As Prepared For Delivery: Thank you, Vice President Harris for the introduction and for your leadership on this important issue. And hello, everyone. It’s great to be with you all for my first press call as Domestic Policy Advisor. Two years ago today, President Biden visited Tulsa, Oklahoma, on the anniversary of the Tulsa Race…
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FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Takes Sweeping Action to Address Racial Bias in Home Valuations
Homeownership remains a central part of the American dream and the primary contributor to generational wealth building and housing stability for millions of families. For far too long, bias in home valuations has limited the ability of Black and brown families to enjoy the financial returns associated with homeownership, thereby contributing to the already sprawling…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Takes Action to Protect Renters
Over 44 million households, or roughly 35 percent of the U.S. population, live in rental housing. But our nation’s rental market is defined by a patchwork of state and local laws and legal processes that leave far too many renters with little recourse when housing providers fail to comply with the law or the lease…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Tackles Racial and Ethnic Bias in Home Valuations
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is highlighting progress made to ensure that every American who buys a home has the same opportunities to build generational wealth through homeownership. One year ago today, the Biden-Harris Administration’s Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) – led by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Protect Renters and Promote Rental Affordability
Administration also launches Resident-Centered Housing Challenge, a call-to-action to improve the quality of life for renters Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing new actions to increase fairness in the rental market and further principles of fair housing. These actions align with a new Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights that the Administration is also…
President Biden Announces Key Nominees
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as key leaders in his administration: Roger F. Nyhus, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Barbados, the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, and Saint Vincent and the…
President Biden Announces Nominee for Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Sandra L. Thompson to serve as the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA was created by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 to oversee Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Bank System and is responsible for…
President Biden Announces New Actions to Ease the Burden of Housing Costs
New Biden-Harris Administration Housing Supply Action Plan To Help Close the Housing Supply Gap in Five Years As President Biden said last week, tackling inflation is his top economic priority. Today, President Biden is releasing a Housing Supply Action Plan to ease the burden of housing costs over time, by boosting the supply of quality…
FACT SHEET: New Data Show 8.2 Million Fewer Americans Struggling with Medical Debt Under the Biden-Harris Administration
The Administration’s work to strengthen the Affordable Care Act along with new consumer protections lead to continued progress reducing the burden of medical debt. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a new report that shows that the number of Americans with medical debt on their credit reports fell by 8.2 million from the…
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Progress in Implementing its Housing Supply Action Plan
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing key progress on implementing its Housing Supply Action Plan, which in May outlined a set of administrative and legislative priorities aimed at closing the housing supply shortfall in five years. The President believes that policies that boost the supply of affordable housing are critical to easing the burden of…
