A group of progressives who believe that Wall Street is not regulated enough has organized a coalition in hopes of getting stricter rules passed.
Read More »Appellate Court Strikes BOA’s Penalty in ‘Hustle’ Case
Bank of America has been fighting for nearly two years to reverse a $1.27 billion penalty over Countrywide's "Hustle" mortgage program. Why did an appellate court reverse that penalty on Monday?
Read More »The Fed’s Plans for ‘Too Big to Fail’ Insurance Companies
Fed Governor Daniel K. Tarullo announced plans to address regulating insurance companies that are deemed too big to fail.
Read More »What Would Housing Finance Reform Look Like Under Clinton?
Clinton's hiring of former NEC Director Gene Sperling may give an indication of which direction she plans to go with GSE reform.
Read More »Mike Heid Elected to Fannie Mae Board of Directors
Heid served in several executive positions over nearly three decades at Wells Fargo.
Read More »Rep. Waters Proposes Comprehensive Credit System Reform
What sweeping changes did U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-California) propose to the country's credit reporting system?
Read More »Five Years In, a CFPB Progress Report
Nearly five years ago, Congress created the CFPB, and its sole purpose was to serve as recovery agent for the American people coming out of the financial crisis. But how effective has the Bureau been in doing its job?
Read More »FHA Proposes Enhancements to HECM Program
FHA was praised last year for making changes to its HECM program that helped non-borrowing spouses avoid foreclosure. What further changes did the FHA propose to help seniors sustain their HECM loans?
Read More »Trump Planning Dodd-Frank Overhaul
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee has some definite ideas about financial reform, and he plans to unveil those ideas in the next couple of weeks.
Read More »Congressman Calls for Regulatory Transparency from the CFPB
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-Arkansas) said Monday that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) needs to do a lot more to ensure the industry understand the new TRID-compliant ‘Know Before You Owe’ rules before they take effect.
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