American Banker, Apr. 12, 2016–Clozel, Lalita
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released Tuesday its first risk appetite statement–a set of general guidelines on what level of risk the agency finds acceptable in various domains.
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New Legislation Would Permanently Bar Using Fannie, Freddie G-Fees for Federal Spending
HousingWire, Apr. 13, 2016–Lane, Ben
Rep. Mark Sanford, R-S.C., introduced the bill, called H.R. 489 or the Risk Management and Homeowner Stability Act of 2016, earlier this week, along with Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., and Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas. The bill would amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to prohibit the use of guarantee fees as budgetary offsets.
Fannie’s and Freddie’s Plan to Cut Mortgage Balances May Be Near
Wall Street Journal, Apr. 13, 2016–Light, Joe
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could forgive mortgage principal for thousands of borrowers under a new plan to be rolled out by their regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as soon as Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter.
Big Banks Have Risks–and Benefits
Wall Street Journal, Apr. 13, 2015–Ip, Greg
Before breaking up big banks, regulators should consider the costs to customers and the economy.
Wells Fargo Profit Drops as Energy Pain Spreads
Wall Street Journal, Apr. 14, 2016–Rudegeair, Peter; Glazer, Emily
Wells Fargo & Co.’s first-quarter profit fell 5.9% as the nation’s third-largest bank by assets said the slump in oil prices continued to punish energy companies and started to hurt some consumers.
Bank of America’s Mortgage Income Down as Loans Go into Portfolio
National Mortgage News, Apr. 14, 2016–Finkelstein, Brad
Total mortgage income at B of A was $433 million, down from $694 million a year ago as the strategy of putting loans on its balance sheet meaning the bank gets less gain-on-sale revenue.
UBS Will Pay $69.8 to NCUA for Credit Union RMBS Losses
HousingWire, Apr. 15, 2016–Lane, Ben
The National Credit Union Administration announced it reached a $69.8 million settlement with UBS, as the company becomes the latest to settle with the NCUA over losses related to several corporate credit unions’ purchases of faulty residential mortgage-backed securities in the run-up to the financial crisis.
Home Equity Loan Balances Fall Again in Q4 ’15
Banking Exchange, Apr. 15, 2016–Garber, Kate; Iyer, Venkatesh
Home equity loans and lines of credit declined on the balance sheets of the nation’s largest banks during the fourth quarter of 2015, as pay-downs of equity lines and balances outpaced new originations. “Large banks had been leading providers of HELOCs pre-crisis, so it is not surprising that they are seeing these trends to an even greater extent,” said Mike Fratantoni, chief economist with the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Freedom Mortgage to Pay $113M to U.S. Government in Settlement
ABC News, Apr. 15, 2016
Freedom Mortgage agreed to pay the U.S. government $113 million to settle allegations that it failed to comply with federal rules.
Kashkari Lays Out New Reasons Why Nation’s Biggest Banks Pose Risks to Taxpayers
Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Apr. 18, 2016–Belz, Adam
Financial reform has moved in the right direction, but taxpayers will still likely be on the hook for the future failure of one of the nation’s largest banks, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis said Monday.