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The central bank and other agencies have come under pressure to be transparent about their use of funds authorized by the recent pandemic rescue law.

The bipartisan coalition of AGs said homeowners should be allowed to wait until the end of a loan term to make payments they skipped because of the coronavirus.

The FHFA will allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, for a limited time, to purchase loans for which the borrower has sought to postpone payments because of the economic effects of the coronavirus.

The House is expected to vote later this week on the bill expanding emergency relief for small businesses reeling from the effects of the coronavirus.

The House is expected to vote later this week on the bill expanding emergency relief for small businesses reeling from the effects of the coronavirus.

"One of the advantages is that we can hear from shareholders in faraway places," John Dugan said at Tuesday's annual meeting, which was held entirely online as most of the country remains on lockdown to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Federal backing for firms facing a deluge of missed mortgage payments is still on the table despite recent comments by an official who questioned the need to help the industry.

Minorities are often hit harder financially during a crisis, but if regulators move forward on revamping the Community Reinvestment Act, they’ll only make matters worse.

The two sides say a deal to replenish the small-business loan program may be reached for a Senate vote early this week; big restaurant chains said to edge out small firms for loans.

The Senate Banking Committee chair will work with the heads of other panels in overseeing the $2 trillion stimulus package that Congress passed last month.

Brian Smith, who spent the past decade with Regions Financial, will head the bank's government relations and public policy team.

Large institutions say their strong capital positions allow them to reward investors, and the Fed agrees. But critics say this is the time to be preparing for a sharp downturn and continue helping those hurt by the coronavirus pandemic.

The head of the Senate panel overseeing Federal Reserve and Treasury Department efforts to boost the U.S. economy urged the agencies to remember their disclosure requirements.

The nation's largest bank is temporarily reducing its exposure to the mortgage market amid rising unemployment and estimates that home prices could drop by 10%.

"We've proven we can operate with no footprint," said James Gorman, Morgan Stanley's CEO. "Can I see a future where part of every week, certainly part of every month, a lot of our employees will be at home? Absolutely."

The move is part of an effort by CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger to help smaller lenders by significantly raising loan thresholds for collecting and reporting mortgage data.

The letter written by Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., and Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, was seen as a boost to Wall Street lobbying efforts seeking to quell the fallout of the coronavirus crisis on the mortgage market.

The agency is still moving forward on key regulations dealing with payday lending and mortgage underwriting despite new demands posed by the crisis.

The Borrower Protection Program enables the two agencies to exchange information about loss mitigation efforts and consumer complaints regarding specific servicers.

The Financial Stability Board said it stood ready to coordinate additional help on capital requirements, upcoming regulatory deadlines and other standards.