On May 7th, the House Financial Committee is scheduled to mark up H.R. 1779, the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act. MHI (Manufactured Housing Institute) needs your help. Please send a message to your Representative and urge them to support H.R. 1779. MHI has made this easy – simply click here and […]
There are some messages that come in to our offices that suggest that MHProNews ‘not do politics.’ Please tell that to highly engaged in politics manufactured housing industry and lending professionals, such as Jim Clayton. “It’s just politics.” “We don’t say that out of these walls,” are just some
“…the Senate Banking Committee passed legislation to clarify that a manufactured housing retailer or seller is not considered a “loan originator” simply because they provide a customer with some assistance in the mortgage loan process,” said a “Housing Alert” from Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) to their members, and through them,
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives “passed bipartisan legislation on Friday that protects consumers’ ability to become homeowners and access affordable housing,” said a release from the House Financial Services Committee to MHProNews. “Manufactured housing serves as an affordable housing option for roughly 22 million Americans and represents the largest
House Approves the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act, Again, Meanwhile… Read More
Much of the manufactured housing industry is familiar with latest version of the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2017 – a.k.a. H.R. 1699. The Arlington, VA based Manufactured Housing Institute’s (MHI) latest “alert” urged their readers to keep up the momentum for the 4th iteration of a bill,
Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act – Momentum or DOA? Read More
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) informs MHProNews on Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed its Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, which includes the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act (S. 682/H.R. 650) per Senate Banking Committee Chairman Richard Shelby’s (R-AL) request. While passage of the
Help Ensure Passage of The Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act Read More
On the heels of the Seattle Times/Center for Public Integrity’s stinging criticism alleging predatory lending practices by the manufactured housing industry in general, and Warren Buffett/Clayton Homes in particular, MHProNews reached out to Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-IN), who introduced the bipartisan bill S 682, Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing in
The U. S. House of Representatives passed the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act this afternoon, 263 to 162 with six members not voting. The following is the roll call. FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL (Republicans in roman; Democrats in italic; Independents underlined) H R 650 YEA-AND-NAY 14-Apr-2015 5:55
HR 650 -Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act-Passed House Read More
A bi-partisan group of U. S. senators have reintroduced the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act so fewer manufactured home loans are classified as high cost. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.VA), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) filed the bill that will alter the thresholds under the
Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act Reintroduced in Senate Read More
The bill styled Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act 2015 (HR 650) was introduced by Rep. Stephen L. Fincher, (R-TN) on February 2, 2015. Since then, support for the bill has been building. At the bill’s introduction, Congressman Fincher said: “Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss my bill, the
