Minimum capital requirements

The Federal Housing Administration is mandating that lenders originating new reverse mortgages offer a second property appraisal in certain cases.

The changes mandated by the recent regulatory relief law would narrow the definition of "high-volatility commercial real estate" exposures that get a higher risk weight.

The agency said multiple stakeholders had requested more time to evaluate the proposal.

Some continue to doubt there will be a premium cut, while others say there's no telling which way Brian Montgomery will go.

No plan will be implemented as long as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac remain in conservatorship, but a capital framework for the companies could still have a substantive impact.

The agency proposed new minimum capital requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that would only go into effect if the government ends its conservatorships.

In the continued absence of legislation, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s regulator announced work on a new capital framework.

The international standards-setting body is weathering the infatuation with isolationism in the U.S. and elsewhere better than expected.

A bipartisan Senate alliance working on a bank regulatory relief bill appeared even stronger Tuesday as it worked to minimize changes in the interest of moving the legislative package to the Senate floor.

Ahead of the House vote Thursday on the Financial Choice Act, the two parties were assailing each other as proxies for Wall Street and painting themselves as defenders of community banking and the consumer.