Congress Introduces Equity‑Driven Housing Bill to Close Homeownership Gap - The MortgagePoint

Waters, Green, Pressley, and Garcia Reintroduce Downpayment Toward Equity Act

In celebration of National Homeownership Month, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, along with Congressman Al Green (D-TX), Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), announced reintroduction of the Downpayment Toward Equity Act. This transformative legislation would help close the U.S. wealth and homeownership gaps by providing $100 billion in direct …

Congress Introduces Equity‑Driven Housing Bill to Close Homeownership Gap - The MortgagePoint

The Downpayment Toward Equity Act would help close the U.S. wealth and homeownership gaps by providing $100 billion in direct assistance to help first-time, first-generation homebuyers purchase a home.

NFHA Applauds Introduction of “Downpayment Toward Equity Act,” Citing New Report on Racial Homeownership Gaps

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NFHA Applauds Introduction of “Downpayment Toward Equity Act,” Citing New Report on Racial Homeownership Gaps WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Fair Housing Alliance® (NFHA) today applauded House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Maxine Waters and her colleagues, Congressman Al Green, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, and Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia for introducing the Downpayment Toward Equity Act during Nationa…