In a recent item, MortgageWire overstated the mortgage impairment charges for HSBC North America Holdings. According to a spokeswoman for the company, its U.S. subprime division, HSBC Finance Corp., had impairment charges of approximately $2.2 billion in the first quarter, reflecting charges on subprime mortgages, unsecured consumer loans, and automobile notes. The company would not provide a specific impairment figure for subprime mortgages for the quarter. The entire company (HSBC NA) booked total loan impairment charges of $3.2 billion in the quarter, the figure that MortgageWire reported. This figure also includes credit-card-related charges, the spokeswoman said.
- AB - Policy & Regulation
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals halted the Trump administration's attempt to fire nearly two-thirds of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's workforce, upholding a March 2025 injunction.
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Anthropic's head of banking told New York Banking Summit attendees that the future is agents that operate autonomously alongside employees.
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The industry association said total multifamily mortgage debt alone increased by $23 billion, or 1% in Q1, representing a $2.32 trillion increase from Q4 2025.
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Chair Travis Hill said SVB showed banks can't always sell securities fast enough to cover deposit outflows, but acknowledged the "stigma problem" with discount window borrowing remains unsolved.
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The merger will bolster existing safeguards against AI threats, while providing a tool that should appeal to young homebuyers, leaders of the companies said.
June 18 -
At a conference in New York, Joseph Otting reflected on the difficult hiring decisions he made early in his tenure heading Flagstar Bank, which just two years ago was on the verge of collapse.
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