The National Association of Mortgage Brokers and hundreds of small businesses are urging Congress to approve legislation that would ease federal restrictions on commercial faxes. In a recent joint letter, the coalition asked Congress to pass H.R. 4600, the “Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2004,” which would clarify the Federal Communications Commission’s ban on unsolicited faxed advertisements. The NAMB said the regulation that was issued last year will hurt small business, including small independent