BARBARA BOXER
UNITED STATES SENATOR
Fri, June 5, 2015
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) along with thirty of her colleagues today sent a letter to Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, urging them to preserve funding for the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) in the upcoming round of appropriations.
Tue, May 5, 2015
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein (both D-CA) today introduced legislation to direct the U.S. Coast Guard to bypass a property auction and sell excess property at Point Reyes Station, West Marin to Marin County in order to create affordable housing.
Wed, January 7, 2015
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) today praised President Barack Obama and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro for the decision to lower fees on FHA loans by a half point, a move that will make it possible for more American families to own a home.
Thu, December 18, 2014
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and 17 colleagues today wrote to Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro asking him to ensure that fees on Federal Housing Administration loans are priced appropriately both to cover expected losses and to serve the agency’s mission to provide a path to homeownership for the many creditworthy families still unable to obtain affordable financing through the private market.
Wed, April 30, 2014
Heirs of Deceased Loved Ones with a Reverse Mortgage Are Often Threatened with Foreclosure Unless They Pay Full Value of Reverse Mortgage, Which is Often Higher than Assessed Value of the Home – Legally, Heirs Are Actually Only Required to Pay 95% of Assessed Value