American Banker. June 25, 2018, Vol. 183 Issue 121
Subjects
Company investment, United States. Congress -- Investments, United States. Community Development Financial Institutions Fund -- Economic aspects, and Dollar (United States) -- Economic aspects
Abstract
Bankers and policymakers understand that getting $12 of impact for every one dollar invested is a good return on investment. It's even better if those dollars result in jobs, housing [...]
Banking industry, Government regulation, United States. Congress -- Tax policy, Banking industry -- Compensation and benefits, Banking industry -- Laws, regulations and rules, Banking industry -- Taxation, Tax reform, and United States -- Tax policy
Abstract
Now that the tax bill has passed Congress and will soon be signed by the president, some banks are beginning to outline what they will do with the extra money [...]
Government regulation, United States. Congress -- Tax policy, Tax reform -- Political aspects, Tax rates -- Laws, regulations and rules, Tax rates -- Political aspects, Tax incentives -- Political aspects, and Tax incentives -- Laws, regulations and rules
Abstract
If you live in rural America and have a heart attack -- or stroke -- you may be in really big trouble. Over 30 million Americans live more than an [...]
Banking industry, Government regulation, United States. Congress -- Powers and duties, Banking industry -- Laws, regulations and rules, and Banking law
Abstract
When it comes to short-term, small-dollar loans, banks are between a rock and a hard place. Consumers are demanding short-term credit, and officials such as former Consumer Financial [...]
United States. Community Development Financial Institutions Fund -- Powers and duties, United States. Congress -- Powers and duties, Socially handicapped -- Economic aspects, and Socially handicapped -- Social aspects
Abstract
Congress may soon decide the fate of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund following the Trump administration budget proposal to ax the program, a move that would have drastic consequences [...]
Mortgages, Government regulation, Company financing, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. -- Laws, regulations and rules, Federal National Mortgage Association -- Laws, regulations and rules, United States. Federal Housing Finance Agency -- Officials and employees, United States. Federal Housing Finance Agency -- Economic policy, Economic reform -- Laws, regulations and rules, Economic reform -- Political aspects, Dwellings -- Finance, Dwellings -- Laws, regulations and rules, Housing -- Finance, Housing -- Laws, regulations and rules, Bills, Legislative -- Political aspects, Mortgage banks -- Laws, regulations and rules, Mortgages -- Laws, regulations and rules, Legislative bodies -- Committees, Legislative bodies -- Political activity, and Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
Abstract
WASHINGTON -- If Congress can't get a housing finance reform bill passed by the midterm elections, the Trump administration and Federal Housing Finance Agency may chart a future for Fannie [...]
Company legal issue, United States. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau -- Officials and employees, Foreclosure -- Political aspects, Real estate development -- Investigations, and Professional ethics
Abstract
An ethics watchdog is calling for an investigation into acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney for allegedly misleading Congress about a foreclosure on an investment property he owns [...]
American Banker. April 16, 2018, Vol. 183 Issue 72
Subjects
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010
Abstract
When President Trump took office, he vowed to 'do a big number' on the Dodd-Frank Act. While a much more modest bill is potentially nearing the president's desk, [...]
Government regulation, United States. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs -- Officials and employees, Credit unions -- Laws, regulations and rules, Credit unions -- Political aspects, Community banks -- Laws, regulations and rules, Community banks -- Political aspects, and Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010
Abstract
WASHINGTON -- The House on Tuesday passed an identical version of the Senate's regulatory relief package, capping off years of negotiations between Republicans and moderate Democrats and enacting the first [...]
Government regulation, United States. Senate -- Laws, regulations and rules, Sales promotions -- Laws, regulations and rules, and Foreign banks -- Laws, regulations and rules
Abstract
The Senate is expected to take up banking legislation this week that would weaken oversight on some of the largest banks in the country put in place after the financial [...]
Government regulation, United States. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau -- Laws, regulations and rules, United States. Congress -- Laws, regulations and rules, Payday loans -- Laws, regulations and rules, Financial institutions -- Laws, regulations and rules, and Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996
Abstract
Banking and credit union trade groups are urging Congress to consider repealing any upcoming Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rules governing arbitration, payday lending, debt collection and prepaid cards by using [...]
Banking industry, Government regulation, United States. Congress -- Conferences, meetings and seminars, United States. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau -- Powers and duties, Banking industry -- Laws, regulations and rules, and Banking law
Abstract
Receiving Wide Coverage ... Quicken's Ad Miscalculation?: Quicken Loans continues to see pushback in the press regarding the ad it aired during the Super Bowl for its new [...]
Banking industry, Government regulation, Market trend/market analysis, United States. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau -- Economic policy, Consumer protection -- Laws, regulations and rules, Banking industry -- Laws, regulations and rules, and Banking industry -- Economic aspects
Abstract
A version of this article originally appeared on Medium. It has been edited lightly for clarity. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is transforming before our eyes. [...]
Market trend/market analysis, United States. Federal Housing Finance Agency -- Powers and duties, Banks (Finance) -- Economic aspects, and Banks (Finance) -- Forecasts and trends
Abstract
WASHINGTON -- Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt appears poised for a showdown with Congress over how to handle Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's dwindling capital buffers. [...]
Banking industry, Government regulation, United States. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs -- Laws, regulations and rules, Banking industry -- Laws, regulations and rules, Banking industry -- Political aspects, and Bills, Legislative
Abstract
WASHINGTON -- While the House is expected to vote this week on a sweeping regulatory reform bill called the Financial Choice Act, it's already clear that the legislation is highly [...]
Mortgages, Government regulation, United States. Internal Revenue Service -- Laws, regulations and rules, United States. Congress -- Political aspects, Mortgage banks -- Laws, regulations and rules, Mortgage banks -- Political aspects, Mortgages -- Laws, regulations and rules, and Mortgages -- Political aspects
Abstract
WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers included a measure that will impose new mortgage reporting requirements on banks and servicers as part of a short-term highway funding bill passed this week by both [...]
Banking industry, Company dividends, Company securities, Government regulation, United States. Federal Reserve Board -- Economic policy, United States. Congress -- Political aspects, Dividends -- Laws, regulations and rules, Banking industry -- Economic aspects, Banking industry -- Securities, and Banking industry -- Laws, regulations and rules
Abstract
WASHINGTON -- The Senate approved a controversial bill to fund the country's highway spending Thursday, setting up a protracted fight for the banking industry that will continue through the August [...]
American Banker. Sept 15, 2005, Vol. 170 Issue 178, 20.
Subjects
Company financing, Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Economic aspects, Domestic economic assistance -- Political aspects, Disaster relief -- Finance, Disaster relief -- United States, and Community banks -- Government finance
Abstract
Community bankers appealed to Congress on Wednesday for assistance in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. 'A few banks may need direct government assistance in addition to regulatory flexibility [...]
Company dividends, Company legal issue, Government regulation, Company business management, Company service introduction, Company business planning, United States. Federal Reserve Bank of New York -- Cases, United States. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago -- Management, American Bankers Association -- Cases, Dividends -- Laws, regulations and rules, Dividends -- Cases, Bank clearinghouses -- Licensing, certification and accreditation, Central banks -- Service introduction, Peer to peer lending -- Planning, and Federal Reserve Act
Abstract
Receiving Wide Coverage... The American Bankers Association has pressed the idea of taking Congress to court over its decision last year to cut yearly dividend payments from the [...]
Mortgages, Banking industry, Government regulation, United States. Federal Housing Finance Agency -- Laws, regulations and rules, Mortgages -- Laws, regulations and rules, and Banking industry -- Laws, regulations and rules
Abstract
It is quite clear that comprehensive legislative reform of the government-sponsored enterprises is not going to happen this year. But Congress is still considering adopting piecemeal housing finance provisions in [...]
