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Posted Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024
A new report from Reuters showed a majority of economists expect two cuts to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s key interest rate, with the first coming this fall.
Those results were collected during a May 7-13 poll and represent a significant leap in the number of economists forecasting a rate cut this year. In April, approximately half of respondents held that view. Read on »
Posted Date: Friday, May 10, 2024
Eleven trade groups representing all corners of the real estate industry expressed support for the newly inaugurated Bipartisan Congressional Real Estate Caucus. The four legislators credited with creating the caucus said it will be tasked with addressing the lack of housing affordability and inventory across the country. Read on »
Posted Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024
The Federal Housing Finance Agency recently launched its new division of public interest examination to provide oversight of the agency’s regulated entities with respect to affordable housing, community development, diversity and inclusion, consumer protection and fair lending. Read on »
Posted Date: Friday, May 3, 2024
The Federal Housing Finance Agency released a new final rule codifying the agency’s fair lending oversight requirements for the secondary mortgage market. The rule is the culmination of the government-sponsored enterprises’ progress since 2022 on policies to ensure all borrowers and renters have access to fair, sustainable and equitable housing opportunities. Read on »
Posted Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024
New bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate proposes to establish a framework for federal and state oversight of a specific category of digital assets, known as stablecoins. The Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act outlines guidelines to address consumer protection and financial stability concerns raised by the growing prevalence of stablecoin issuers. Read on »
Posted Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Ginnie Mae President Alanna McCargo announced her intent to resign from public office after more than three years with the Biden-Harris administration and 25 years in housing finance. Her resignation will become effective May 3. Read on »
Posted Date: Friday, April 19, 2024
Community banks are urging Congress to consider specific revisions to the Farm Credit Adjustment Act, which is intended to aid rural credit institutions in providing critical financial support to farmers and producers throughout the country. The financial industry generally supports many of the bill’s provisions but has concerns regarding aspects applying to non-farm financing authorities within the Farm Credit System. Read on »
Posted Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2024
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) released a report detailing how the agency would manage the orderly resolution of a large, complex financial company under Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act. FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg touted the report as “the most comprehensive explanation to date of how the FDIC expects to utilize those authorities.” Read on »
Posted Date: Friday, April 12, 2024
To facilitate information sharing regarding nonbank mortgage companies, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors entered into a memorandum of understanding establishing protocols between state financial regulators and the FHFA. Read on »
Posted Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged 17 perpetrators for their roles in a $300 million Ponzi scheme targeting more than 40,000 investors, mostly of Latino heritage, in three countries. The scheme involved a Houston-based crypto firm, which was ordered by a Texas district court in September 2022 to cease and desist its illegal activities. Read on »
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