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HUD Developing Sexual Orientation Discrimination Study

Date: March 4, 2010

Your NARPM® Governmental Affairs Committee wanted to make sure you were aware of a new anti-discrimination study...

Defective Drywall Update: Identification Guidelines Released

Date: February 23, 2010

n April of last year, we sent you an update on the growing issue of defective Chinese-made drywall. This drywall has been found...

HUD Extends Comment Period for Proposed SAFE Act Rules

Date: February 17, 2010

Assistant Secretary for Housing David H. Stevens announced yesterday that HUD is extending the public comment period on its proposed rule on the Secure and Fair Enforcement Mortgage Licensing Act (SAFE) Act to...

Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac Update

Date: January 26, 2010

Recent news reports regarding discussions in the U.S. House Financial Services Committee about the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have raised the question about whether these two GSEs should be eliminated or just restructured...

Foreclosures Suspended & New Webpage

Date: December 18, 2009

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced Thursday that they are temporarily suspending foreclosure evictions for about two weeks to...

Fannie Mae Deed-for-Lease Program

Date: November 6, 2009

Fannie Mae announced a new program it has designed to further assist homeowners facing foreclosure...

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

Date: October 22, 2009

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), lead is a highly toxic metal that at one time was...

Internet Rental Scam Alert

Date: October 1, 2009

Your Governmental Affairs Committee wants to warn you about an internet rental scam that has been...

International ACH Transaction Changes

Date: September 18, 2009

Beginning today, September 18th, International ACH transactions (IATs) will be required to...

Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act

Date: September 1, 2009

On May 20th, President Obama signed a new law that included the “Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act” (PTFA) which provides...

Smoke Alarm Recall

Date: July 15, 2009

The NARPM® Governmental Affairs Committee felt it was important to notify you of a serious product recall that was announced on July 9th.

Vermiculite Insulation Contaminated by Asbestos

Date: June 30, 2009

On June 17th the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declared a public health emergency...

National Healty Homes Initiative

Date: June 22, 2009

On June 9th, HUD and the Acting Surgeon General held a press conference to announce a new national strategy to create healthy homes.

New Law Impacts Foreclosed Property Tenants

Date: May 28, 2009

“Helping Families Save Their Home Act of 2009” (S.896) was signed into law by President Obama on May 20, 2009. The bill...

EPA Holds Bed Bug Summit & Webcast

Date: May 12, 2009

Bed Bugs are a growing pest nuisance nationwide...

Defective Drywall

Date: April 16, 2009

Defective Chinese-made drywall used in the construction of homes between 2004 and 2007 has been found to...

Freddie Mac is Looking for You!

Date: February 23, 2009

At the end of last month, Freddie Mac announced that it would be instituting an REO Rental Option to handle foreclosure rentals...

Fannie Mae Update

Date: February 19, 2009

You may recall that we informed you last month about a decision made by Fannie Mae to use their existing broker network for managing foreclosed properties as part of their new National REO Rental Policy...

Fannie Mae Announces REO Rental Policy

Date: January 15, 2009

In a press release sent out on Tuesday, Fannie Mae announced the establishment of a new National Real Estate Owned (REO) Rental Policy that will allow qualified renters in Fannie Mae-owned foreclosed properties to stay in their homes...

Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac Extended Moratorium

Date: January 13, 2009

According to CNN Mortgage giants, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have extended a moratorium on foreclosure suspensions for another three weeks, directing the mortgage servicers they work with to postpone any foreclosure or eviction proceedings through January 31...

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