Podcast: A Trans-Pacific Banking Perspective
Based in San Francisco and leading California's market for the Bank of Guam, plus currently serving as chairman of the...
Mortgage
GSEs Extend Forbearance Agreements for Multifamily Property Owners
The Federal Housing Finance Agency today announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will extend forbearance agreements for multifamily property...
Agencies Propose New, Revised Questions and Answers on Flood Insurance
The banking agencies today released several new interagency questions and answers on flood insurance compliance, as well as a major...
Podcast: OCC’s Brooks Plans to Unveil ‘Payments Charter 1.0’ This Fall
The OCC is planning to unveil what Acting Comptroller Brian Brooks called "payments charter 1.0" as soon as this fall,...
Agencies Release 2019 HMDA Data
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council today released the 2019 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data on mortgage lending transactions at...
CFPB Grants Flexibility to Servicers Offering Forbearance Options to Borrowers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today granted flexibility under Regulation X for servicers to offer deferral options to borrowers as they transition...
ABA Urges FHFA to Revisit FHLB Ban on Captive Insurers
As the Federal Housing Finance Agency weighs a rulemaking process on Federal Home Loan Bank membership eligibility, the American Bankers...
CFPB Proposes Changes to QM Rule, Extension for Temporary ‘GSE Patch’
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today took a significant step to revise its Qualified Mortgage rule, issuing a proposal to...
FHFA Extends Foreclosure, Eviction Moratorium for GSE-Backed Mortgages
The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced today that it would extend—through August 31 at a minimum—a moratorium on foreclosures and...
Freddie Mac Sees Encouraging Housing Data as Pandemic Recovery Begins
Home purchase applications have begun to rebound from April lows, reaching the second highest weekly level of the year in...
