Politics and policy
Politics and policy
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Yellen said that she sees diminishing risk for the U.S. to fall into recession, and suggested that a slowdown in consumer spending may be the price to pay for finishing the campaign to contain inflation.
June 30 -
Transgender and nonbinary people who switch their names to fit their gender identity must send documentation to all three national credit bureaus in order to avoid a hit to their credit — and many aren't aware of the need to do so.
June 29 -
The Federal Housing Administration plans to review and possibly adjust the large loan limit, which determines which mortgages need additional underwriting more regularly going forward.
June 28 -
The proposed legislation from Tennessee Republican John Rose calls for limiting the sale of consumer information to mortgage lenders, but includes stipulations for those with existing relationships.
June 28 -
The watchdog claims that during internal testing, the company illegally processed $2.3 billion in mortgage payments.
June 27 -
Nonbanks in home lending rely heavily on this type of funding and are carefully watching rules for depositories that offer it as the industry consolidates.
June 27 -
After holding at its last meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee may decide to raise rates again in July.
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The legislation has support among Republicans, who hold a slim majority in the chamber.
June 23 -
Adjustments to area median-income levels will make more residents eligible after the state opened up the Homeowner Assistance Fund to households with pandemic-related partial claims or loan deferrals earlier this year, the program said.
June 23 -
The city won't allow developers to supply new suburban subdivisions with groundwater, prompting a scramble for alternative water sources and a predicted rise in local housing costs.
June 23 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued two reports analyzing banking and consumer credit trends in the South, where many rural areas are considered "banking deserts."
June 21 -
Under new terms of its program, the Aloha State will also extend assistance to reverse mortgage holders as well as some borrowers with nondelinquent loans.
June 21 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau decided to move forward with its proposal based on feedback to an earlier request for input.
June 16 -
In a speech, the Federal Reserve Board governor said tighter monetary policy is not to blame for the volatility seen in the banking system this spring.
June 16 -
The largest nonbank servicer did not offer appropriate assistance to more than 80% of borrowers with delinquent government loans after their COVID-19 forbearance ended, HUD's Office of the Inspector General claims.
June 16 -
Though the Federal Reserve's stress test scenarios were announced ahead of the string of bank failures this spring, the results will be a significant peek into the health of the banking system.
June 14 -
Republican members of the House Financial Services Committee blasted Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra as an 'extortionist' and labeled his efforts to rein in discrimination as 'McCarthyism' during a four-hour hearing Wednesday.
June 14 -
The Treasury has added Property Assessed Clean Energy financing for solar panels and the like to the list of approved expenses that states could authorize.
June 13 -
Republican-led bills seeking to reverse adjustments to mortgage fees and a bipartisan bill aiming to reinstate tax deductions on mortgage insurance stand to change operations for lenders if they pass.
June 13 -
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra faces tough questions next week testifying before the Senate Banking Committee and House Financial Services Committee.
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