The removal of the fourth-quarter implementation date also impacts the planned addition of a bi-merge report option.

The nominee to lead Federal Housing Finance is head of Pulte Capital Partners, which invests in homebuilding related businesses.

With the Federal Reserve touting a slower pace of easing, markets are expecting a longer pause. But Gov. Christopher Waller said the next interest rate reduction could come as soon as March because of inflation data.

Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, will appear before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing Thursday morning starting at 10:30 am.

The Senate Banking Committee Chair launched an agenda that puts agencies on a shorter leash and separately took aim at the FHFA recent moves.

A former NFL player and representative in the Texas Legislature, Turner served in the first Trump term to lead development in "opportunity zones."

The incoming Trump administration's 'agency review team' has landed and is expected to name an acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Republicans on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. or the Federal Trade Commission are among the most likely candidates.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Thompson v. United States, which could decide whether the federal government can prosecute "misleading" in addition to "false" statements to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Lawsuits challenging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's final rule on medical debt are the latest issues facing banks ahead of Donald Trump's return.

The finalized rule adds flexibility to the capital rules applied to the Federal Home Loan banks to help them extend credit to their members.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development did not assign any fault or liability in conjunction with the "historic" settlement.

A cohort of bank industry interest groups called for the incoming Trump administration to pause all pending bank regulation and litigation and extend the timelines for implementing final rules issued by the Biden administration.

If Thompson had opted against resigning, President-elect Donald Trump would have been able to fire her quickly after his Jan. 20 inauguration due to a US Supreme Court decision that made it easier to remove the FHFA director.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued separate policy statements on "sandbox approvals" and no-action letters for fintechs — measures whose longevity is questionable with the incoming Trump administration.

In a speech outlining his priorities for the FDIC, Vice Chair Travis Hill stressed the need for a more flexible regulatory approach, addressing capital requirements, digital assets, climate policy, and bank oversight, while emphasizing transparency and timely action.

Craig Phillips worked on early efforts to move the government-sponsored enterprises toward a conservatorship exit during the first Trump administration.

New chairs Nanci Weissgold and Bill Nelson both also sit on the trade association's board of directors.

Seen by many as a logical pick for the Federal Reserve's next vice chair for supervision, Gov. Michelle Bowman wants the institution to focus on safety and soundness issues, tailoring and transparency.

The Federal Housing Administration has released its first non-draft update of guidance on which defects it's most concerned about and what to do about them.

While most of the Biden administration's prudential banking regulations can't be overturned under the Congressional Review Act, late-breaking rules by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's M&A rules could be overturned.