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The Mortgage Action Alliance (MAA) is a voluntary, non-partisan and free nationwide grassroots lobbying network of real estate finance industry professionals, affiliated with the Mortgage Bankers Association. MAA is dedicated to strengthening the industry's voice and lobbying power in Washington, DC and state capitals across America. Get involved with MAA to play an active role in how laws and regulations that affect the industry and consumers are created and carried out by lobbying and building relationships with policymakers. It only takes a moment to get started, and you do not have to be a member of MBA to enroll. View the simple step-by-step overview of how to join and how to participate.

MBA Advocacy Update: May 7, 2013

President Obama punctuated an otherwise quiet week in Washington by nominating Mel Watt, an 11-term Democratic congressman from Charlotte and Greensboro, N.C., to serve as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

The nomination sets up what could be a difficult confirmation process, with key Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee already announcing their opposition to Watt. If confirmed, Watt would replace Acting Director Ed DeMarco, who has led the agency on an inte

To read the full Advocacy Update, click here.