Now We’re Talking ReportJun 29, 2010 Now We’re Talking Report from Alon Cohen and Andrew Jakabovics examines current state-based foreclosure mediation programs and offers proposals for how to bring them to scale. Jun 29, 2010 Alon Cohen, Andrew Jakabovics
Lending a Hand to Underwater Homeowners ArticleApr 14, 2010 Lending a Hand to Underwater Homeowners Andrew Jakabovics testifies before the House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. Apr 14, 2010 Andrew Jakabovics
A Welcome Foreclosure Plan ArticleMar 30, 2010 A Welcome Foreclosure Plan Helping homeowners cope with paying on mortgages more costly than their homes is the right way to tackle the foreclosure crisis, writes Andrew Jakabovics. Mar 30, 2010 Andrew Jakabovics
Slowing Price Declines Are Good News for FHA ArticleFeb 25, 2010 Slowing Price Declines Are Good News for FHA Andrew Jakabovics provides analysis of new FFHA house price data and explains variability in local markets over time. Feb 25, 2010 Andrew Jakabovics
An Untapped Source of Green Rental Homes ReportFeb 23, 2010 An Untapped Source of Green Rental Homes Andrew Jakabovics examines the details needed to inaugurate a green rental conversion program in communities across our nation. Feb 23, 2010 Andrew Jakabovics
Fourth and Inches ArticleJan 28, 2010 Fourth and Inches New mortgage relief guidelines are important steps forward but fall short of the needs of many responsible but beleaguered homeowners, writes Andrew Jakabovics. Jan 28, 2010 Andrew Jakabovics
Location, Location, Location ArticleJan 26, 2010 Location, Location, Location Andrew Jakabovics offers analysis of new housing data, saying that it offers mixed answers and the federal government must remain vigilant. Jan 26, 2010 Andrew Jakabovics
Meeting the Jobs Challenge ReportDec 2, 2009 Meeting the Jobs Challenge Report on how to avoid another jobless—or job-loss—economic recovery. Dec 2, 2009 David M. Abromowitz, Heather Boushey, Michael Ettlinger, 6 More Kate Gordon, Bracken Hendricks, Andrew Jakabovics, Michael Linden, David Madland, Sarah Rosen Wartell
Modifying Modifications ArticleNov 30, 2009 Modifying Modifications Treasury should authorize housing counselors to approve HAMP modifications, writes Andrew Jakabovics. Nov 30, 2009 Andrew Jakabovics
The Future of the Mortgage Market and the Housing Enterprises ArticleOct 8, 2009 The Future of the Mortgage Market and the Housing Enterprises CAP Action's Andrew Jakabovics testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the future of the mortgage market and the housing enterprises. Oct 8, 2009 Andrew Jakabovics
Unequal Opportunity Lenders? ReportSep 15, 2009 Unequal Opportunity Lenders? Report from Andrew Jakabovics and Jeff Chapman shows racial disparities in higher-priced lending among the 14 largest banks and subsidiaries during the housing bubble. Sep 15, 2009 Andrew Jakabovics, Jeff Chapman
Grading on a Curve ArticleAug 4, 2009 Grading on a Curve Andrew Jakabovics reviews the first report on the performance of mortgage service companies charged with modifying at-risk home mortgages. There’s reason to be disappointed by some of the biggest players. Aug 4, 2009 Andrew Jakabovics
Called to the Carpet ArticleJul 28, 2009 Called to the Carpet Mortgage servicing companies will face tough questions from the Obama administration about the slow pace of mortgage modifications amid rising foreclosures, writes Andrew Jakabovics. Jul 28, 2009 Andrew Jakabovics
Are Mortgage Companies to Blame for Lack of Foreclosure Progress? ArticleJul 28, 2009 Are Mortgage Companies to Blame for Lack of Foreclosure Progress? Andrew Jakabovics in the Chicago Sun-Time talks about why some servicers are dragging their feet on loan modifications. Jul 28, 2009 Andrew Jakabovics
It’s Time We Talked ReportJun 22, 2009 It’s Time We Talked Andrew Jakabovics and Alon Cohen argue in a report that the federal government has a role to play in expanding mediation programs for those facing foreclosure. Jun 22, 2009 Andrew Jakabovics, Alon Cohen
CBO: Pollution Cuts Cost Little ArticleJun 22, 2009 CBO: Pollution Cuts Cost Little Daniel J. Weiss and Andrew Jakabovics provide analysis of a just-released CBO report showing that energy reductions would have very minimal cost implications. Jun 22, 2009 Daniel J. Weiss, Andrew Jakabovics
Don’t Hamper Mortgage Modifications ArticleApr 10, 2009 Don’t Hamper Mortgage Modifications The Treasury’s plan to rid banks of toxic assets should not upend the existing program to help responsible at-risk homeowners, argues Andrew Jakabovics. Apr 10, 2009 Andrew Jakabovics
Recommendations for the Public-Private Investment Program ReportApr 9, 2009 Recommendations for the Public-Private Investment Program Report from Michael Ettlinger, Andrew Jakabovics, and David Min discusses how to implement the Treasury Department’s plan to clean up the toxic asset mess. Apr 9, 2009 Michael Ettlinger, Andrew Jakabovics, David Min
Examining the Making Home Affordable Program ArticleMar 19, 2009 Examining the Making Home Affordable Program CAP Action's Andrew Jakabovics testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on President Obama's Making Home Affordable Program. Mar 19, 2009 Andrew Jakabovics
Sustainable Mortgage Modifications ReportMar 16, 2009 Sustainable Mortgage Modifications Report from Andrew Jakabovics recommends setting clear benchmarks to measure progress and identifies possible next steps to contain the foreclosure crisis. Mar 16, 2009 Andrew Jakabovics
At Last, Help for Homeowners ArticleFeb 18, 2009 At Last, Help for Homeowners The Obama administration’s housing plan actually helps homeowners, writes Andrew Jakabovics. Now that’s progress. Feb 18, 2009 Andrew Jakabovics, David M. Abromowitz
Bank Bailouts Done Right ArticleFeb 6, 2009 Bank Bailouts Done Right Spending an additional $350 billion to rescue the U.S. financial system requires adhering to four basic principles, writes Andrew Jakabovics. Feb 6, 2009 Andrew Jakabovics
Time to Upgrade Windows: New Green Jobs for the Construction Industry ArticleDec 16, 2008 Time to Upgrade Windows: New Green Jobs for the Construction Industry Andrew Jakabovics and Heather Boushey explain how to create construction jobs without swamping the housing market with new homes. Dec 16, 2008 Andrew Jakabovics, Heather Boushey
Hank to Homeowners: Drop Dead ArticleNov 13, 2008 Hank to Homeowners: Drop Dead Treasury Secretary “Hank” Paulson is willing to buy all kinds of debt, except mortgage-related assets, observes Andrew Jakabovics. Nov 13, 2008 Andrew Jakabovics
Housing Fundamentals ArticleOct 28, 2008 Housing Fundamentals With 9.5 percent of newer houses vacant and prices at 2003 levels, bank bailouts alone won’t solve the housing crisis, notes Andrew Jakabovics. Oct 28, 2008 Andrew Jakabovics
Passing the Rescue Package Isn’t Enough ArticleOct 3, 2008 Passing the Rescue Package Isn’t Enough Oversight and further steps will be key to the rescue bill’s success, write Michael Ettlinger and Andrew Jakabovics. Oct 3, 2008 Michael Ettlinger, Andrew Jakabovics
Real Solutions to the Financial Crisis ArticleSep 25, 2008 Real Solutions to the Financial Crisis Andrew Jakabovics details the Center’s answers to the financial crisis facing our financial institutions and our families. Sep 25, 2008 Andrew Jakabovics
Neither Fair Nor Effective ArticleSep 21, 2008 Neither Fair Nor Effective Treasury Secretary’s $700 billion proposal to rescue Wall Street ignores Main Street, which Congress needs to fix, write David Abromowitz and Andrew Jakabovics. Sep 21, 2008 David M. Abromowitz, Andrew Jakabovics
Learning from the Past ReportSep 19, 2008 Learning from the Past CAP paper from Ellen Seidman and Andrew Jakabovics lays out how to deal with distressed mortgages and other debts to begin coping with the current financial crisis. Sep 19, 2008 Ellen Seidman, Andrew Jakabovics
Another Predictable Black Monday ArticleSep 17, 2008 Another Predictable Black Monday Unsupervised financial markets led to today’s crisis on Wall Street, just as unsupervised mortgage lending led to today’s housing crisis, writes Andrew Jakabovics. Sep 17, 2008 Andrew Jakabovics
Crisis Averted but Unresolved ArticleSep 8, 2008 Crisis Averted but Unresolved Government rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will not by itself resolve the U.S. housing crisis, argues Andrew Jakabovics. Sep 8, 2008 Andrew Jakabovics
No End in Sight to Housing Slide ArticleAug 26, 2008 No End in Sight to Housing Slide Today's housing data all point to the same conclusion: We have not yet hit bottom, writes Andrew Jakabovics. Aug 26, 2008 Andrew Jakabovics
Myth vs. Fact: Helping Homeowners ArticleMay 20, 2008 Myth vs. Fact: Helping Homeowners Housing legislation now before Congress faces opposition based on misconceptions. Here are the facts. May 20, 2008 Andrew Jakabovics
Bush’s Glass House on Bailing Out Mortgage Lenders ArticleMay 20, 2008 Bush’s Glass House on Bailing Out Mortgage Lenders The president insists a key housing bill in Congress bails out lenders when his own plan does just that, writes Andrew Jakabovics. May 20, 2008 Andrew Jakabovics
New Housing Data Sobering ArticleMay 13, 2008 New Housing Data Sobering Four out of five homeowners live in metropolitan areas experiencing price declines, according to new analysis by Andrew Jakabovics. Housing legislation in Congress requires swift passage. May 13, 2008 Andrew Jakabovics
Jump-Starting Local Economies ArticleMay 7, 2008 Jump-Starting Local Economies By providing neighborhood stabilization funds to buy shuttered homes, Congress has the opportunity to create good jobs and stimulate local economies, writes Andrew Jakabovics May 7, 2008 Andrew Jakabovics