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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has taken its enforcement authority to the streets literally.
May 1 -
American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and from our social media platforms.
May 1
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Banks want all loans held in portfolio to be classified as ultrasafe regardless of the underwriting characteristics or of a bank's asset size. But consumer activists and independent mortgage lenders are raising red flags ahead of possible Senate Banking action.
May 1
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WASHINGTON Federal banking regulators are putting pressure on a dozen or more states to begin regulating appraisal management companies within their borders.
April 30 -
WASHINGTON Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wisc., introduced a bill Thursday that would require regulators to be more transparent as they negotiate global insurance standards.
April 30 -
The SAFE Transitional License Act would allow registered lending officers to work at independent mortgage banks for 120 days while they complete state testing and licensing requirements.
April 30 -
One of the most powerful officials in the Federal Reserve System announced Thursday she plans to leave the central bank by the end of the year.
April 30 -
The financial industry and the White House are gearing up for a fresh battle this spring over investment advice for retirement savings.
April 30 -
Executives from two insurance companies, Prudential Financial and Country Financial, warned Thursday that the Financial Stability Oversight Council should be more transparent with the institutions it oversees, despite recent reforms.
April 30 -
A GOP-led measure would have forced the Defense Department to do more study before finalizing regulations on high-cost loans to service members. It was quashed when five Republicans voted with Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee.
April 30
