• Senators call on Pulte to pause GSE privatization plans,Chris Clow

    Senators call on Pulte to pause GSE privatization plans

    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 conser

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  • HUD plans new time limits, work requirements for rental aid: report,Chris Clow

    HUD plans new time limits, work requirements for rental aid: report

    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 report

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  • Why Friday’s jobs report won’t compel Powell to cut rates,Logan Mohtashami

    Why Friday’s jobs report won’t compel Powell to cut rates

    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 rep

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