Defending the Mortgage Interest Deduction: Letters

NAR has sent letters to President Obama and Congress opposing changes to the Mortgage Interest Deduction (MID).

02/03/2010 - NAR Letter to Max Baucus (D-MT), Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, Opposing Changes to the Mortgage Interest Deduction as Proposed by President Obama's Budget Released on Feb. 1, 2010 (PDF: 108K)

02/03/2010 - NAR Letter to Charles Rangel (D-NY), Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, Opposing Changes to the Mortgage Interest Deduction as Proposed by President Obama's Budget Released on Feb. 1, 2010 (PDF: 112K)

09/18/2009 - NAR Letter to the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee on Proposals that Would Limit Deductions for Mortgage Interest and Real Estate Property Taxes (PDF: 99K)

03/11/2009 - Joint Industry Letter to Congress Opposing the Changes to the Mortgage Interest Deduction as Proposed by President Obama's Budget Released on Feb. 26, 2009 (PDF: 108K)

02/26/2009 - Letter to the U.S. Senate Opposing the Changes to the Mortgage Interest Deduction as Proposed by President Obama's Budget Released on Feb. 26, 2009 (PDF: 104K)

02/26/2009 - Letter to the U.S. House of Representatives Opposing Changes to the Mortgage Interest Deduction as Proposed by President Obama's Budget Released on Feb. 26, 2009 (PDF: 104K)

02/26/2009 - Letter to President Obama Opposing Changes to the Mortgage Interest Deduction as Proposed by His Budget Released on Feb. 26, 2009 (PDF: 135K)

 



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Fast Fact

The mortgage interest deduction has been part of U.S. tax policy since the federal tax code was first enacted in 1913.