Mortgage trade groups have vowed to reintroduce the trigger leads bill next year.

The Federal Reserve chair is not concerned about President-elect Trump nominating his successor well in advance of the end of his term in 2026, saying he is "confident" he will have a productive relationship with the next Treasury Secretary.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a proposal to protect consumer data privacy and categorize data brokers that sell sensitive consumer data as "consumer reporting agencies" under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, a move that could garner bipartisan support.

The two bills would require banking agencies to study artificial intelligence and its application in the banking sector, and would codify findings from an earlier AI working group formed by the committee.

Wall Street has cheered President-elect Trump's selection of Scott Bessent to lead the Treasury because of his moderating influence and expertise, but his profile as an establishment figure in an anti-establishment administration could undermine his authority.

The president-elect had billed his hardline stance on the border and promised deportations as a solution to tight housing markets. Experts say those policies, at least in terms of housing, could do more harm than good.

In its latest financial stability report, the Federal Reserve warned high equity valuations and low levels of liquidity could leave the financial system vulnerable to shocks.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra said the FICO credit-scoring model has drawbacks in price, predictiveness and market competition, and stakeholders should develop a more open-sourced model that uses artificial intelligence.

The SEC chair's ambitious agenda drew fierce resistance from Wall Street and the crypto industry.

Existing efforts to reform the Federal Home Loan Bank System may look dead on arrival in a Trump administration, but the proposed Department of Government Efficiency may not be able to resist such low-hanging fruit.

Amid steady customer growth, USAA's banking arm failed to make the investments necessary to satisfy either its regulators or some decades-long customers. Changes in the executive suite haven't fixed the problems.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has significantly raised the transaction threshold for its larger participant rule — which defines which firms will be affected — from 5 million annual payments to 50 million.

The Federal Reserve governor said the Supreme Court ruling could bring needed transparency and efficiency to regulatory policymaking.

In a congressional hearing, top officials from the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said no new rules will be adopted or proposed this year.

Gruenberg, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s longest-serving board member, will step down in January, marking the end of an era after nearly 20 years on the agency's board of directors.

In October's mortgage roundup, learn more about Fairway's legal battles over redlining and overtime shortcomings, the Federal Housing Finance Agency's updates to rules on appraisals and waiver access and more.

A handful of mortgage stakeholders have expressed skepticism that the trigger lead bill will be passed this year, but are hopeful for 2025.

In its semiannual supervision and regulation report, the Federal Reserve flagged climbing loan delinquencies and a rising number of large bank citations for governance and controls.

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., whose chances of getting confirmed as attorney general are unclear in the wake of allegations of sex trafficking and a House ethics probe against him, cuts a more populist profile than many expected from a Republican president.

The incoming Trump administration is expected to prioritize an activities-based oversight approach to nonbank entities, just as the Biden administration has. It may also leave its designation power intact, but unused.