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The rise of buy now, pay later products, which often aren’t reported to credit bureaus, could affect borrowers’ ability to buy a home and sustain homeownership.
How Organizations with Data and Technology Skills Can Play a Critical Role in the 2020 Census Local governments and organizations are forming coalitions to encourage census responses in 2020.The FHA Can Improve its Reverse Mortgage Program by Changing Servicing Protocol The FHA's Home Equity Conversation Mortgage program helps seniors tap into their housing wealth to help pay for living expenses.Supportive Housing Can Help Keep Families Together What if providing housing could prevent out-of-home placements to foster care?Five Strategies to Help America’s Renters Many 2020 presidential candidates have introduced legislation to tackle the affordable housing crisis.Facts Are Integral to the Centuries-Long Fight for Racial and Economic Equity When Urban was founded, tensions from centuries of racial injustice and division had reached a boiling point.With Public Charge Rule Looming, One in Seven Adults in Immigrant Families Reported Avoiding Public Benefit Programs in 2018 A new report provides evidence of “chilling effects” on immigrant families’ participation in safety net programs.