The Federal Housing Finance Agency today finalized a rule amending the acquired member assets regulation for the federal home loan banks.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency today issued its final rule changing eligibility for membership in the Federal Home Loan Bank system.

Following advocacy by ABA, four House members on Friday introduced bipartisan legislation to stop the Federal Housing Finance Agency from moving ahead with its proposed limitations on Federal Home Loan Bank membership.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) today released a draft of a sweeping financial reform bill that would provide regulatory relief for banks of all sizes, tailor the regulatory structure for systemically important banks and begin restructuring within the Federal Reserve System and at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.