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Charlene Crowell

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As housing costs go up, HUD proposes 51 percent budget cut Creation of state block grants would end key programs

According to the National Association of Home Builders, nearly 75 percent of families – 100.6 million households – cannot afford a median priced new home in 2025. With a price tag of $459,826 and an accompanying 30-year mortgage rate of about 6.5 percent, it’s no surprise that both families and government are challenged like never before when it comes to securing affordable housing.

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Senate gives big banks $21B gift from consumers’ wallets 205 million consumers will be harmed if House agrees to undo CFPB’s overdraft rule

While news headlines continue to focus on the chaos, confusion and legal challenges caused by the new administration’s recent changes, it could be easy to miss recent congressional actions that will cost consumers more than $5 billion annually in unnecessary and excessive bank overdraft fees