Policymaking

CFPB tweaks final prepaid rule, seeks comment on second delay

06/15/17

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed further changes Thursday to its final rule on prepaid cards and is seeking public comment on whether to delay implementing it a second time.

[more]

Senate panel advances nomination of No. 2 at HUD

06/14/17

The Senate Banking Committee voted Wednesday to approve the nomination of Pam Patenaude to be the deputy secretary of HUD.

[more]

Lawmakers to tackle a host of flood insurance reforms

06/13/17

The House Financial Services Committee is slated to vote on several bills Wednesday that are designed to make private flood insurance a viable alternative to the National Flood Insurance Program.

[more]

'Training bankers, not sales people': Comments of the week

06/09/17

Readers chime in on banks being problem-solvers, Jamie Dimon’s ties to Trump, a new mortgage app, CFPB catching heat over the Wells Fargo account scandal, and more.

[more]

CFPB warns lenders over controversial credit card offers

06/08/17

The agency recently sent a letter to nine banks urging them to stop offering deferred interest cards, arguing that consumers are often unaware of the risks involved.

[more]

CFPB reverses course on key part of debt collection proposal

06/08/17

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said banks and other first-party creditors are responsible for the accuracy of information on consumer debts.

[more]

FHA premium reduction remains on hold: Carson

06/08/17

HUD secretary Carson tells lawmakers that the FHA's capital ratio is on an "upward trajectory," but he hasn't made a decision on another premium reduction.

[more]

Democrats wary of GOP flood insurance proposals

06/08/17

Democrats are raising concerns about a Republican push to transfer more of the risk of flood insurance to private insurers.

[more]

CFPB's Cordray threatened with contempt charges by House panel

06/06/17

A GOP House Financial Services Committee report alleges that Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray lied about the bureau's investigation into the Wells Fargo scandal.

[more]

Dems press HUD nominee on proposed budget cuts

06/06/17

President Trump's nominee to be the No. 2 at the Department of Housing and Urban Development faced tough questions on a proposed $6 billion cut to the department's budget.

[more]