Policymaking

CRA reform crucial for tackling rural poverty

04/02/19

The current debate around changes to the Community Reinvestment Act should include discussions about how the law can be used to better support low-income communities in remote areas.

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Dem senators press Trump administration to fill regulatory posts

04/02/19

Four lawmakers are calling on the White House to act quickly to appoint members to Democratic slots on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s board and on the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Look forward, not backward to fix FDIC's flawed brokered deposit rules

04/01/19

Current rules developed in the early 1990s were driven more by politics than facts.

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GSE capital rule expected this summer: FHFA's Otting

03/28/19

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is planning on finalizing its proposed capital requirements for the government-sponsored enterprises this summer, the agency's acting director said Wednesday.

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Get a handle on reputation risk before it's too late

03/28/19

More attention should be paid to strategically preventing and mitigating problems that harm bank reputations.

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Will GSE reform hurt small lenders? Senators weigh in

03/27/19

Senators dove into how to ensure housing finance reform serves lenders of all sizes, just as the Trump administration moved closer to crafting its own GSE plan.

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Crapo presses banks to keep serving 'politically disfavored' industries

03/27/19

Letters to eight bank CEOs from the Idaho senator were a rebuttal to calls by some Democrats for financial institutions to cut ties with firearms manufacturers, prison companies and others.

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Bank regulators aren't doing enough to address economic inequality

03/27/19

The Financial Stability Oversight Council should adopt measures that help vulnerable communities.

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FDIC’s McWilliams looks to Fifth Third to fill senior leadership jobs

03/26/19

Two of three hires announced by the agency come from the Ohio bank, where the FDIC chairman formerly served as a top executive.

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Fannie and Freddie are way too big

03/26/19

The government-sponsored enterprises have continued to expand over the past decade, despite being in conservatorship. New leadership at the FHFA should reverse this trend.

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