Barbara Alexander, one of three Freddie Mac directors the Federal Housing Finance Agency left in place after the company was placed into a conservatorship, will step down from the GSE's board once her term ends in March. She is currently chairwoman of the business and risk committee and serves on the compensation and executive committees. Since 2004, Ms. Alexander has been an independent consultant. Before that, she was a senior advisor at UBS Warburg LLC and managing director of the North American construction and furnishing group in the corporate finance department at UBS. She is also an executive fellow at the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University.
- 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.
June 19 -
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.
June 18 -
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.
June 18 -
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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