HUD Sticks to Its Guns on Controversial RESPA Interpretation, Brokers Launch Letter Campaign to Win Allies on Capitol Hill A cleverly timed protest launched by mortgage brokers this month has only strengthened the Bush administration’s resolve to push harder for reform of broker fee disclosure rules. The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s general counsel, Richard Hauser, last week lashed out at “segments of the industry” for advocating against proposed changes to regulations implementing the