HUD’s Carson: Government Should Not Stand in the Way of Lenders
The Trump administration will take steps to ensure that lenders can participate fully in programs offered through the U.S. Department...
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Gruenberg: Eight Deposit Insurance Applications Approved in Past Year
The FDIC has approved eight applications for deposit insurance in the past year -- a number of de novo approvals...
Treasury: CFPB Arbitration Rule Will Impose Major Costs on Consumers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s rule virtually prohibiting mandatory arbitration for financial products will impose significant costs on consumers and...
OCC Provides Guidance for Banks on Managing Risk around New Activities
The OCC last week issued a bulletin highlighting the risk management principles banks should adhere to when undertaking new activities,...
FHFA’s Watt: URLA’s Language Preference Question Will Receive ECOA Safe Harbor from CFPB
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt today defended his agency’s decision to include a language preference question on its...
Uniform Residential Loan Application to Include Language Preference Question
The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced today that it will include a language preference question on its updated Universal Residential...
Fed’s Powell: Banks Needed at Center of Payments System
As the push for faster payments in the U.S. intensifies, and as a variety of businesses enter the payments space,...
GAO: Leveraged Lending Guidance Constitutes a ‘Rule’
The Government Accountability Office today issued a statement that the 2013 interagency guidance on leveraged lending issued by the federal...
