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FHFA set to end equitable housing finance plans for GSEs

FHFA set to end equitable housing finance plans for GSEs

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is proposing to repeal its fair lending, fair housing and equitable housing finance rule, stating...

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OCC rolls back disparate impact oversight

OCC rolls back disparate impact oversight

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is rolling back disparate impact supervision for banks, it announced Monday. As...

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GOP megabill cutting CFPB funding goes to Trump’s desk

GOP megabill cutting CFPB funding goes to Trump’s desk

WASHINGTON —  The House narrowly passed a massive tax and spending bill, capping months of deliberations and sending President Trump’s...

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Why the Senate should protect funding for the CFPB

Why the Senate should protect funding for the CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been an effective watchdog for consumers, and its secure, independent funding is key to...

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FHA streamlines distressed mortgage borrower rules

FHA streamlines distressed mortgage borrower rules

The Federal Housing Administration has revised updates planned for rules around contacting and offering options to distressed borrowers. The FHA...

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Activists oppose Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule

Activists oppose Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule

A coalition of over 100 federal and state consumer organizations, led by the National Fair Housing Alliance called on the...

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Trump budget suggests eliminating some CDFI funds

Trump budget suggests eliminating some CDFI funds

WASHINGTON — The White House’s proposed budget pitches eliminating Community Development Financial Institution Fund’s discretionary awards.  In President Donald Trump’s...

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Exclusive: Cortez Masto offers bill to reform FHLBs

Exclusive: Cortez Masto offers bill to reform FHLBs

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev. Bloomberg News WASHINGTON — Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., is introducing a bill that would...

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Union says DOJ appeals to wrong court over CFPB injunction

Union says DOJ appeals to wrong court over CFPB injunction

The Trump administration’s appeal of a ruling stopping the efforts to shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was taken...

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Barr welcomes regulatory rethink but Fed needs to supervise

Barr welcomes regulatory rethink but Fed needs to supervise

Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr.Al Drago/Bloomberg The Federal Reserve’s former top regulator welcomes the Trump administration’s efforts to reform bank...

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