Blogs

A Closer Look at Efforts to Increase Affordable Housing in the U.S.
- September 30, 2021
- Eric Haar
With the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) under new leadership since June and a newly announced plan to increase the nation’s affordable housing stock, we’ve decided to take a look at some of the specifics.
Could Now be the Time for De Novo Banks?
- June 25, 2021
- Eric Haar
Investor confidence in bank stocks and a governmental push to increase bank access in rural communities could be the one-two punch needed for more de novo bank formations.
What Financial Institutions Should Know About the New Stimulus Law
- December 30, 2020
- Eric Haar
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate approved a $908 billion, 5,500-page economic stimulus bill, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.
The Future of Housing Finance
- July 07, 2016
- Eric Haar
In 2008, Congress passed the Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA). Among other things, HERA created a new federal regulator, known as the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).