April 14, 2015
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Round-Up
Congress is back from recess and its schedule puts many bills (see March 31st Tuesday’s Round-up) impacting financial institutions, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Home Loan Bank System.
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April 3, 2015
Friday’s Government Reports
Fannie Mae’s Housing Forecast for March Predicts Steady Growth for 2nd Quarter of 2015 Through Year End Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s Mortgage Metrics Report Shows a Decline in Foreclosure Rates for the 4th Quarter of 2014 U.S. … Continue reading
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April 2, 2015
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Round-Up
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s Study, The Color of Wealth in Boston Finds, Disparities In Wealth Across Asset Classes and that Non-Whites Are Significantly Less Likely to Own a Home and Hold Mortgage More Debt When they Do The NYU Furman Center … Continue reading
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March 31, 2015
Tuesday’s Regulatory and Legislative Round-Up
On March 26th the The House Financial Services Committee approved 11 bipartisan bills designed to help strengthen the economy and consumer choice by “relieving community banks and credit unions from some of the harmful regulatory burden imposed by Washington,” these include: … Continue reading
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March 20, 2015
Friday’s Government Reports
Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Report on the Progress of Implementation of its Strategic Plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Conservatorships House Republicans Budget Plan “A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America,” Would Change Funding for process for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau … Continue reading
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March 19, 2015
Thursdays Advocacy & Think Tank Round-Up
Citilab Calculates and Charts the Number of Years of Income it Would Take for the Average Household to Buy a Home in Metro Areas Across the Country CoreLogic’s Equity Report Finds Millions of Homes Still In Negative Equity Situation Fannie … Continue reading
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March 17, 2015
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Round-Up
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Supervisory Highlights Details Deficiencies in Mortgage Origination in Supervised Institutions Federal Housing Finance Agency Issues Final Rule Regarding Federal Home Loan Bank Capital Stock and Capital Plans
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