On September 14, the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) held a Subcommittee hearing on Financial Institutions entitled, “Implementing Basel III: What’s the Fed’s Endgame?” The hearing focused on the recent proposed rulemaking from prudential regulators...
Read MoreOn September 11, the FHFA announced next steps in the adoption of new credit score requirements by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The FHFA is forming stakeholder forums and listening sessions to solicit additional public...
Read MoreOn September 12, SFA CEO Michael Bright was featured in an OpEd published by American Banker, discussing the SEC’s proposed rule, aimed at prohibiting conflicts of interest in securitizations. Bright emphasizes the unintended consequences the...
Read MoreOn September 12, SFA CEO Michael Bright was featured in an OpEd published by American Banker, discussing the SEC’s proposed rule, aimed at prohibiting conflicts of interest in securitizations. Bright emphasizes the unintended consequences the...
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Read MoreAccording to the Wall Street Journal, U.S. banks doubled their commercial real estate (CRE) lending between 2015 and 2022, with many loans originated by small and medium-sized banks. According to WSJ analysis, bank’s total exposure to...
Read MorePolitical pundits anticipate difficulties in advancing banking related legislation amid the recent Basel III endgame proposal which is expected to increase the capital requirements for the largest institutions. Both chambers have returned from recess to...
Read MoreThis week the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly expressed support by a vote of 88-10 to confirm Philip Jefferson as the Federal Reserve Board’s next Vice Chair. He succeeds Lael Brainard, who departed the Fed earlier this...
Read MoreAnne Louis quit her job in 2019 shortly after the birth of her son, who is autistic and has a tracheotomy, to give herself more time to co-ordinate his medical care. But after the Covid-19...
Read MoreOn August 23, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a final Private Fund Advisers Rule that will significantly increase the compliance obligations of private fund managers in the form of quarterly financial statements to...
Read MoreOn July 27, financial regulators issued the Basel III Regulatory Capital Proposal. The proposal would impose frameworks for greater risk-based capital requirements on banking organizations with total consolidated assets of over $100 billion or more....
Read MoreAccording to Federal Reserve data, the growth rate of bank consumer lending has slowed, from 10.8% year-over-year growth in January, to 7.3% YoY growth in June, to only 5.9% YoY growth in July. Moreover, overall...
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