Mortgage leaders have their regulation wish list ready for the Trump administration and a Republican-dominated Congress.
Their agenda includes calls to reverse or walk back Biden-era rules and proposals that could hinder opportunities for homeownership or hurt industry players themselves. Other trade group efforts will focus on
The president-elect is expected to usher in an era of deregulation, although how that will extend to housing remains uncertain. Trump has made just one nomination to a housing post, and
“I take the rhetoric at face value that they’re very concerned both with reducing ineffective or duplicative regulation and also unlocking more housing affordability and housing supply,” said Justin Wiseman, vice president for residential policy and managing regulatory counsel for the Mortgage Bankers Association.
National Mortgage News spoke with industry trade groups regarding what suggestions they’ll have for the incoming administration and legislators.
