News Topic: Policymaking

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. ... Read full article

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

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. ... Read full article

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

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. ... Read full article

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

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. ... Read full article

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

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. ... Read full article

The role of the central bank has changed over the decades, but presidential pressure on the Fed has been a constant. ... Read full article

Recent remarks from top officials at the FDIC and Fed suggest the agencies' recent impasse over reforming the Community Reinvestment Act may be ending. ... Read full article

Policymakers should continue to simplify requirements, so that banks and regulators alike can focus on the most important measures of stability. ... Read full article

The Senate Banking Committee will hold two hearings at the end of March on Chairman Mike Crapo’s most recent framework for housing finance reform. ... Read full article

Readers debate the merits of activist pressure on bank business, discuss the Trump administration's influence on the CFPB, consider Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan's performance before Congress and more. ... Read full article

With heightened scrutiny from regulators and the public for wrongdoing, financial institutions need to put more focus on preventing mistakes in the first place. ... Read full article

The House Financial Services Committee debated legislation Wednesday to reform and reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, but no clear solution emerged. ... Read full article

As debate over the future of the mortgage finance system heats up, policymakers must ensure that small banks and credit unions maintain equitable access to the secondary market. ... Read full article

As the fintech industry grows, these companies should face the same tough standards as banks and credit unions. ... Read full article