'You don’t have to like the GSEs': Comments of the week

08/29/19

Readers react to jilted GSE legacy shareholders and a proposal making it harder to cite disparate impact, criticize Democrats asking the CFPB to stop its payday rule revamp and more.

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Will GSE reform get some clarity from long-awaited blueprints?

08/29/19

The mortgage industry will be looking for answers when Treasury and HUD unveil reports on housing finance reform, but the Trump administration’s plans could also raise a whole new host of questions.

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New front opens in fight over Fed's real-time payments network

08/29/19

Community banks and tech companies that are happy the central bank is building a next-generation system are not as pleased with its four- to five-year timeline. But big banks see the slow rollout as an opportunity to expand their own instant payment network.

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UBS elevates more women bankers in push to diversify leadership

08/29/19

UBS promoted female bankers to key positions at the top of world's largest wealth manager, broadening the pool of potential candidates to eventually succeed Chief Executive Officer Sergio Ermotti and bringing more diversity to the board.

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BofA chases $10 trillion private capital pool driving M&A

08/29/19

Bank of America is building up its teams focused on the world's wealthiest family offices, buyout firms and sovereign wealth funds to take advantage of a surge in dealmaking.

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TD's margins squeezed as earnings miss analysts' estimates

08/29/19

Toronto-Dominion — the Canadian bank known for fat net interest margins, the difference between what a bank charges for loans and pays for deposits — saw them narrow on both sides of the border in the fiscal third quarter.

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Call for faster paychecks overlooks key facts

08/29/19

The Fed's development of a real-time payments systems has sparked a pointless debate about paper checks.

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FinCEN unit targets money laundering; OCC warns on asset-depletion mortgages

08/29/19

New unit will work with foreign governments; standards too soft on those without conventional paychecks.

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GOP senator seeks hearing on Fed independence after Dudley op-ed

08/28/19

Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina called for the panel to hold a hearing on what he termed the danger that the Federal Reserve will meddle in the 2020 presidential election.

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CFPB says Chicago debt collector made bogus threats against consumers

08/28/19

Asset Recovery Associates told borrowers that it could sue them, garnish their wages and place liens against their homes, according to a consent order by the consumer bureau.

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