BURNSVILLE, Minn. - (01/03/04) -- US FCU said it has generated $6million in new loan volume from a new mortgage campaign that haspromoted short-term, low-fee refinancings. The 'Free-in-10Mortgage' is designed to allow homeowners to pay principle at anaccelerated rate, and own their home free and clear in a decade orless. The program also saves members up to tens of thousands ofdollars in interest. The product debuted at a fixed 4.5% rate, andpresently is at 4.75%. Because an appraisal is often not required,closing costs are typically as low as $499.
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The Federal Reserve's recently published request for information on options for updating its check clearing apparatus has bankers fearing that it will opt to phase out paper checks entirely — an outcome that has community banks panicked.
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A federal judge ruled that acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Russell Vought unlawfully refused to request agency funding from the Federal Reserve Board, dealing a procedural blow to a legal argument that the Fed can only fund the CFPB when it turns a profit.
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A White House executive order issued Friday afternoon directing regulators to ease Dodd-Frank compliance burdens comes as a bipartisan housing bill advances on Capitol Hill.
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The bank and fintech entered an agreement to expand open banking ahead of the CFPB's new 1033 rule and announced joint fraud-combatting product improvements.
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A federal judge wrote in an opinion that a "mountain of evidence" suggests the subpoenas were an effort to push Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates or resign.
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Investors claim JPMorganChase collected fees while ignoring suspicious transfers linked to a $328 million crypto Ponzi scheme.
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