High housing costs and red tape continue to burden American families, particularly lower-income and minority homeowners. One often-overlooked expense is title insurance, a fee ranging from 0.5% to 1% of a home’s price, which is paid during closing and ...
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is hosting events around Small Business Day today to kick off the start of Small Business month. Small businesses remain the economic engine of the United States. In fact, from 1995 to 2021, for example, ...
Read MoreLast week HLF was lucky enough to attend a summit focused on “Redefining Retirement.” The event was hosted by investment management firm BlackRock, the Bipartisan Policy Center, and Semafor. Speakers ranged from elected officials, corporate leaders, small business owners, union ...
Read MoreThe Senate is in the midst of hearings on a number of important Executive Branch positions Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The head of HLF last week wrote an opinion ...
Read MoreWe recently outlined the Justice Department’s October lawsuit against Rocket Mortgage, the biggest home lender in the U.S. The DOJ wants to make Rocket responsible for alleged discrimination committed by an independent appraiser, who was contracted by a third-party appraisal ...
Read MoreDebate about the impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investments on state pension funds continues across the country. After legislative hearings at both the state and federal levels, and the implementation and repeal of various bills, it has become ...
Read MoreCongress continues to drill down on proposed consumer restrictions for people in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), a concerning expansion of government intrusion into consumer choice about which HLF has expressed concerns. Leaders in agriculture across the country are ...
Read MoreAs cyber threats grow in sophistication and frequency, the demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals has skyrocketed. Over the past 12 months, Apple, Meta, and Twitter have all disclosed cybersecurity attacks. Data breaches have been on the rise for years. Companies ...
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