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Shelby Calls on Committee to Move Commonsense Housing Reform
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, ranking Republican on the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, today made the following statement at a hearing to examine the state of the housing market.
CONGRESSMAN BACHUS USA TODAY COLUMN ON PRESIDENT’S NEW HOUSING PLAN
WASHINGTON, DC - February 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Spencer Bachus (AL-6) said that more jobs and more private-sector investment, not more failed government programs, are what's needed to help struggling homeowners.
Huntsville Celebrates Launch of Home Energy Upgrade Program with Energy Department Support
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday recognized the launch of the Huntsville WISE Gold Program, one of DOE's Better Buildings Neighborhood projects, at a Home Energy "Block Party" in H...
Shelby: If Congress Had Acted, Housing Market Would Look Different
November 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, ranking Republican on the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, today made the following statement at a Committee hearing on oversight of the Federal Housing Finance...
Shelby: 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Needs Fact-Based Analysis
October 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, ranking Republican on the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, today made the following statement at a Committee hearing on the 30-year, fixed rate mortgage
Alabama Court Affirms Enforceability of MERS Mortgage
Reston, VA - August 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In Freddie Mac v. Brooks, the U.S. District Court for Alabama’s Eastern Division dismissed with prejudice the borrowers’ counterclaim against Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS...
Long-Term Housing Options Focus of Walker County Disaster Expo
BIRMINGHAM, AL - July 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tornado survivors can get answers on how to plan and accomplish their permanent housing goals at the Housing and Recovery Expo in Walker County Saturday, July 9
Birmingham Man Faces Mortgage Fraud Charges for Selling Houses He Did Not Own
BIRMINGHAM, AL - June 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Federal prosecutors on Monday charged a Birmingham man for running a mortgage fraud scheme in which he sold houses that he did not own, U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance announced.
Shelby: Congress Needs to Do Its Homework on Housing Reform
March 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, ranking Republican on the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, today made the following statement at a Committee hearing on the consideration of proposals to reform the housing finance system
Shelby Joins Johnson in Making Housing Finance Reform a Top Priority
February 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), ranking Republican on the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, today made the following statement regarding the White Paper released by the Obama Administration concerning the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The White Paper was a requirement of the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform legislation.
Brookwood Man Faces 34-Count Federal Indictment in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
BIRMINGHAM, AL - February 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A federal grand jury today indicted a Brookwood man on wire fraud and false statement charges related to a more than $1 million mortgage fraud scheme in the Birmingham area, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance.
Leader of Mortgage Fraud Ring Sentenced to 6 ½ Years in Prison and Ordered...
BIRMINGHAM, AL - December 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- A federal judge today sentenced the leader of a mortgage fraud ring in Jefferson County to 6 ½ years in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, FBI Special Agent in Charge Patrick Maley and Department of Housing and Urban Development Acting Inspector General Michael Stephens.
