Policy & Regulation

The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced the extension of the Home Affordable Refinancing Program through September 2017 as well as the creation of a new program for those with high loan-to-value ratios.

WASHINGTON — The American Bankers Association has fired back at a White House research note that argued the Dodd-Frank Act was not driving community bank consolidation.

Astoria Financial has set a December date for its annual meeting this year—something the bank never expected to do.

Federal financial regulators are incorporating lessons learned from the Swift hacks in their examinations, they told a lawmaker in a joint letter last week.

As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau prepares to finalize its rule on prepaid cards, the agency must clarify that automated overdraft products – a common reason consumers dump their banks – are not allowed on prepaid accounts.

A long-running dispute between the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the agency's Office of Inspector General over down payment assistance programs is beginning to have an impact on lenders.

Federal financial regulators are incorporating lessons learned from the Swift hacks in their examinations, they told a lawmaker in a joint letter last week.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is seeking to make it easier for Federal Home Loan Banks to accept certain kinds of collateral for advances.

Until recently, credit unions rarely used arbitration clauses, and were praised by consumer advocates for pro-customer practices. But credit unions have learned to embrace the use of arbitration clauses – and now oppose the Consumer Protection Bureau’s plan to rein them in.

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has scheduled oral arguments in a case that could have profound implications for the government's ability to designate nonbanks as systemically risky.