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Investigation of Housing and Foreclosure Crisis

Ranking Member Cummings is regarded as one of the foremost national leaders fighting for the rights of homeowners and taxpayers alike. Ranking Member Cummings' wide ranging investigation examined illegal foreclosures, inflated fees, and other abuses against U.S. servicemembers and their families.

November 16, 2016

Cummings Demands Information From Investment Company After Shocking New Report

Washington, DC (Nov. 16, 2016)—Rep. Elijah E.


February 1, 2016

Cummings, Brown Seek Information from HUD About Protections for Vulnerable Homeowners

Washington, DC (Feb. 1, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Sen.


January 29, 2015

Warren and Cummings Ask Banks about Swaps

Trading Practices After Key Section of Dodd-Frank Gutted

Washington, DC (Jan. 29, 2015) – Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Policy, and Rep. Elijah E.


January 22, 2015

Washington, D.C. (Jan. 22, 2015)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Maryland Attorney General required Wells Fargo and JPMorgan to pay $24 million and $600,000, respectively, in civil penalties for illegal mortgage kickbacks:


December 11, 2014

Washington, D.C. (Dec. 11, 2014)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, and Rep. Gwen Moore led 26 Members requesting that the Inspector General of the Federal Housing Finance Agency review Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's oversight of companies contracted to maintain foreclosed properties.


October 20, 2014

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Senator Elizabeth Warren, member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, called on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate threats to consumers arising from the growth in non-bank mortgage servicing.


More than 3 million homes across the country will be foreclosed on this year, continuing a nationwide housing crisis that threatens our nation's economic recovery.

Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings has been at the forefront of congressional efforts to investigate abuses by mortgage servicing companies and to work with housing regulators to implement reforms that will help Americans stay in their homes.

Cummings Efforts To Address Foreclosure Crisis in 2011

 


April 29, 2014

Washington, D.C. (April 29, 2014)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to a Government Accountability Office (G.A.O.) report of the Independent Foreclosure Review (IFR) process:


April 17, 2014

New Documents Show High Error Rates at Banks, Foreclosure Review Terminated Before Full Harm Revealed