Prior to her confirmation hearing for the position of Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Mortgage Bankers Association wrote a letter to the Senate committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs supporting Marcia Fudge.
The letter highlighted Fudge’s past roles as mayor of Warrensville Heights, Ohio and as a representative in the U.S. House of Representatives as experience that well prepare her for her new position.
“Throughout her career of over three decades in public service, Congresswoman Fudge has demonstrated the expertise to address the complex set of housing challenges our country faces,” MBA President and CEO Robert Broeksmit wrote in the letter.
“As a former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, she knows how to build coalitions to advance the shared goals of economic inclusion and boosting minority homeownership. I believe she will put those talents to good use, helping strengthen America’s housing market, promoting the production of affordable rental housing, improving the fabric of communities nationwide, and addressing the needs of those in our country still living ‘on the outskirts of hope.’”