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Men behaving badly edition (UBS, Goldman Sachs, FHFA and more)

08/01/18

Catch up on a deluge of sexual harassment disclosures from banks and regulators. Brace yourself — it gets ugly, with rape and strangulation among the lowlights. Then marvel at how one fintech CEO who fell early in the #MeToo era engineered a fast comeback. Plus valuable insight on anger.

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FHFA extends comment period on GSE capital proposal

07/31/18

The agency said multiple stakeholders had requested more time to evaluate the proposal.

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Cagney unruffled by revelations; FHFA head accused

07/30/18

The former SoFi CEO raises funds for his new venture despite recent admissions about dating employees; female employee says Mel Watt harassed her.

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Hard to see how FHFA’s Watt survives harassment allegations

07/27/18

Mel Watt's term as director of Federal Housing Finance Agency ends in January, but his exit may be accelerated if the accusations in a new report prove true.

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Leak of harassment probe is politically motivated: FHFA’s Watt

07/27/18

Politico reported Friday that the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency is being accused by an employee of making inappropriate sexual advances.

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Seven contenders to become next FHFA chief

07/26/18

Whoever succeeds current Director Mel Watt will have a front-and-center role in efforts to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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Idea of running FHFA is 'intriguing,' Hensarling says

07/25/18

The House Financial Services Committee chair also acknowledged that his capital-formation bill still faces a potentially tough Senate vote.

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FHFA to write credit score rule rather than pick alternative score for GSEs

07/23/18

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is suspending its ongoing review of new credit scoring models and will instead move forward with creating a regulatory framework for providers of alternative credit scores to apply and be evaluated for use by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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LendingClub's new CLO, Capital One vs. Plaid, CEO's backdoor ploy: Top stories of the week

07/20/18

The online lender hires Ronnie Momen from GreenSky as its chief lending officer; aggregators back Capital One in dispute with Plaid; bank CEO who gave mortgage to Paul Manafort uses fire-and-hire maneuver to reap windfall at taxpayer expense; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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‘FHFA is a toothless tiger’: Comments of the week

07/19/18

Readers weigh in on the Federal Housing Finance Agency's leadership structure, react to a recent data-sharing debate, opine on whether banks should let consumers use their credit cards to buy bitcoin and more.

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