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MBA Appoints George Rogers VP, Legislative Affairs

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Prominent political player and lobbyist George Rogers has joined the Mortgage Bankers Association as vice president of legislative affairs, the group announced in a press release. Rogers will advocate on behalf of MBA’s legislative and policy priorities, focusing largely on Republican members of the United States Senate. He holds a Juris Doctor from Indiana University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Affairs from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.  Prior to the MBA, he co-founded Republican Consulting, LLC, a government relations and lobbying firm. In his decades working for the Senate and House, Rogers managed six committees on behalf of Rep. John Boehner (R-OH). Notably, he served on the presidential transition team of Donald Trump. Rogers also…

Senate Passes Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act

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The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a bill designed to speed up the mortgage process for applications on tribal lands. The Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act was introduced by South Dakota Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds in January. It will now move on to the House of Representatives for deliberation. “Affordable housing opportunities on tribal trust land can be hard to come by in South Dakota and across the nation due in part to the BIA’s challenging mortgage approval process, which can complicate lenders’ ability to provide financing to prospective homebuyers and participate in federal tribal housing programs. Our bipartisan legislation would expedite this mortgage approval process, hold the BIA accountable, and encourage more lenders to provide mortgages across…