Regulation

The chief operating officer of the Federal Housing Finance Agency is facing a felony charge for threatening to kill the agency’s former top official, according to Washington, D.C. police and Superior Court records.

The fate of low-income and minority families under housing finance reform remains at the heart of negotiations over a Senate bill, highlighting a longstanding split between advocates pushing for affordable rental options and those urging access to homeownership.

Nearly four years since the passage of regulatory reform legislation, policymakers have largely failed to curb risks outside the banking system, increasing the chance for another crisis in the future, according to a new paper by Federal Financial Analytics.

WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a proposal Tuesday that would allow financial institutions to post their privacy notices online rather than by paper delivery under certain circumstances.

A bill scheduled for a House vote Tuesday afternoon, designed to help Somali-Americans send money home, highlights the longstanding tension between anti-money laundering regulations and global financial inclusion.

Four bank holding companies have been freed from regulatory enforcement actions, the Federal Reserve Board announced Tuesday.

Elizabeth Warren is proposing to allow outstanding student loan borrowers to enjoy low rates by removing certain tax advantages for the wealthy.

Bill Ackman, who runs the $15 billion Pershing Square Capital Management LP, said that Fannie Mae (FMCC) and Freddie Mac will probably soar because there's no way to replace the mortgage guarantee companies.

Homeowners who dealt with a single person at their mortgage servicer were twice as likely to get a loan modification and half as likely to be denied one, according to a Fannie Mae study.

Read alone, a recent report from the CFPB might suggest that arbitration clauses in banking contracts could disadvantage consumers, but it was only a preliminary look that failed to paint a complete picture of arbitration's costs and benefits.