Trump administration

Trump is said to weigh whether to renominate Goodfriend to Fed

01/17/19

The Trump administration is considering whether to renominate Marvin Goodfriend to join the Federal Reserve Board, a person familiar with the matter said.

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Latest GSE reform offers blueprint without Congress

01/17/19

The Milken Institute's plan to address the housing finance system proposes a number of measures that could be carried out by regulators, after years of stalled legislative attempts.

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Warren asks big banks for details on their shutdown response

01/16/19

Sen. Elizabeth Warren questioned the five largest U.S. retail banks in a letter on what they are doing to reduce the impact of the government shutdown on customers.

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Warren probes ethics officials over Mulvaney's job discussions

01/15/19

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is asking whether acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney's reported talks to be president of the University of South Carolina violated the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act.

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The shutdown's impact on financial services

01/13/19

Many federal agencies have been closed for more than three weeks, making it the longest shutdown in U.S. history. With no end in sight, here's how it's affecting banks, credit unions and mortgage lenders.

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Ginnie Mae head's surprise resignation prolongs permanent leadership gap

01/09/19

Acting Ginnie Mae President Michael Bright will leave his post on January 16 and will no longer seek confirmation to be the permanent head of the mortgage secondary market agency.

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Banking could be bipartisan again. No, really

01/08/19

From anti-money-laundering reform to pot banking, there are deals to be had on financial services legislation. The question is whether anyone wants to make them.

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Trump sends Calabria's nomination as FHFA director to the Senate

01/08/19

The White House has officially nominated Mark Calabria as the next director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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Santander hires retail chief, Trump v. Powell, future of housing finance: Top stories

01/04/19

Santander taps JPMorgan Chase exec Colleen Canny to lead retail network; can Trump actually fire Fed's Powell?; will 2019 bring long-awaited reform of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac?; and more from the past two week's most-read stories.

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Fed's Powell says he will not resign if asked by Trump

01/04/19

The central bank chairman said Friday that he would not step down if asked to do so by the president, adding that he has not received any direct communications from the White House about the agency’s interest rate policy.

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