Key insight: The proposal simplifies operational risk capital for the largest banks. Forward look: Critics warn lower capital could raise systemic risk as in prior crises. Key quote: “The proposal really misses the mark in terms of what its original intent was.” —Phillip Basil, director at Better Markets Regulators’ revised Basel operational risk capital framework […]
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The Conference of State Bank Supervisors celebrated an appellate court’s decision not to grant a request by Flagstar Bank for the full panel in an interest-on-escrow case. Processing Content The organization used the ruling to call on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to end its efforts to create a national preemption. This
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A section of President Donald Trump’s recent executive order, titled “Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit,” caused confusion throughout the mortgage industry, seemingly addressing a nonissue. Processing Content Section 10 of the order called for “eliminating duplicative or unnecessary requirements regarding licensing or registration for mortgage loan officers of any smaller bank.” The directive fits with
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Key insight: An executive order encouraging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to modify two of its mortgage rules would add a considerable load to the agency’s already overloaded agenda, and at a time when its rulemaking capacity is greatly diminished. Expert Quote: “The CFPB has a bigger agenda than they’ve ever had with a smaller
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The US Supreme Court in Washington.Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg The United States’ high court turned down a case involving a former biweekly mortgage-payment services firm that has been fighting a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau penalty for a decade. Processing Content The Supreme Court this week declined to hear an appeal from Nationwide Biweekly Administration, which has battled
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What’s at stake: The Trump administration is trying to weaken the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Housing Act, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act and the implementation of small business lending data collection, known as section 1071 under the Dodd Frank Act. Key insight: Lenders have long complained that the federal government should not be
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Mortgage industry professionals have raised some concerns amid the broader praise for President Trump’s executive order signed Friday, which aims to loosen mortgage lending regulations. Processing Content Many of the rules the EO looks to unwind were put into effect by the Dodd-Frank Act, passed in the wake of the Great Financial Crisis and the
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Key insight: The court declared that Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Russell Vought’s decision not to request funding for the agency was a “transparent display of partisanship” and granted summary judgment to Rise Economy, a consumer advocacy group that had sued the CFPB over the decision. What’s at stake: The judge rejected the CFPB’s novel
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Key insight: Bank enforcement actions fell by 55% during the first year of the Trump administration, according to data compiled by financial advisory firm Klaros. Supporting data: Klaros’ analysis shows that agencies issued 20 enforcement actions in the first quarter of 2025, but reduced that number to two by the fourth quarter. Terminated enforcement actions,
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Florida-based real estate firm MV Realty sees a potential new legal challenge even after settling another of the numerous lawsuits that accuse it of predatory entrapment in regards to its controversial homeowner benefit agreement program. Processing Content Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced her office reached an agreement with the firm, issuing a $2.25
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