The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland announced Wednesday that it has launched a search for a president and CEO to succeed Loretta Mester, whose tenure will conclude on June 30, 2024, in accordance with Fed mandatory age and length-of-service policies. Mester has been president since 2014. The Cleveland Fed has formed a search committee and retained a search firm to find Mester’s successor.
The rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.72% this week. The rate for a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage was 5.86%.
The Federal Reserve requested comment on a proposal to revise its supervisory rating framework for large bank holding companies to address the "well managed" status of the firms.
The Senate voted to confirm Jonathan Gould as comptroller of the currency. He succeeds Rodney Hood, who is acting comptroller.
FinCEN has extended by more than a month the effective dates for orders involving three Mexico-based financial institutions with alleged ties to fentanyl trafficking, according to an agency statement.
The FDIC board will hold an open meeting next week to consider several agenda items, including proposals on regulatory thresholds, the Community Reinvestment Act and bank branches.
Federal Open Market Committee members remain somewhat split on the long-term effects of the Trump administration’s tariff policy on inflation, according to the minutes.
