Barr welcomes regulatory rethink but Fed needs to supervise
Mar 28, 2025Federal 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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HUD drafts delay for new-build energy efficiency standards
Mar 8, 2025The Department of Housing and Urban Development is preparing to push some pending compliance dates for energy-efficiency standards on new...
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Judge agrees to immediately halt further CFPB firings
Feb 16, 2025Photographer: Samuel Corum/BloombergSamuel Corum/Bloomberg A federal judge on Friday agreed to temporarily block the Trump administration from firing more employees...
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Trump picks Russ Vought as acting CFPB director
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FHFA, Treasury amend GSE conservatorship agreements
Jan 3, 2025The Federal Housing Finance Agency and Treasury on Thursday made changes to the pacts the U.S. government has with two...
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FHFA announces updates to appraisal, repurchase rules
Oct 29, 2024The Federal Housing Finance Agency is updating rules governing appraisals to expand waiver access to more buyers. Citing success it...
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US Basel impasse casts doubt on international capital accord
Oct 9, 2024European Union flags near the EU Commission in Brussels, Belgium. Ksenia Kuleshova/Bloomberg As U.S. regulators grapple over a joint capital...
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Core U.S. inflation picks up, damping odds of outsize Fed cut
Sep 11, 2024Underlying U.S. inflation unexpectedly picked up in August as housing costs accelerated, undercutting the chances of an outsize Federal Reserve...
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Harris takes aim at Wall Street housing ownership in first economic speech
Aug 18, 2024Vice President Kamala HarrisBloomberg News WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris promoted policies that aim to make housing more affordable...
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