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House Democrats Urge CFPB to Create Small Business Loan Reporting Rule
Led by Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ) and Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), 82 House Democrats wrote a letter urging CFPB Director Richard Cordray to restructure the collection of small business lending data in order to help lending institutions better understand the financial needs of these businesses. The letter comes less than two months after…
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Real Estate Agents and the Senior Citizen Homeowner
The population of seniors in the United States is increasing rapidly due to the aging baby boomer generation, and some cities are experiencing more rapid growth than others. It is therefore important for real estate agents to be aware of these locales, and understand the best ways to sell to senior citizens.
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Special Veterans Spread in NAWRB Magazine!
NAWRB is proud to announce we will be featuring a Veterans Spread in our upcoming October magazine issue. It will highlight several programs available to our country’s retired and active military members, and will include submissions and testimonials from the very organizations working to serve the Americans that have served us so diligently.
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Fannie Mae Creates Affordable Lending Product
Fannie Mae just made getting a mortgage easier with the release of their HomeReady mortgage. The new program will make homeownership possible for people who were previously deemed unqualified for loans.
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Happy Women’s Equality Day!
Here at NAWRB, we would like to wish our members and community a happy Women’s Equality Day. This is a day that celebrates the 95th anniversary of American women winning the right to vote in the United States.
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You Can Now Review Federal Agencies on Yelp
Yelp just announced that it has reached an agreement with the federal government allowing users to review federal agencies and offices. This will allow agencies to claim their Yelp pages, accept reviews and utilize feedback to improve their operations.
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Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae Non-Performing Loans
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have strengthened their efforts to sell their high number of delinquent, non-performing loans (NPLs). From helping the taxpayer to providing opportunities for minority- and women-owned businesses, the reasons for the newfound auction fervor are several.
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NWBC to Address Venture Capital Gender Gap
The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC)—a non-partisan federal advisory council that advises the President, Congress and the U.S. Small Business Administration on economic issues regarding women business owners—will host a panel discussion addressing the gender gap in venture capital on September 11, 2015 at 2PM EST.
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Baby Boomers Are Staying in their Single-Family Homes
The latest edition of Fannie Mae Housing Insights reports that the baby boomer generation is staying in their single-family homes, and not transitioning to apartment living as it was previously thought. The research reveals that the number of baby boomers—Americans born between 1946 and 1965—occupying single-family homes has shifted minimally in recent years, regardless of…
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2012 Survey of Business Owners Preliminary Results
The U.S. Census Bureau has released preliminary results from their 2012 Survey of Business Owners (SBO), comprised of information from approximately 1.75 million businesses.