February FDIC Consumer News focuses on student loans
The February edition of FDIC Consumer News explains the basics of student loans and provides advice on repayment options.
Newsbytes
FDIC issues regulatory relief guidance for West Virginia, Maine
The FDIC released guidance today with steps intended to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and facilitate recovery in areas...
HUD revises branch office registration requirement
The Federal Housing Administration issued a final rule to eliminate the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s requirement that a...
ABA, U.S. Chamber seek update of Regulatory Flexibility Act
ABA joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and dozens of national and state business groups in a letter urging House...
ABA Data Bank: Recent job growth concentrated in “catch-up” industries
Nearly two-thirds (66.4%) of employment growth in 2023 was driven by just three industries in their recovery from the COVID-19...
Lawmakers seek answers about FDIC Tech Lab
In a letter to the FDIC, three members of the House Financial Services Committee expressed concern over what they said...
Analysis: Most public comments oppose proposed capital standards
More than 97% of the public comments that banking regulators have received on the proposed capital standards for larger banks...
FHFA: Fannie, Freddie have sold $30 billion in NPLs
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have sold 163,297 nonperforming loans, with a total unpaid balance of $30 billion, from program...
New orders for manufactured goods increased in December
New orders for manufactured goods increased 0.2% to $594.3 billion in December, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This followed...
353,000 jobs added in January, unemployment rate remained at 3.7%
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 353,000 in January, and the unemployment rate remained at 3.7%. Jobs gains occurred in...
