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Richard "Dick" Parsons, the former Citigroup chairman who died Thursday, is credited with helping the New York megabank survive the financial crisis. Earlier in his career, he led Dime Savings Bank out of the savings-and-loan crisis.
December 27 -
The regulator said users had trouble finding information like tenant rights and contact information for local government housing offices.
December 27 -
Only 5% of homeowners in designated disaster-assistance areas were required to hold flood insurance, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency's dashboard.
December 27 -
Mortgage rates have run higher since the most recent Federal Reserve meeting as consumer spending points to economic strength.
December 26 -
Analysts are unsure what the Federal Open Market Committee will do with monetary policy in 2025. The panel projects two rate cuts, but some analysts expect more, and others see fewer.
December 26 -
The Federal Reserve is poised to make several key decisions during the year ahead that will impact monetary policy both in the near term and for years to come.
December 25 -
The Bank Policy Institute, the American Bankers Association and others said proposed changes would address "some if not all" of banks' concerns about stress tests, but they are filing the lawsuit to preserve their legal right to do so.
December 24 -
Changes to buyer broker commissions, along with the National Association of Realtors battle with the Biden Administration, had an impact on how mortgage lenders operated in 2024.
December 24 -
The Federal Reserve will seek comment on the current stress-testing regime with an eye toward increasing transparency and reducing volatility. Modifications would not go into effect until at least 2026.
December 23 -
Releasing the GSEs from government conservatorship is on the agenda for the incoming Trump administration. Doing so could threaten the 30-year fixed rate mortgage.
December 23 -
The fiscal condition at the government agency is much healthier today than when the Department of Housing and Urban Development put the policy into effect back in 2013.
December 20 -
Boomer wealth surged by $19 trillion in just under five years, with approximately half coming from home equity, according to new Freddie Mac research.
December 20 -
Homeowners experiencing a death in the family, divorce or domestic violence complained of being strong-armed into costly refinances, facing long delays or simply not being helped.
December 18 -
For the third time in five years, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued an enforcement action against the beleaguered bank. It bars USAA from adding new products or loosening its membership criteria without evaluating the risks of getting bigger.
December 18 -
Proposals to streamline U.S. banking regulators have resurfaced with the Trump administration's focus on efficiency, but experts and history suggest such changes are unlikely amid political and industry resistance.
December 18 -
The sales pace of new constructions in November was the third highest this year, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
December 17 -
A week ahead of inauguration day, Scott Colbert, executive vice president, director of fixed income and chief economist at Commerce Trust, takes a look at how the Federal Reserve and the economy will fare in President-elect Donald Trump's second run in the White House.
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Feds allegedly reneged on an agreement with the trade group at the onset of the Biden Administration.
December 12 -
The proposal is one of several that aims to address difficulties managing early buyouts from mortgage-backed securities pools.
December 12 -
Eastern Union put the blame on the other company Fannie Mae suspended, Sevenstone Capital, which was by former employees who left over four years prior.
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