Tag Archives: Federal Reserve

Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo on Monday unveiled a proposal that includes more stringent capital requirements for the nation's largest bank holding companies as part of the Fed's annual stress testing.

Fed policymakers voted against raising the federal funds target rate for the time being.

The once widespread speculation that a September rate hike will occur has cooled since the start of the month. The Fed will announce its decision on Wednesday, September 21, at 2 p.m. EST.

Mortgage rates have hovered slightly above record lows since June. But now they may be on the way back up.

The already low prospect of a rate hike by the Federal Reserve later this month just became even lower following a speech this week by Fed Governor Lael Brainard.

The Fed announced this week that it may raise capital requirements for the largest banks when the risk of above-normal losses is elevated.

Witnesses at a Congressional hearing on Wednesday, which included two presidents of Federal Reserve banks, warned of the potential risks to the overall financial system if the Fed's current public-private structure were to be reformed.

With the presidential election only two months away, the latest topic of heated debate between the two major party presidential candidates is some comments one of them made regarding the Federal Reserve earlier this week.

A September rate hike by the Fed looks less likely now but could still happen before the end of the year. How will a rate hike affect the mortgage industry?

After taking a break for the month of August, the House Financial Services Committee resumes activity on Wednesday, September 7 in the Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee with a hearing examining the economic health of Federal Reserve Districts.