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Federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could cause some DC-area families to lose an average of $187 in monthly benefits.
Selling distressed loans to investors significantly cuts foreclosure rates The evidence from the FHA and FHFA is unequivocal: loan sales programs are highly valuable to taxpayers, borrowers, and investors.Increasing access to mortgages for minorities Over the past 10 years, the mortgage lending environment has seen a large swing in credit availability. The effects have been most dramatic for minority populationsSupporting sector strategies through collaboration between state workforce and economic development State-level collaboration can help drive cross-system partnerships and better leverage state government funding to support economic prosperity.Do you pay sales tax on your online holiday shopping? Odds are you’ll pay sales tax on some of your online shopping this year. And even when you don’t, you still owe your state the tax.Gainful employment data show that some for-profit grads enjoy higher earnings Diane Jones: "Don’t rule out a for-profit institution, because it just might yield higher earnings than the public college down the street."Overly tight credit killed 1.1 million mortgages in 2015 Lenders would have issued 6.3 million additional mortgages between 2009 and 2015 if lending standards had been more reasonable.
