Joseph Falk, a past president of the National Association of Mortgage Brokers and its current legislative chair, has been named to the Consumer Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Board.The council, which meets three times a year in Washington, D.C., advises the Fed on important policy issues related to consumer financial services. Mr. Falk will serve a three-year term on the council. He is a consultant with the law firm Akerman Senterfitt, where he serves as an expert on lending, brokering, insurance, and other business issues. Mr. Falk is one of 10 new members who were added to the Consumer Advisory Council.
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The Housing for the 21st Century Act includes provisions covering policy, manufactured homes and rural infrastructure introduced in a prior Senate proposal.
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The FHFA chief told Fox an offering could be done near term - but may not be - while a Treasury official addressed conservatorship questions at an FSOC hearing.
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The secondary market regulator will formally publish its own rule on Feb. 6, after a comment period and without making changes to what it proposed in July.
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Bowing to industry pressure, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is warning consumers with notices on its complaint portal not to file disputes about inaccurate information on credit reports, among other changes.
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The mortgage technology unit at Intercontinental Exchange posted a profit for the third straight quarter, even as lower minimums among renewals capped growth.
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