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HUD secretary visits New Orleans (News: Moldova.org: Politics)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:04:50 GMT

The head of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development visited New Orleans Monday to tour housing communities and meet with the mayor.While Secretary Steve Preston was in New Orleans he visited public housing neighborhoods, took part in a community center groundbreaking ceremony and met residents, HUD said.He also spoke with Mayor Ray Nagin to touch base regarding the city's reconstruction...

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NEW HUD SECRETARY TOURS NEW ORLEANS, MEETS WITH MAYOR (Department of Housing & Urban Development)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

NEW ORLEANS - On his first visit to New Orleans as the new head of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Secretary Steve Preston toured some of the city's public housing communities, participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for a new community center, visited a family that used a HUD program to become first-time homeowners, and met with Mayor Ray Nagin to get a briefing on the city's...

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HUD CHARGES ALABAMA MOBILE HOME PARK OWNERS WITH DISCRIMINATING AGAINST FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN (Department of Housing & Urban Development)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that it has charged Pina and Arthur Witherington, joint owners, agents and managers of Pina's Mobile Home Park in Daphne, Alabama, with discriminating against families by charging additional rental fees to families with children, and limiting the number of children allowed to occupy a mobile home.

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HUD SECRETARY HIGHLIGHTS FAITH-BASED CONTRIBUTIONS TO FIGHTING HOMELESSNESS (Department of Housing & Urban Development)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON - Faith-based organizations are making a huge difference in the Bush Administration's efforts to reduce homelessness, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston said today. Addressing the White House National Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Conference, Prestonhighlighted the Administration's partnership with faith-based and community organizations and...

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FHA AND MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY SIGN AGREEMENT TO HELP MORE MINNESOTANS ACCESS SAFER GOVERNMENT-INSURED MORTGAGES (Department of Housing & Urban Development)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:34:57 GMT

Minneapolis - HUD's Federal Housing Administration and the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (HFA) today announced a first-of-its-kind agreement to promote safer, affordable government-insured mortgages. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) forges a working relationship and commitment by the federal and state government to help Minnesotans continue to access safer and more secure FHA-insured mortgages....

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HUD ACCEPTS $350 MILLION MISSISSIPPI PLAN TO PRODUCE THOUSANDS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS FOR WORKING FAMILIES (Department of Housing & Urban Development)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON - U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston today accepted a $350 million plan by the State of Mississippi to produce thousands of affordable housing units for working families who continue to experience a chronic housing shortage in the State. Mississippi's Long Term Workforce Housing Plan will provide grants and loans to local communities, nonprofit organizations and private...

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FHA REACHING OUT TO 675,000 AT-RISK HOMEOWNERS IN SECOND PHASE OF DIRECT MAIL CAMPAIGN (Department of Housing & Urban Development)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON -This week, HUD's Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is mailing hundreds of thousands of letters to homeowners at risk of losing their homes through foreclosure and urging them to consider a safer, more affordable alternative to the high-cost mortgages they are currently paying. The first round of 280,000 letters was mailed in February. FHA's public awareness campaign will continue through...

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HUD SECRETARY NAMES DAVID HORNE AS CHIEF OF STAFF (Department of Housing & Urban Development)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston today announced David Horne will become Chief of Staff for the Department. Horne returns to the federal government after an extensive record in the public and private sector. Horne will oversee the day-to-day management of HUD's $40 billion budget and 9,300 employees throughout the nation.

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THE COUNTRYWIDE SIX By John Bender (USA Partisan)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:09:00 GMT

The news that former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson was one of the sleaze bags who enriched themselves with sweat heart deals on mortgages from Countrywide Financial makes it a bipartisan scandal and eliminates the slim possibility that any of them will be brought to justice. The ruling political class doesn’t like to bring its members to justice. But if one political party...

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STATEMENT BY HUD SECRETARY STEVE PRESTON ON THE HOPE NOW ALLIANCE'S NEW MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE GUIDELINES (Department of Housing & Urban Development)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston released the following statement today regarding the HOPE NOW Alliance's adoption of new guidelines to help homeowners more quickly obtain the assistance they need to avoid foreclosure. The new uniform guidelines will enable servicers working with HOPE NOW to reach homeowners more quickly about the status of their...

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HUD ANNOUNCES DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR THREE MIDWEST STATES (Department of Housing & Urban Development)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON - U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to dozens of storm-ravaged counties in Iowa, Indiana and Wisconsin and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes following severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding. This assistance includes foreclosure relief for families whose homes are...

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Angelo Mozilo Ups Used Car Salesman Ante At Countrywide (DealBreaker)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:18:42 GMT

Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd, North Dakota Senator Kent Conrad, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson, former Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala, and former U.N. ambassador and assistant Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke were part of Countrywide Financial's "V.I.P." program in 2003 and 2004, which waived points, lender fees and company borrowing...

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That’s Why They Call Them Rulers, See? (Daily Pundit)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:07:13 GMT

Instapundit.com - But it wasn’t just them: “Others who received ‘FOA’ loans include Alphonso Jackson, the secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Bush who resigned in April, and Donna Shalala, who was secretary of Health and Human Services in the Clinton administration.” You know, government conflict-of-interest rules can be pretty exacting where worker bees are [...]

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FHA EXTENDS FINANCING FOR IMMEDIATE PURCHASE OF FORECLOSED HOMES (Department of Housing & Urban Development)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON - In an effort to stabilize declining home values in certain neighborhoods, the Bush Administration today announced a temporary policy that will extend government-backed mortgage insurance and allow for the immediate sale of vacant foreclosed properties.

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ALTA, NAR, CRL Reach Consensus On RESPA Proposal (Business Wire)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:33:00 GMT

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a joint letter today to Secretary Steve Preston of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the American Land Title Association (ALTA), National

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(DATA news)

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:30:00 GMT

PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH: Welcome. Thank you. So glad to be here at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. And I've come to introduce you to your new boss, Secretary Steve Preston. I want to thank Steve's wife, Molly, five children... (LAUGHTER) (APPLAUSE) ... and his mom and dad, Lee...

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BUSH ADMINISTRATION RENEWS EFFORT TO ADDRESS RISKY LOANS ON GOVERNMENT-BACKED MORTGAGES (Department of Housing & Urban Development)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON- The Bush Administration today renewed its efforts to address risky government-backed seller-funded downpayment assistance loans that are significantly more likely to lead to foreclosure. �HUD's Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will reopen the public comment period on a proposed rule that would ban seller-funded downpayment assistance on mortgage transactions insured by the FHA. �The...

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Preston Sworn in as Secretary of HUD (Get Mash)

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 10:24:44 GMT

PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH: Welcome. Thank you. So glad to be here at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. And I’ve come to introduce you to your new boss, Secretary Steve Preston. I want to thank Steve’s wife, Molly, five children… (LAUGHTER) (APPLAUSE) … and his mom and dad, Lee… Read the full [...]

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Housing in 'time of turbulence,' Bush says (News: Moldova.org: Politics)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:06:00 GMT

U.S. President George Bush used a swearing-in ceremony Friday to push for legislation that would expand U.S. energy production and make tax cuts permanent.Bush spoke about the economy during the swearing-in ceremony of Steve Preston as Housing and Urban Development secretary. This is a time of turbulence in the housing market and slow growth for our overall economy, Bush said, noting that the Labor...

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Preston Sworn in as Secretary of HUD (Washington Post)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:25:44 GMT

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