Full Committee Hearing

Housing Finance Reform: Essentials of a Functioning Housing Finance System for Consumers

Date:   Tuesday, October 29, 2013 Time:   10:00 AM

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COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing on “Housing Finance Reform: Essentials of a Functioning Housing Finance System for Consumers.” The witnesses will be: Mr. Eric Stein, Senior Vice President, Center for Responsible Lending; Mr. Rohit Gupta, President, Genworth Financial, USMI; Mr. Gary Thomas, President, National Association of Realtors; Mr. Laurence E. Platt, Partner, K & L Gates LLP; and Ms. Alys Cohen, Staff Attorney, National Consumer Law Center; and Mr. Lautaro Diaz, Vice President, Housing and Community Development, National Council of La Raza. All hearings are webcasted live and will not be available until the hearing starts. Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid or service, including closed captioning service for webcast hearings, should contact the committee clerk at 202-224-7391 at least three business days in advance of the hearing date.

Witnesses

Witness Panel 1

  1. Ms. Alys Cohen
    Staff Attorney
    National Consumer Law Center
  2. Mr. Lautaro Diaz
    Vice President
    Housing and Community Development, National Council of La Raza
  3. Mr. Rohit Gupta
    President
    Genworth Financial, Incorporated
  4. Mr. Laurence E. Platt
    Partner
    K & L Gates LLP
  5. Mr. Eric Stein
    Senior Vice President
    Center for Responsible Lending
  6. Mr. Gary Thomas
    President
    National Association of Realtors