Economy

The FHFA’s forbearance extension to September is forcing nonbank servicers to buy out more delinquent loans. It's also upended loss estimates for investors and made racial and income disparities in the mortgage market worse.

Democrats have proposed a Congressional Review Act resolution to strike down the OCC rule, arguing it enables "rent-a-bank" schemes.

Payment processing and banking infrastructure provider Episode Six is expanding into the U.S. health care market through a partnership with Nomi Health, which emphasizes a digital-first approach to patient payments.

The tennis legend will also serve as a strategic adviser on gender equality issues and First Women's Bank, which will be mostly owned and run by women.

The agency's plan would strengthen requirements that banks use a minimum amount of their real estate for the business of banking, but three grade groups say banks need flexibility in the pandemic to manage occupancy.

The depositor-owned banks are discouraged from participating in the Emergency Capital Investment Program because they can't issue preferred stock to back loans for underserved communities. It's another reason to overhaul their capital rules, mutuals argue.

The fintech, which has applied for a California banking license and federal deposit insurance, aims to become a full-service online bank for 1 million Americans by year-end, says Ron Oliveira, its U.S. chief executive.

Changes to CDFI Fund regulations could make it significantly easier to raise the capital required to get a new institution off the ground.

Liquidity sensitivity drives companies to procure tools to help them determine and execute the right strategies to get paid faster, says Bottomline Technologies' Jessica Cheney.

To drive the recovery we need to move beyond traditional data and models to incorporate new transaction and payment information that is more timely, more insightful, and more inclusive, FinRegLab's Melissa Koide and FICO's Larry Rosenberger write.

UMB Financial’s success in aviation financing has boosted fee income, and the Missouri company has opened an office in Dublin — a hub for airplane sales and leases that could get busier as the airline industry restructures.

The de novo, which raised $33 million in initial capital, will become the state's third new bank since the 2008 financial crisis.

Bank economists predict further improvement in the quality and availability of consumer and business credit now that a third stimulus package has been approved. Still, COVID-19 vaccine distribution will determine how quickly the U.S. economy rebounds.

Keith Costello, who is looking to form Locality Bank, was president and CEO of First Green Bank when it was sold in 2018.

Wells Fargo Chief Executive Charlie Scharf said he sees the U.S. economy coming back from the coronavirus pandemic in a strong way in the second half of the year.

Citigroup’s dealmakers have been keeping busy with family offices looking to get in on the blank-check frenzy. Now the lender wants to bring its private bank a piece of the action.

Government relief programs and lenders’ forbearance have kept U.S. small businesses from defaulting on their debt en masse as revenue slumped during the pandemic crisis, according to a new analysis.

Big banks led the push to offer multibillion-dollar bonds that fund affordable housing, education and nonprofits that serve needy communities. But Truist's recent $1.25 billion bond is a sign that regionals want to attract progressive institutional investors — and burnish their images.

Organizers of the proposed Our Community Bank still need to raise $18 million before opening.

Payservices would use deposits largely to support its existing business. It has no plans to make loans.