In the next few days, watch the inside pages of major

[MineralMan]

newspapers. Trump is going to be signing all sorts of crap, and none of it is going to be good. The front pages will be laden with news about the inauguration and goings-on around that. The real news is going to be buried inside the front section of the papers.

Our new Unpresidented leader has already signed off on pulling some FHA mortgage changes that would have helped middle class homebuyers afford a home. There's going to be plenty of things like that, and we need to be aware of them. If you see something, post something here on DU.

We need to watch this new adminstration like hawks and expose its ugly actions to the light.

[Solly Mack]

1. Yep.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Agree,

[Squinch]

3. There should be a place here where we can post those changes so they are all in one place.

[uponit7771]

5. +1

[sheshe2]

7. Great Idea, Squinch.

[hadEnuf]

17. Excellent idea.

This should be a running list of what Trumpov does. Voters have a short memory and Republicans do everything they can to capitalize on that.

[LeftInTX]

18. Yes

[Doitnow]

22. Exactly. Every day of W's administration, W was doing something rotten. I expect trump will

do more ---and on steroids.

[onethatcares]

4. did he do away with the

mortgage interest deduction?

[joshcryer]

6. Yeah, basically a $500 tax hike on the middle class. Right out of the gate.

[MgtPA]

8. Wait, what? Home mortgage interest is no longer tax deductible?

[joshcryer]

10. It's actually the FHA's insurance premium.

It's unlikely that it even affected anyone though because Obama implemented it at the last minute. They were just preventing it from basically taking effect.

It's still technically a rate hike.

[MgtPA]

12. Ok, thanks for the clarification.

He really is a dick, isn't he...

[joshcryer]

14. HUD is probably going to be marginalized away, anyway.

[Ruby the Liberal]

25. It was to go in effect next Friday, so anyone with a FHA loan in the works

would have been qualified under the new premiums if they were scheduled to close on/after then because of TRID and disclosure requirements.

The decrease wasn't earth shattering, but the reversal could make or break the difference for some folks who are right on the borderline with their ratios as the anticipated payment will go up.

[joshcryer]

30. Certainly it affected a decent number of people.

But an insignificant enough number no one will care.

As will all the policies.

Death by a thousand cuts.

[Ruby the Liberal]

32. Indeedy. And those cuts today hit the very people who can least afford them

State and local bond programs also use FHA MI for their mortgages.

[Ruby the Liberal]

24. No - they cancelled the Mortgage Insurance premium decrease that was to

go into effect for loans closing effective 1/27/17. It would have lowered the monthly premium for people borrowing under FHA loan programs who will have less than 20% equity.

This was a Secretary Castro thing under HUD and it was reversed by 1:30p today.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

9. Never mind the newspapers. Read the Federal Register.

Everything he does will show up there.

Start at https://www.archives.gov/ . That's the National Archives.

Then go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register . The Federal Register has all the executive orders.

[LeftInTX]

19. Knowing Trump, he will gut those!!!

[dgauss]

11. People might want to look at Wisconsin to get some ideas of what may be coming.

Wisconsin has a Republican Senate, Assembly and Governor, and I have a feeling the Federal government will now be using a similar playbook to what Wisconsin has been using.

Two recent examples in Wisconsin: dismantling the Government Accountability Board and removing information about climate change from the DNR website, both of which may sound familiar now on the federal level.

Here's a list of damage the republicans have done in Wisconsin, which may be viewed as a partial guide to the types of things to look for.

http://www.wisdc.org/walkersworst100

[annabanana]

23. That list is hugely disheartening . . . n/t

[forgotmylogin]

13. At least not until Monday.

Does Trump think he gets to clock out at 5pm each day?

[Thor_MN]

29. 5? Trump thinks it's a 10-3 job, with a 2 hour lunch for "business deals"

When pressed into the demands of the job, he will either quit or be dead within the year. No way does he serve a full term.

[louis-t]

15. Already saw the FHA stunt. I sell Real Estate.

Most of the people in my office are die-hard repugs. Can't wait to hear their reaction to this.

[ailsagirl]

16. Major newspapers were unaminous in their opinion that he's unfit

I doubt anyone has changed his/her mind

[elleng]

20. But he's not signing. he's taking the weekend off, don'tcha know?

[Squinch]

21. I asked in ATA if we could get a subgroup of LBN to put all the changes in the next 100 days.

It'll be awful to see, but useful to have them all in one place.

[Ilsa]

26. That's a great idea.

A centralized list of items to work on or overturn once the opportunity returns.

[Squinch]

27. Also, a list we can use with the Trump voting relatives to show them how they have been conned

and it's all coming out of THEIR pockets.

[rug]

28. Start here:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/executive-orders

[Ilsa]

31. My guess is all of the LGBT protections are gone. Anyone know? NT