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An extension would give the companies an additional six months beyond a current March deadline to complete the transaction.

Speaking at an event hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations, Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller said the Federal Reserve has a long runway for its balance sheet reduction.

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said officials have not completed their aggressive tightening campaign to reduce stubborn price pressures.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau expects mortgage servicers to offer streamlined loss mitigation options to borrowers experiencing financial hardship — even if it's not related to COVID-19.

Fannie Mae has selected five organizations to share in a $5 million pilot program aimed at expanding and promoting affordable housing and Black homeownership.

Both government and conventional activity have picked up to start the year, as higher conforming amounts came into effect.

Issuances decreased over 10% annually, while at the same time, builders are still seeing shortages of many materials, according to the National Association of Home Builders.

Higher conforming loan limits for Fannie and Freddie, a review of the FHLB system and revised multifamily lending goals are among the recent FHFA developments.

Three-quarters of bank financial officers said they would very likely turn to Federal Home Loan bank advances to boost falling reserve balances. The top priority was to meet liquidity requirements set in stress tests.

The most extreme example of FOMC interest rate market manipulation in 2020 to 2021 has now created a huge potential risk for lenders and investors, writes the chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is making a second attempt at blocking companies from limiting consumers' legal rights through arbitration clauses that violate consumer protection laws.

But refinances saw an upturn and pushed overall loan activity higher in the first week of 2023, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

The company will also be reducing its servicing portfolio.

The embattled crypto-service bank got a lifeline of liquidity in the fourth quarter of 2022 from the Federal Home Loan Bank System, raising new questions about both the Home Loan banks' purpose and crypto contagion.

In remarks delivered at a central banking symposium, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell called for changes to money market funds and the Treasury market.

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George said the central bank should raise its benchmark interest rate above 5% and hold it there well into 2024 to bring inflation down.

Higher interest rates helped drive down refinances by 87% and purchases by 42% compared to last year.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it found deficiencies in how credit-reporting companies handle complaints about consumer data.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new unit will identify the root causes of recurring violations and find ways to hold companies accountable.

The 30-year fixed rate surged 15 basis points from a week earlier but ends 2022 at more than twice its mark from a year ago.