
Feds propose banning foreclosures across U.S. until 2022
CBSN
With millions of U.S. homeowners behind on their mortgages after the coronvirus pandemic slammed the economy, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is proposing banning foreclosures until next year.
Many families face the risk of foreclosure when federal emergency protections expire, the CFPB stated in announcing proposed rule changes on Monday. The count of homeowners behind on their mortgages has doubled since the start of the pandemic, with 6% of mortgages delinquent as of December and more homeowners behind on their house payments than at any time since 2010, the peak of the Great Recession, the agency noted. "We've seen a shocking increase in housing insecurity, with millions living precariously and months behind on mortgages or rent," acting CFPB Director Dave Uejio said in a news conference.
Robert Morris, founding pastor of Gateway Church, a megachurch in Southlake, Texas, has been indicted on five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child, stemming from alleged incidents dating back to the 1980s, the Oklahoma attorney general's office announced Wednesday. We are aware of the actions being taken by the legal authorities in Oklahoma and are grateful for the work of the justice system in holding abusers accountable for their actions. We continue to pray for Cindy Clemishire and her family, for the members and staff of Gateway Church, and for all of those impacted by this terrible situation.