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Heller Offers Homebuyers Amendment in Committee
March 18, 2010 Posted by Nevada RealEstateRama
Washington, DC - March 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Today U.S. Congressman Dean Heller (R-NV) offered an amendment in the House Ways and Means Committee on H.R. 4849, the Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010. Heller’s amendment failed by vote of 15 to 22.
Federal Mortgage Fraud Charges Filed Against Owner and Employees of Former Nevada Investment Companies
March 11, 2010 Posted by Nevada RealEstateRama
LAS VEGAS, NV - March 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — A man who owned and operated numerous now-defunct Nevada investment companies, and two of his former employees, were indicted by the federal grand jury today on mortgage fraud charges, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada.
President Obama, Sen. Reid Announce Housing Relief For Nevada
February 19, 2010 Posted by Nevada RealEstateRama
Las Vegas, NV - February 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Nevada Senator Harry Reid and President Barack Obama are announcing a new effort to stem foreclosure in the Silver State.
Titus Statement on 4th Quarter GDP Increase
January 29, 2010 Posted by Nevada RealEstateRama
Washington, D.C. - January 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada’s Third District released the following statement today on the news that the economy grew 5.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009, the fastest pace since 2003.
$20,995,000 in Recovery Act Grants to Stabilize Neighborhoods, Rebuild Economies in Nevada
January 15, 2010 Posted by Nevada RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON, DC - January 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced that HUD is awarding $20,995,000 in Recovery Act funding to the Housing Authority of the City of Reno in consortium with the City of Reno Credit Counseling Services and Nevada Rural Housing Authority with for-profit partners Reno Reality, Inc. and Charles Schwab Bank under HUD’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP).
$204,872 in Grants to Housing Authorities in Nevada to Help Public Housing Residents Obtain Jobs, Economic Independence
January 15, 2010 Posted by Nevada RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON, DC - January 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $204,872 to housing authorities in Reno, Las Vegas and Clark County to help public housing residents find jobs that lead them toward economic independence.
Big Wall Street Bonuses Highlight Need for Financial Reform
January 14, 2010 Posted by Nevada RealEstateRama
Washington, D.C. - January 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Congresswoman Dina Titus released the following statement today on news reports that Wall Street banks are expected to again give out large bonuses this year.
Reid’s Call To Help Struggling Nevada Homeowners Answered By Bank Of America
December 30, 2009 Posted by Nevada RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON, DC - December 29, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — In an effort to bring much needed assistance to Nevada homeowners who are struggling with their mortgages, Nevada Senator Harry Reid recently sent a letter to Bank of America urging the bank to direct more resources toward Nevada.
$5,289,989 in Homeless Grants Throughout Nevada
December 24, 2009 Posted by Nevada RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON, DC - December 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Obama Administration today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is renewing grant funding needed to keep twenty local homeless assistance programs throughout Nevada operating.
HUD Charges Las Vegas Real Estate Broker and Owners with Violating Fair Housing Act
December 21, 2009 Posted by Nevada RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON, DC - December 18, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced that it is charging a Las Vegas real estate broker and two homeowners with violating the Fair Housing Act by denying a mother of seven the opportunity to rent a four-bedroom home because they thought she had too many children.
Titus: Financial Reform Will Protect Consumers by Reigning in Wall Street Banks and Streamlining Regulation
December 12, 2009 Posted by Nevada RealEstateRama
Washington, D.C. - December 11, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada’s Third District voted today for critical financial regulatory reform that will help ensure that the financial crisis leading to the worst economic recession since the Great Depression will not happen again.
Titus Amendment to Financial Reform Will Protect Nevada Seniors from Predatory Mortgage Agreements
December 12, 2009 Posted by Nevada RealEstateRama
Washington, D.C. - December 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada joined with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky of Illinois to introduce an amendment to the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 that will help protect seniors from predatory practices by lending agencies
Reid Brings Together Local and National Organizations to Fight Mortgage Fraud in Nevada
November 25, 2009 Posted by Nevada RealEstateRama
Las Vegas, NV - November 25, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Nevada Senator Harry Reid today joined Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz, Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto, Assistant U.S. Attorney General Tony West, NeighborWorks Program Director Marietta Rodriguez and the members of the Nevada Foreclosure Task Force to raise awareness about mortgage fraud and law enforcement efforts in Nevada to prosecute it.
Former Las Vegas Resident Charged with Committing Mortgage Fraud in Nevada
November 13, 2009 Posted by Nevada RealEstateRama
LAS VEGAS NV - November 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — A former Las Vegas resident has been charged with federal conspiracy and fraud charges for his involvement in a Nevada mortgage fraud scheme involving straw buyers and falsified mortgage loan documents, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada.
Titus Votes to Extend Unemployment Benefits and First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit
November 6, 2009 Posted by Nevada RealEstateRama
Washington, D.C. - November 5, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) - Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada’s Third District voted today in support of important legislation that extends both unemployment benefits for Southern Nevadans during this tough economic time and the first-time homebuyer tax credit which has given a boost to Nevada’s struggling housing market.
