Secretary Jackson Resignation Announcement
Secretary Alphonso Jackson announced that he is resigning from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He spoke of his accomplishments and said that he needed to attend to personal …
103 viewsSecretary Alphonso Jackson announced that he is resigning from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He spoke of his accomplishments and said that he needed to attend to personal …
103 viewsSecretary Jackson spoke about steps that the administration has taken to prevent foreclosures. Topics included the role of the Federal Housing Administration in refinancing loans. He also ta…
85 viewsThe House Financial Services Committee held an oversight hearing on the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
260 viewsSecretaries Alphonso Jackson and Henry Paulson updated reporters about efforts to help families keep their homes during the current mortgage crisis by helping more capable homeowners avoid f…
68 viewsTreasury Secretary Henry Paulson talked about the subprime mortgage crisis. He talked about the governmental interests in the development of a market-based solution. He said that mortgage in…
264 viewsSecretary Alphonso Jackson delivered the keynote address. Topics included the subprime mortgage crisis, lower housing values, predatory lending, and the tragedy to individuals of losing a ho…
109 viewsSecretaries Paulson and Jackson and others talked with reporters about new steps for helping homeowners avoid foreclosure. Topics included the turmoil in the mortgage market, falling house p…
675 viewsThe House Financial Services Committee held a hearing titled “Legislative and Regulatory Options for Minimizing and Mitigating Mortgage Foreclosures.” Witnesses testified about the Presiden…
467 viewsSecretary Jackson talked about the challenges the nation faces in such areas as predatory lending, housing discrimination, corrections in the housing market, and the need to rebuild the Gulf…
71 viewsSecretary Jackson talked about the home-buying process, how to help those who own a home to stay in it, and legislation that could help HUD’s Federal Housing Administration provide an altern…
111 viewsIntroductory remarks were made by Frank Davis, Brian Montgomery, and Secretary Jackson. The panelists discussed strategies to reach homeowners in debt. Michelle Singletary moderated. Topi…
100 viewsSecretary Jackson testified at a hearing on the fiscal year 2008 budget for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He talked about funding levels for various department programs, u…
114 viewsAt the annual Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner, Africare presented the Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award to former Department of State Secretary Colin Powell. Following remarks h…
145 viewsWitnesses testified about fiscal year 2006 Supplemental Appropriations for Gulf Coast hurricane recovery and federal reconstruction efforts in the region.
81 viewsAdministration officials and lawmakers spoke to members of the National Congress of American Indians about a number of policy issues affecting tribal governance and relations with the federa…
72 viewsSecretaries Jackson and Chertoff spoke to reporters about Hurricane Katrina relief operations and Hurricane Rita preparation efforts. They announced a transitional housing assistance program…
61 viewsFormer President Bush spoke at a gala observing the 15th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. He signed the legislation into law in 1990. The George Bush Medal …
359 viewsSecretary Jackson talked about the fiscal year 2006 budget for the Department of Housing and Urban Development as well as his travels nationwide in June for National Homeownership month. He …
86 viewsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson addressed issues facing his department at the Republican National Lawyers Association conference.
87 viewsThe Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing on regulatory reform of government sponsored enterprises and specifically federal housing programs like Freddie Mac and…
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