Hannah Lang is a Washington-based reporter who writes about federal mortgage policy and the U.S. housing finance system for American Banker and National Mortgage News. She is a former multimedia reporter for the Capital News Service and a graduate of the University of Maryland at College Park.
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A proposal to modernize the Community Reinvestment Act could be just a snippet of what regulators try to accomplish as they wrap up 2019.
By Hannah LangNovember 25 -
A recent bill would require financial institutions to provide data on suspicious firearms transactions as part of anti-money laundering efforts.
By Hannah LangNovember 22 -
A recent bill would require banks to provide data on suspicious firearms transactions as part of anti-money-laundering efforts.
By Hannah LangNovember 21 -
The Federal Housing Finance Agency is scrapping a capital proposal it released last year and will seek comments on a new plan in 2020.
By Hannah LangNovember 19 -
Many in the industry have cheered regulators’ interest in improving the supervisory rating system, but they may shy from commenting publicly about their experiences in a confidential process.
By Hannah LangNovember 11 -
Eric Blankenstein, who resigned from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in May after the discovery of his racially charged writings, was named acting executive vice president of Ginnie Mae.
By Hannah LangNovember 8 -
The Supreme Court is ready to weigh in on the CFPB’s leadership structure, but both agencies are facing similar constitutional challenges, suggesting a broader impact of any decision.
By Hannah LangNovember 4 -
A group of 64 House lawmakers is pushing congressional leadership to incorporate premium caps and address a new methodology for assessing risk in flood insurance reform legislation.
By Hannah LangNovember 1 -
Recent Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac activities are “not the kind of day-to-day behavior that you would expect from companies” under federal control, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency said.
By Hannah LangOctober 31 -
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he does not think revamping capital or liquidity requirements is necessary despite recent volatility in the repurchase markets.
By Hannah LangOctober 30