MBA Appoints Michael Briggs Senior Vice President and General Counsel

The Mortgage Bankers Association appointed Michael W. Briggs as Senior Vice President and General Counsel. He will serve as the association’s chief legal officer and is responsible for managing the legal affairs of the association and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

Federal Agencies Issue Final Rule to Mitigate CECL Effects

Three federal agencies on Friday announced actions to allow banking organizations to continue lending to households and businesses: providing an optional extension of the regulatory capital transition for the new credit loss accounting standard; and allowing early adoption of a new methodology on how certain banking organizations are required to measure counterparty credit risk derivatives contracts.

Federal Agencies ‘Will not Criticize’ Coronavirus Loan Mods

Six federal agencies on Sunday issued a joint statement encouraging financial institutions to “work constructively” with borrowers affected by the coronavirus pandemic and said they “will not criticize” loan modifications made in a “safe and sound” manner.

Federal Agencies ‘Will not Criticize’ Coronavirus Loan Mods

Six federal agencies on Sunday issued a joint statement encouraging financial institutions to “work constructively” with borrowers affected by the coronavirus pandemic and said they “will not criticize” loan modifications made in a “safe and sound” manner.

MBA Coronavirus Resource Center Update

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chair Jelena McWilliams, in a Mar. 19 letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board, urged FASB to delay or postpone implementation of its current expected credit losses accounting rules.

FDIC Chair Calls for FASB to Delay CECL Rule Amid Pandemic

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chair Jelena McWilliams, in a Mar. 19 letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board, urged FASB to delay or postpone implementation of its current expected credit losses accounting rules.

Federal Banking Regulatory Agencies Issue Final HVCRE Rule

Three federal bank regulatory agencies last week finalized a rule to modify the treatment of high volatility commercial real estate, a move long advocated by the Mortgage Bankers Association.