Tag Archives: FDIC

The OCC recently amended regulations to implement the private flood insurance provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act. Here’s what this amendment would mean for mortgage lenders.

On Thursday, the Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing to discuss the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. See what else is happening in the Week Ahead.

The volume of residential construction is seeing a steady increase. Here are some of the challenges and opportunities to get a loan for new construction in an environment of credit easing.

The guidelines issued by BCFP advise small banks and credit unions on the partial exemptions available to them under the HMDA rules of the amended Dodd-Frank Act. Here are the details.

Vice Chairman and a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Thomas M. Hoenig has announced that he is stepping down on ...

Unemployment, exchange rates, prices, income, and interest rates are some of the economic factors that will reveal whether banks in the U.S. are armed with robust capital planning processes ...

This week, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is conducting a webinar with the goal to increase lenders’ awareness and understanding of available mortgage lending products and services. See how to be a part of the event and what’s to come in The Week Ahead.

One CEO is asking consumers to verify appraiser qualifications with their lenders, to ensure a smooth appraisal process.

The FDIC and the Federal Reserve Board found that in December 2016, Wells Fargo had not yet remedied two of the three deficiencies the agencies had previously identified. Subsequently, the agencies imposed restrictions on the growth of Wells Fargo’s international and non-bank activities. The revised plan submitted by Wells Fargo in march adequately repaired the two deficiencies. Wells Fargo has remedied the deficiencies and will no longer be subject to the growth restrictions which were imposed.

The proposed rules would seek to provide banks with forms of regulatory relief and tie up insolvency concerns for those considered too big to fail.