The Federal Housing Finance Agency got an earful from housing experts at a listening session intended to aid a comprehensive review of the financing system.

The move comes amid dwindling advances and a growing concern that the Home Loan banks are participating in riskier investments.

The amounts canceled may not clear away enough debt to help all recipients immediately qualify or improve their ability to repay, but over time the savings may bolster originations and performance.

The $369 billion directed toward climate preparedness in the Inflation Reduction Act is expected to reverberate through the economy for years to come and could supercharge private investment in the nation's clean energy sector. 

A new bipartisan senate caucus organized around community development financial institutions is just the latest sign that the sector's political influence is reaching new heights. 

The House passed the legislative package, which includes an excise tax on stock buybacks, in a 220-207 vote.

The changes, which appear to be separate from a controversial nonbank proposal that's pending, will reduce red tape for credit unions and housing finance agencies and clarify a calculation for loans eligible for repurchase.

As the Federal Reserve implemented its second 0.75% rate hike in two months, the chair said the system is able to withstand any financial stability risks that rising rates might create. 

The agency also put out a request for public comment on the role of fintech in housing finance.

In an internal memo to staff, Deputy CFPB Director Zixta Q. Martinez announced a realignment of the bureau’s legal and student loan offices with an expanded strategy team.  

Led by Rep. French Hill, the group of conservative lawmakers said the agency must do more to ensure appropriate transparency regarding any new products or activities that the enterprises undertake.

Compared to the baseline macroeconomic scenarios updated in March, near-term growth outlooks have deteriorated across most DBRS Morningstar-rated sovereigns worldwide.

Industry leaders suggested they’ve "never felt so worried at a time when everything feels so good otherwise," said Chris Herbert, managing director of the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.

The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said he plans to take a fresh look at the Qualified Mortgage rule, the CARD Act and other long-standing rules.

Most banks’ interest income will rise following the Fed policy shift. But the rate increase also boosts the likelihood of a recession that could hurt borrowers and drive up loan losses.

The inability to include both types together in standard loan pools has been one of the hurdles to the adoption of digital collateral.

An American Bankers Association panel of experts predicted much slower economic growth, but agreed that the U.S. economy will avoid a recession over the next couple of years.

The government-sponsored enterprises will start releasing information similar to what large banks already do, starting in the first quarter of 2023.

The acting head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency will become the first African American woman to lead the agency as a result of the vote Wednesday.

In a 5-4 Supreme Court decision two years ago, the bureau’s rulemakings survived intact. But a pair of pending cases that challenge the agency's funding through the Federal Reserve are again seeking to invalidate every action the CFPB has taken since 2010.