The final text of the Basel II international capital rules is slated to be released Friday, but experts at an international housing conference in Brussels said market participants won't really see the full impact of the rule until years from now."We really won't see Basel II until 2010, and perhaps beyond," Eric Klopfer, director at AIG United Guaranty, told attendees at the International Union for Housing Finance World Congress. There are likely to be delays in implementing Basel II in emerging markets in particular, said Britt Gwinner, lead specialist in market risk management at the World Bank.
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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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Mortgage loan officer licensing saw its first rise since 2022 as Fannie Mae projects $2.4T in 2026 volume. Experts eye a market reset amid improving affordability.
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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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