Kaptur, Fudge bill would create a program that would help students turn school debt into home equity

It was co-sponsored by Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge and 5 others. The bill directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Federal Housing Finance Agency to create a pilot program for creditworthy student debt holders to transform their student debt into an opportunity to purchase and own a home.

Jason Chaffetz invents a housing crisis in D.C. – while ignoring a real one back home in Utah

Congressman quits because he can't make it on $174,000. In his home state, low-income residents can't find housing In an interview published last Tuesday, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, proposed a $2,500 housing stipend for members of Congress to more easily afford housing at home and in Washington.

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch’s $1.675M home includes…

In anticipation of his move to Washington, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch recently listed his family's Boulder County home for sale. And interest in the $1.675 million home, located 10 miles from Pearl Street Mall and surrounded by open space with stunning mountain views, is already high, listing agent Deborah Read Fowler said..

NSW man was arrested after a submachine gun was found

Back so soon? Trump, Melania and Barron arrive back at the White House after spending just one night at Camp David for Father's Day Megyn Kelly presses Infowars' Alex Jones to admit he was wrong about Sandy Hook massacre hoax claims - as critics lash out calling decision to air interview on Father's Day 'disgusting' 'At least two dead' as holiday hotspot in Mali is stormed by gunmen who took hostages in resort popular with Western tourists US fighter jet shoots down a pro-Assad military plane for the first time after Syrian government attacked American-backed fighters Girl, 11, is electrocuted to death in front of her friends after touching the rail of a boat lift while floating in a lagoon on an inflatable raft Mother of Navy sailor who survived collision between USS Fitzgerald and a cargo ship describes how her son tried in vain to rescue his shipmates from their flooding berth - as ... (more)

Pet snake on the loose in New York City

'I took my daughter to the dentist, and they brought her back dead': Mother's anguish as her daughter, three, dies during routine dental procedure to remove two teeth Pastor, 52, vanishes in New Mexico while hunting for hidden treasure chest containing $1million of gold and jewels buried somewhere in the Rocky Mountains - a year after another man died looking for the same haul 'At least two dead' as holiday hotspot in Mali is stormed by gunmen who have 'taken hostages in resort popular with Western tourists' Caitlyn Jenner prompts outrage with ill-timed joke saying 'liberals can't even shoot straight' in wake of Republican baseball practice shooting More than 80 Great Danes are rescued from squalid $1.45 million New Hampshire mansion-'turned puppy farm' covered in feces and littered with rotting raw chicken Girl, 10, has arm severed and nearly loses her foot after being mauled by ... (more)

Laisa Ribeiro, Jasmine Tookes and Jocelyn Chew in Vegas

'I took my daughter to the dentist, and they brought her back dead': Mother's anguish as her daughter, three, dies during routine dental procedure to remove two teeth Pastor, 52, vanishes in New Mexico while hunting hidden treasure chest containing $1million of gold and jewels buried somewhere in the Rocky Mountains - a year after another man died looking for the same haul 'At least two dead' as holiday hotspot in Mali is stormed by gunmen who have 'taken hostages in resort popular with Western tourists' Girl, 10, has arm severed and nearly loses her foot after being mauled by 'vicious' pit bull that previously attacked a utilities worker More than 80 Great Danes are rescued from squalid $1.45 million New Hampshire mansion-'turned puppy farm' covered in feces and littered with rotting raw chicken North Korea accuses America of 'mugging' its diplomats of a package at JFK airport and says ... (more)

Can’t Pay Your Student Loans? The Government May Come After Your House

On Adriene McNally's 49th birthday in January, she heard a knock on the door of her modest row-home in Northeast Philadelphia. The papers were from a government lawsuit that represents something more than just an unwelcome birthday gift - it's an example of a program the federal government has brought to 19 cities around the country including Brooklyn, Detroit, Miami and Philadelphia: suing to recover unpaid student loans, like the ones McNally owes.

JFK home renovation castoffs are transformed into art

Floorboards, window panes, shingles, electrical fixtures, faded wallpaper, rusted nails and even a metal hook that once held a porch swing are among the ordinary items salvaged during an overhaul of JFK's Cape Cod home and transformed by local artists into mixed media artwork inspired by the assassinated former president who was born 100 years ago this month. When not in Washington, JFK, Jacqueline Kennedy and their two young children resided in the nine bedroom clapboard home with stunning ocean views from 1958 until his death in 1963.

Business news in brief

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on 30-year, fixed-rate home loans rose to 4.05 percent from 4.02 percent last week. The benchmark rate stood at 3.57 percent a year ago and averaged 3.65 percent in 2016, the lowest level in records dating to 1971.

Trump tells the truth – the job is hard

President Donald Trump talks with House Speaker Paul Ryan in the Rose Garden of the White House Thursday after the House pushed through a health care bill. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana is at left, and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, is at right.

House GOP blocks Dem efforts to protect consumer watchdog

House Republicans on Wednesday blocked Democratic efforts to preserve the independence of a consumer watchdog created after the 2008 economic meltdown as the GOP pressed ahead with an overhaul of the nation's financial regulatory law. On the second day of a contentious, marathon session, the GOP-led Financial Services Committee rebuffed the Democratic attempts to protect the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the five-year-old agency which enforces consumer protection laws and scrutinizes the practices of virtually any business selling financial products and services.