Maxine Waters: “When FHFA lowered the downpayment requirements, it appropriately balanced safeguards to protect the taxpayer with…”

While no compromise is perfect, this legislation reflects meaningful progress and incorporates over 50 housing and banking provisions which Democrats fought to secure, but our work is far from done.

Mr. Speaker, this is a good bill that will help community banks. The bill is supported by the National Bankers Association and the Community Development Bankers Association, and I am very pleased to support it. As we have discussed, there…

Congress has finally woken up to the need to prioritize housing affordability and this bill is an important step to reducing costs for Americans. However, the enactment of this law should not mean the end of our advocacy in Congress for…

I encourage all Members to vote ``yes'' on Ms. Garcia's amendment to strengthen the Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering requirements for foreign investment advisers. This reasonable and well-considered provision will ensure…