Friday’s jobs report compel Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to cut rates by 1%, as President Trump suggested on social media today? The answer is no. While the labor market is showing signs of cooling and there are some indications of stress in certain sectors of the economy, today’s report, although it exceeded estimates,