The Department of Labor this week published an FAQ regarding pension-linked emergency savings accounts, or PLESAs, which were mandated by the 2022 Secure 2.0 Act. PLESAs are short-term savings accounts established and maintained within a defined contribution plan, according to the agency. The FAQ covers PLESA eligibility, employer responsibilities, contribution rules and more.
The OCC announced it will no longer examine banks for reputational risk and will remove references to such risk from its Comptroller’s Handbook booklets and guidance.
Legislators and regulators are strongly focused on policy related to payment stablecoins, most recently with the passage of the Genius Act in the Senate Banking Committee. What is the current policy and technology landscape on stablecoins?
Existing home sales rose 4.2% in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.26 million, the National Association of Realtors reported. Sales dropped 1.2% from a year ago.
The rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.67% this week. The rate for a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage was 5.83%.
Twenty-three senators from both parties have signed a joint letter expressing their support for the CDFI Fund after President Trump directed the program to scale back staffing and operations.
OFAC issued a final rule extending recordkeeping requirements for certain transactions from five to 10 years to make them consistent with the recently expanded statute of limitations for sanctions violations.
