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After Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chair Jelena McWilliams’ resignation, a Democrat on the board will temporarily run the agency. But it's still unclear who will call the shots over the long run and how policymaking will be affected by the FDIC's leftward shift.
Because of differences in the way low-income housing is addressed state by state, proposed cuts have set off a West Coast-East Coast tug of war.
Democrats’ $3.5 trillion social policy package would appropriate over $300 billion for housing-related measures, including down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers. But those provisions could be on the chopping block as centrists try to trim the bill’s price tag.
Racial justice advocates fear President Biden is letting them down again -- this time by discarding a plan to give $25,000 to low-income Black people and other minorities to help them buy homes.
The eviction ban is ending, putting millions at risk of losing their homes The eviction ban is ending, putting millions at risk of losing their homes Posted: Jul 30, 2021 7:11 PM Updated: Jul 30, 2021 7:11 PM Posted By: By Anna Bahney Ronald Leonard expects the sheriff to arrive at the door of his Daytona Beach, Florida, home any day after the federal ban on evictions expires on Saturday. "I'm kind of a wreck," said Leonard, a retiree who lives on a fixed income. "If I end up on the street, I'll never survive." Like many of the 11.4 million people currently behind on their rent, Leonard was...