Regulatory reform

Instead of shrinking the GSEs, the housing regulator is letting them expand into a host of new products and programs.

A senior Treasury department official said it's an "adapt or die" situation for regulators and financial firms in the midst of a growing fintech space.

Courts have validated the legal theory behind punishing lenders for unintentional discrimination, but the Trump administration has shown interest in revising the Obama-era policy.

The groups applauded a proposal to establish minimum GSE capital requirements, but called for more immediate steps to release the companies from conservatorship.

Risk management and technology systems at the Federal Housing Administration lag decades behind Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and desperately need to be revamped, according to a top official at HUD.

With the question of a federal charter still looming, Treasury's last report on changes to the financial regulatory system will focus on nonbanks and new tech startups.

The agency proposed new minimum capital requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that would only go into effect if the government ends its conservatorships.

Proposal to revamp 2013 rule appears to home in on larger banks with higher trading volume and ease the requirements for others.

The remarks by the comptroller of the currency came as his agency released a new report on emerging risks in the banking industry.

In the continued absence of legislation, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s regulator announced work on a new capital framework.