Washington, D.C., March 1, 2021 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has filed comments copy attached with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) calling for the inclusion of mainstream manufactured home personal property or “chattel” loans — once again – within the Agency’s Enterprise Housing Goals (EHG) for mortgage giants Fannie Mae and […]
For those of us “senior” enough to remember cigarette commercials on television, an iconic brand, with a somewhat unusual advertising approach, was Tareyton cigarettes. Tareyton commercials featured “smokers” with phony black eyes, who supposedly preferred to “fight” rather than “switch” to some other cigarette brand. The idea, of course, was to promote brand loyalty. Unfortunately,
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REPORT AND ANALYSIS IN THIS REPORT: FEBRUARY 2, 2021 BIDEN FOCUSES ON ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING BIDEN RESCINDS TRUMP REGULATORY ORDERS FHFA DTS DECISION AT ODDS WITH BIDEN HOUSING POLICIES HUD
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REPORT AND ANALYSISIN THIS REPORT: NOVEMBER 20, 2020 MHARR BOARD SHARPENS FOCUS ON POST-PRODUCTION ISSUES FHFA DTS “COMPLIANCE” REPORT SHOWS CONTINUING DECEPTION HUD WASTES FOUR YEARS WITHOUT MAJOR PROGRAM REFORMS PROPOSED FHFA “NEW PRODUCTS” RULE MORE OF THE SAME FOR DTS AFTER TWENTY YEARS HUD UPDATES RULE ON STATE PAYMENTS MHCC SUBCOMMITTEES CONSIDER NEW
Washington, D.C., November 4, 2020 – As confirmed by the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), a report recently submitted to Congress by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) — the federal regulator for mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – reveals, for the first time, how those entities have been certified by
Washington, D.C., October 21, 2020 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has filed comments ( copy attached) regarding proposed revisions and a one-year (2021) extension period for Duty to Serve Underserved Markets (DTS) Implementation Plans previously filed by mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In its comments, responding to a September
MHARR EXPOSES FHFA DTS FAILURES AND DISTORTIONS TO CONGRESS Washington, D.C., October 16, 2020 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) in verbal and written comments presented at an October 16, 2020 Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) “Listening Session” concerning implementation of the statutory Duty to Serve Underserved Markets (DTS) mandate (see, copy
MHARR — ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES By Mark Weiss At press time for this article, just four weeks remain before the November 3, 2020 presidential election. The election itself, as illustrated during the September 29, 2020 “debate,” presents a stark contrast for voters, and its outcome will produce equally stark policy contrasts for the manufactured housing
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MHARR EXPOSES FANNIE AND FREDDIE DECEPTION OF REGULATORS CONGRESS AND TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ON DTS MHARR, in a critical new dialogue with senior Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) officials has demonstrated, with specific facts, information and key relevant numbers, how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have diverted and undermined the implementation of the Duty to Serve
For the vast majority of lower and moderate-income Americans seeking to enter the housing market via the most direct and affordable means – i.e., through the purchase of a mainstream, inherently affordable HUD Code manufactured home – the Duty to Serve Underserved Markets (DTS) mandate, enacted by Congress twelve year ago as part of the
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