Due to an annual decrease in consumer prices, financial regulators have announced that the dollar threshold at which higher priced-mortgages become subject to special appraisal requirements will remain unchanged at $25,500 in 2016. Agencies also said that the threshold under which consumer credit and lease transactions under Regulation Z (Truth in Lending Act) and Regulation M (Consumer Leasing Act) are exempt will remain at $54,600 in 2016.
ABA urged the FCC to vote to issue a proposal that would impose a new call authentication requirement designed to limit criminal access to the U.S. calling network.
The Federal Reserve is proposing to change how it conducts stress tests for large banks to reduce the volatility of the capital requirements that stem from the tests
Despite recent economic uncertainty, credit spreads remain relatively tight compared to levels seen during COVID. This indicates that investors are not pricing in a significant increase in default risk.
House Democrats are urging Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to exempt the CDFI Fund from a recent executive order directing it to scale back operations.
As the countdown accelerates to CAT sunset, banks are evaluating recommended replacements.
The goal is to focus the IDI resolution planning process on the operational information most relevant for the FDIC to resolve a large bank through a weekend sale or operate the institution for a short period of time...
