Sherrod Brown

In letters to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, six Democrats asked how the mortgage giants are factoring extreme weather into their risk modeling.

In a letter to the agency's inspector general, the 15 lawmakers pointed to specific cases where they said the bureau departed from legal standards in deciding not to require restitution.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has proposed an overhaul of an Obama-era rule meant to guide local jurisdictions in how they comply with the Fair Housing Act.

The two Democrats sent a letter “raising grave concerns about whether the bureau is fulfilling its statutory obligations.”

The lawmakers sent a letter to the comptroller of the currency requesting his appearance before the Senate Banking Committee after he was unable to attend a hearing last week.

Regulators’ sweeping proposal to reform implementation of the Community Reinvestment Act has drawn strong opinions on both sides.

The two Democratic senators said the bureau's policy could allow companies to circumvent consumer finance laws.

Thursday's hearing brought Brown and NCUA Chairman Rodney Hood face to face for the first time since an October letter in which the senator slammed some of Hood's political activities.

A day after House Democrats urged the banking agencies to unite behind a joint plan to update the Community Reinvestment Act, Senate Democrats worried that an impending proposal from the OCC and FDIC will reduce access to credit.

The chairman of the National Credit Union Administration will have to answer lawmakers' questions about his political activities, while comments on various agency proposals are also due this week.