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Industry Voices By Savvy Insightful Passionate MH Professional

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Act Today to Preserve Manufactured Housing Lending!

Our congressional delegation will be heading back to Washington DC soon after being in their districts for most of August. If you haven’t already done so, please contact your elected Representative today about the harmful impact new financial regulations will have when they go into effect.

The primary focus of our industry nationwide is to remove harmful provisions in federal financing and consumer protection law that are set to begin in mid-January.

One of the primary issues is the fact that industry lenders could be held responsible for the discussions and actions of salespeople on retail lots and in communities.

The other issue is government restrictions on how high interest rates can be for home loans. Manufactured housing loans are usually lower balances and shorter terms than site-built housing which causes the rate caps to be restrictive.

Some manufactured housing lenders are considering exiting the business if these provisions are allowed to take effect and this clearly is something the industry cannot afford.

The industry is attempting to amend these harmful regulations out of federal law before they go into effect in January. HR 1779, the “Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act” was introduced in the United States House of Representatives and currently has more than 60 co-sponsors. The Manufactured Housing Institute estimates we need about 120 co-sponsors nationally in order to move this legislation.

We need your help!

So far, two of Indiana’s nine Representatives have signed on as co-sponsors of this legislation – Congressman Marlin Stutzman and Congresswoman Jackie Walorski – and we need more support.

The current House recess is a good opportunity to contact your elected Representative to discuss the legislation is critical to Indiana jobs, our industry and your business. Get with your state association and/or MHI to see what are the best wasy that you can team up with others to move this into a win column for our industry. ##

mark-bowersox-indiana-manufactured-housing-association-rvic-posted-mhpronews-com75x75-Mark Bowersox
Executive Director
Indiana Manufactured Housing Association – Recreation Vehicle Indiana Council
 

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