Regulation and compliance
Regulation and compliance
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People in the industry use the terms interchangeably, but Washington State is warning brokers that they are not the same and other regulators could follow.
May 30 -
House Financial Services Committee ranking member Maxine Waters, D-Calif., attempted to find bipartisan support from Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., for a number of amendments to bills meant to rein in regulators. What she got instead was a commitment to work on some measures in the future.
May 24 -
Recent bank troubles mean agency MBS, multifamily and jumbo mortgage activity are set for changes, analysts said at an industry conference.
May 23 -
Some stakeholders have worried about the estimated date for the transition to a new way of calculating credit worthiness, but an official assured attendees at an industry conference that the agency won't act prematurely.
May 23 -
The Federal Reserve chair waved off suggestions that recent bank failures demonstrate a need to better separate its authorities. He also noted the importance of clear communication by central bank officials.
May 19 -
Artificial intelligence can help cut bias out of credit models. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should make it easier for lenders to adopt it.
May 19 -
Former First Republic CEO Michael Roffler, in his first public comments since the failure of the bank, said changes to deposit insurance would be worthwhile for Congress to consider.
May 17 -
Attorneys for the wholesale giant deny its hiring agreements are unlawful, and have floated settlement terms with the National Labor Relations Board.
May 17 -
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen defended the administration's systemic risk exception and said regulators will backstop small banks that pose contagion risk.
May 16 -
More than 140 current and former lawmakers are defending the constitutionality of the agency's funding arrangements. The nation's highest court is expected to rule on the issue in its upcoming term.
May 15 -
Comments from Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman last week show that supervisory reforms outlined by the Fed's top regulatory official could meet significant opposition, policy analysts say.
May 15 -
The withdrawn loan level pricing adjustment matrix changes were mostly about election-year politics and the Federal Housing Finance Agency's plan for credit scoring changes is even more impractical, the Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors writes.
May 15 -
The Federal Reserve Board governor also called for the Fed to commission an independent investigation into the failure of Silicon Valley Bank.
May 12 -
Speaking before the International Swaps and Derivatives Association's annual meeting, Treasury Undersecretary for Domestic Finance Nellie Liang said liquidity and interest rate risk in the banking sector is being managed, but said fears of risk mounting in the nonbank sector are a source of concern.
May 11 -
The Federal Reserve Board governor said adopting policies on climate change are not necessary and risk hurting the central bank's credibility.
May 11 -
"I think it's going to get worse for banks — more regulations, more rules and more requirements,'' JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said in a Bloomberg Television interview from Paris on Thursday.
May 11 -
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.
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