CFPB v. NCSLT: Third Circuit Decides to Hear Appeal On May 3, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals granted an appeal in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) v. The National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts...
Read MoreSFA Responds to SEC: Cybersecurity Disclosure Proposal Must Recognize Differences in ABS On May 9, SFA submitted a comment letter in response to the SEC’s request for comments on their cybersecurity disclosure proposal. In our...
Read MoreSFA Urges S&P Global to Address Fatal Flaws in Their Proposed Changes to Insurer Ratings Criteria The Structured Finance Association (SFA) responded to S&P’s recently proposed changes to their insurer risk-based capital adequacy methodology and...
Read MoreInterest Rates and Price Increases Slow Home Sales Contracts The National Association of Realtors (NAR) monthly report released April 27, showed pending home sales falling for the fifth consecutive month, down 1.2% in March and...
Read MoreSenate Confirms Brainard as Fed Vice Chair On April 26, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard was confirmed by the Senate to become the central bank’s Vice Chair with a 52-43 vote. Brainard has served as...
Read MoreCFPB’s Chopra Testifies Before SBC and HFSC for a Semi-Annual Report to Congress On April 26, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra testified before the Senate Banking Committee for a Semi-Annual Report to...
Read MoreCFPB Announces it Intends to Examine Nonbank Companies Posing Risks to Consumers On April 25, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced its plans to invoke a largely unused legal provision to examine nonbank financial...
Read MoreSFA Submits Response to FHFA Proposal on Updated Eligibility Requirements for GSE Seller/Servicers On April 22, SFA submitted a response to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) request for public input on its Re-Proposal to...
Read MoreSFA Responds to SEC Proposal to Amend Investment Advisers Act On April 25, SFA submitted a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in response to its proposal to amend the Investment Advisers Act...
Read MoreSFA’s 2nd Annual Market Survey on ESG Don’t Forget: Your Feedback is Needed to Make the Results Meaningful SFA invites you to participate in our 2nd Annual Market Survey to continue tracking the integration of ESG (environmental, social and governance)...
Read MoreNAHB Home Builders Index Declines Again as Interest Rates Climb The NAHB monthly index, released April 18, dropped for the third month to 2 points below March. Two of the measures’ three components showed a...
Read MoreSt. Louis FED President James Bullard ‘Wouldn’t Rule Out’ Bigger Rate Hikes Speaking to the Council on Foreign Relations April 17, St. Louis Federal Reserve Board President James Bullard reiterated the Federal Reserve target of...
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