Alongside a bill that gives homeowners a year of forbearance after state-declared emergencies, lawmakers will consider extending wildfire-related moratoriums.

A proposed update to Basel III capital rules from federal banking regulators does not specifically include mortgage insurance as a factor in determining the risk weight for a mortgage loan held on a bank's balance sheet. Industry experts say it should.

Credit risk transfers, a means by which banks can move risk off their balance sheets, earned considerable bipartisan support in a House Financial Services subcommittee hearing Wednesday.

The new law adds rules, including counseling requirements, which would put severe constraints on originations of HEIs, an industry representative said.

The credit startup is seeking a limited-purpose charter from federal regulators through the Competitive Equality in Banking Act's credit card bank carveout.

Basel III recalibration cuts commercial real estate risk weights, unlocking $100 billion in bank lending capacity.

Schwartz advises clients on convertible 144A offerings, as well as private investments in public and private companies.

CFO Jeremy Barnum cited a "persistent miscalibration" of the surcharge on the biggest banks. JPMorgan reiterated its recommendation for changing the so-called G-SIB surcharge.

Washington State charged Newrez after a consumer investigation, with the notice following recent enforcement action against Luminate Home Loans.

Banks have a lot to celebrate in the operational risk framework, but advocates warn it cuts capital too far.

A recent executive order encouraging changes to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Ability-To-Repay and Qualified Mortgage rules are adding to a packed agenda at a time when the agency has lost a third of its staff.

The long-defunct Nationwide Biweekly Administration, accused in 2015 of deceptive marketing, has been ordered to pay a $7.93 million civil money penalty.

Early industry reaction to the Federal Reserve's Basel III proposals points to potential capital relief for banks, though stakeholders say the complexity of the changes makes their overall impact unclear.

Federal regulators issued proposals Thursday to implement the final elements of the Basel III accords, adjust the global systemically important bank surcharge and implement standardized approaches for risk-weighted assets. The changes would reduce capital requirements for banks of all sizes affected by the rules.

Use of the instruments ... is growing, and was equivalent to around 2% or less of total bank loans in the European Union, US, the UK and Canada at end-2024.

A federal judge ruled that acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Russell Vought unlawfully refused to request agency funding from the Federal Reserve Board, dealing a procedural blow to a legal argument that the Fed can only fund the CFPB when it turns a profit.

Industry stakeholders say the Federal Reserve's renewed focus on reforming the discount window — the central bank's 'lender of last resort' facility — is welcome. But replacing the system with one that works better is easier said than done.

The bank exited the $1.95-trillion asset cap last year, but it had remained subject to the rest of the eight-year-old order.

Sens. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., released new legislative language Monday night that includes a ban on institutional investors' purchase of single family homes and a temporary ban on the Federal Reserve issuing a Central Bank Digital Currency.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., moved to consider the housing package next week, but it's not clear what version of the bill senators will be voting on as the House, Senate and White House are still negotiating priorities.