Regulation and compliance
Regulation and compliance
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The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said the performance of office loans is a top supervisory issue, but not an immediate threat to financial stability.
May 9 -
Plaintiffs could amend certain allegations related to the bank suspending some payments without permission, but the judge dismissed others outright.
May 8 -
Changes to loan-level price adjustments are perfectly consistent with the FHA's mission and with the safety and soundness of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
May 4 -
The Federal Reserve chair said he holds himself accountable for ensuring proper regulatory and supervisory changes are enacted in response to recent bank failures.
May 3 -
Judge Kenneth Marra granted the servicer a summary judgment, ruling all of the government's claims were previously covered by the National Mortgage Settlement.
May 3 -
First Republic Bank was shuttered by regulators early Monday, and all its deposits and most of its assets were acquired by JPMorgan. San Francisco-based First Republic was undone by low-rate mortgages it made to its wealthy customers as well as by the fallout from last month's banking crisis.
May 1 -
The legislative proposals backed by Republican members of congress seek to undo the latest cross-subsidized adjustments to loan fees that two large government-related mortgage investors charge.
April 28 -
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said in a report released Friday that Signature's rapid, unrestrained growth and inadequate risk management practices outpaced supervisors' ratings and responses, even though the issues were known to the agency.
April 28 -
In a highly anticipated report on the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr says the bank's own mismanagement and an acquiescent supervisory structure created the conditions for the bank to fail.
April 28 -
The groups also want regulators to downgrade the Cleveland bank's rating under the Community Reinvestment Act. The demands represent an escalation of a dispute over whether Key fulfilled promises it made under a 2016 community benefits agreement.
April 27 -
Consumers are receiving demand letters on loans they have not had any communication about in at least 10 years, the regulator said.
April 26 -
The banking industry and consumer advocates praised the Financial Stability Oversight Council's move to reinvigorate its authority to regulate nonbanks. But that effort is going to take time and is guaranteed to face political headwinds.
April 25 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it is still working to notify consumers about the Feb. 14 breach in which a bank examiner sent personal information on 256,000 consumers and supervisory information on 45 institutions to his email.
April 24 -
In an amicus brief, the trade group voiced concern over a statement recently provided by government agencies in a lawsuit involving loanDepot.
April 24 -
Prosecutors claim every dollar in subsidy funds from settlements equates to ten times the amount in value in home lending efforts.
April 24 -
The Financial Stability Oversight Council issued a pair of proposals that would enhance transparency into how the council designated nonbank firms and activities as systemically risky and simplify its process for designations.
April 21 -
Revised guidelines permit playing two roles in an FHA transaction, but if its not properly set up, this arrangement can violate RESPA Section 8 legal experts say.
April 21 -
A former employee at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sent data on 256,000 consumers and dozens of companies to their personal email account.
April 20 -
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler emphasized the connection between the cryptocurrency market and the recent banking crisis in testimony on Capitol Hill. He seeks more resources to police crypto firms whose business model, he says, is "noncompliance."
April 18 -
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said it will propose a special assessment to cover losses from Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in May, and noted that bank deposit outflows are largely uninsured.
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