{"id":30399,"date":"2015-01-29T11:23:46","date_gmt":"2015-01-29T19:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redfindevelop.wpengine.com\/blog\/?p=30399"},"modified":"2020-10-06T17:08:35","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T00:08:35","slug":"mortgage-lenders-get-a-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/mortgage-lenders-get-a-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Woohoo! Washington Makes it Easier to Get a Mortgage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington is known for leaks, but now we officially have a trickle. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a big regulator of mortgages, today said it wants to make it easier for small and rural banks to make home loans. Good for them; good for us! 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