If the incoming Trump administration picks up where it left off, the last unfinished business of the 2008 financial crisis may soon be addressed: reforming a housing finance system that has been stuck in a sort of high-functioning limbo for more than 16 years.
Housing received considerable attention in the recent election, but that focus was on increasing supply, lowering prices, and providing downpayment help. Absent was a discussion about the federal agencies and programs that ensure ready access to homeownership loans.
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