Politics

The six financial regulators that need to finish Dodd-Frank section 956, the executive compensation rule, would be better served legally by finishing a 2016 proposal rather than restarting the process, a group of progressive financial policy advocates wrote to regulators.

This congressionally mandated mission plays a critical role in funding important projects in communities across the country.

The change may decrease the amount of time that a servicer is required to hold a loan on their balance sheet.

A Connecticut Superior Court Judge has reviewed a long-running legal dispute that could define the role loan officers in direct mortgage operations play in originations.

The agency said it will include home valuation practices in its fair lending review. It's the latest effort by a Washington regulator to root out discriminatory practices in the profession.

The Cleveland Fed chief said she expects to make "some appreciable progress" toward taming price pressures in 2023, and estimates a closely watched gauge of inflation will reach 3.75% by the end of the year.

The industry is largely seeking, for example, a broader application of deferrals the Federal Housing Finance Agency recently authorized for use later this year.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a broad policy statement on what constitutes an "abusive" act or practice. Industry has long sought to narrow the definition.

Throughout 2022, the California bank shed interest rate swaps that some believe could have prevented its failure.

The Richmond Fed president said he is poised to continue fighting inflation, and supported the decision to raise interest rates by 25 basis points in March.

The rules President Joe Biden calls for include minimizing the financial burden that replenishing the Deposit Insurance Fund would impose on community banks.

The inspector general linked the problems to staff turnover and recommended improvements to policies around documentation that the housing agency agreed to make.

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu urged the banking industry to not let safety and soundness concerns overshadow fairness in banking, which he said is an equally crucial aspect of market stability.

Yellen focused on the danger of "fire sales," where panic spurs investors to dump assets at prices below their fair value. Among the targets needing attention are non-bank financial intermediaries, from money-market funds and hedge funds to digital asset providers.

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Michael Barr said that regulators and bank management failures contributed to the bank collapses, but insisted rescue of uninsured deposits was warranted.

The new foreclosure prevention option will be available for servicers' use on a voluntary basis starting on July 1 and will become mandatory in situations where it's appropriate for borrowers beginning Oct. 1.

Speaking at a Consumer Bankers Association conference in Las Vegas, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Rohit Chopra said speedy communication channels represent "an opportunity and a risk."

If the proposal goes into effect, lenders and servicers will have to provide more detailed information about the makeup of their organization, as well as any incidents that are impacting their financial wherewithal.

The requirement to use supplies made in this country will negatively affect home affordability, according to a coalition of 24 groups and individuals led by National Housing Coalition.

The use of the Federal Reserve's emergency lending facilities was largely unchanged this week, indicating to some that the recent liquidity crisis isn't getting any worse.