Vitalii Vodolazskyi – stock.adob Banks are coming out in support of the Trump administration’s move to repeal Community Reinvestment Act regulations finalized in 2023, despite known flaws with the decades-old status quo. They argue that a flawed but manageable rule is preferable to a flawed and unmanageable one. In a recent comment letter submitted to […]
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The Federal Reserve’s top banking regulator is promoting a pro-technology approach, urging a shift away from what she called “an overly cautious mindset” toward banks adopting innovative tools such as blockchain and artificial intelligence. In a speech Tuesday, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said regulators must understand new products and services used
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A California regulator is fining the defunct Caliber Home Loans $1.8 million for overcharging borrowers, an issue stemming from an examination almost a decade ago. The former lender, which was purchased by Newrez in 2021, has also refunded over $550,000 to impacted California borrowers, according to a press release Monday. The California Department of Financial
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Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Two consumer groups are urging Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William J. Pulte to abandon his directive that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac explore counting cryptocurrency holdings as reserves in single-family mortgage underwriting. In a letter sent Thursday, the Consumer Federation of America and the National Consumer Law Center said the move, which
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Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — At one midsized U.S. mortgage lender, almost a quarter of customers who dispute property appraisals find that the value of their home had been miscalculated. It’s an industrywide issue that has historically penalized minority groups, and now President Donald Trump has offered lenders the chance to ignore his predecessor’s attempts to make it easier
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Bloomberg News The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is ramping up its attacks on the Government Accountability Office, claiming the independent congressional watchdog was “politicized” for questioning acting Director Russell Vought’s decision to reject funding for the CFPB this year. Mark Paoletta, the CFPB’s chief legal officer, sent a letter Thursday criticizing GAO for questioning Vought’s
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The Senate passed the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act on Saturday, a move that will bring to an end most types of trigger leads. The legislation passed by unanimous consent, a move where a bill can be approved without a roll call vote. The bill now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk where he is expected
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development has been ordered by a federal judge in Washington to resume distribution of Fair Housing Initiatives Program funds. Judge Sparkle Sooknanan issued a temporary restraining order Monday in the case brought by the National Fair Housing Alliance and the Tennessee Fair Housing Council. The suit was filed in
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A federal judge handed another blow to the Trump administration’s attempts to prematurely end redlining settlement obligations for mortgage lenders. Pennsylvania-based ESSA Bank must follow the terms of its 2023 agreement for three more years, a federal judge ruled this week. The Department of Justice in recent months argued the lender had met the fair
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency is proposing to repeal its fair lending, fair housing and equitable housing finance rule, stating it is looking to comply with Pres. Trump’s executive orders. Furthermore, the rule is duplicative, with the laws behind each portion administered by other agencies. But Jannell Byrd-Chichester, general counsel for the National Fair Housing
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