Regulatory Updates

FDIC: Interpretive and Procedural Rule on Partial Exemption from HMDA Requirements

FDIC FIL-58-2018 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA): Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Interpretive and Procedural Rule on Partial Exemptions from HMDA Requirements Printable Format: FIL-58-2018 – PDF (PDF Help) Summary: The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection released an interpretive and procedural rule to implement and clarify amendments to HMDA made by the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief,…

FHFA: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is issuing a proposed rule to require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) to align programs, policies, and practices that affect the prepayment rates of “To-Be-Announced” (TBA)-eligible mortgage-backed securities (MBS).  The objective of the proposed rule is to enhance the overall liquidity of Enterprise TBA-eligible MBS by supporting…

CFPB: New Rule Updates Fair Credit Reporting Act Model Consumer Disclosures

The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) today issued an interim final rule updating two model disclosures to reflect changes made to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by recent legislation. In May 2018, Congress passed the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, which requires nationwide consumer reporting agencies to provide “national security…

CFPB: Rule Issued to Implement and Clarify New HMDA Amendments

Today the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) issued an interpretive and procedural rule to implement and clarify the requirements of section 104(a) of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (the Act), which amended the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). The Bureau also released updates to the Filing Instructions Guide (FIG) for…

OCC: Agency Seeks Comments on Modernizing Community Reinvestment Act Regulations

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today released an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) seeking comment on the best ways to modernize the regulatory framework implementing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). “As a long-time banker, I have seen firsthand the benefit of CRA investment and how it makes communities vibrant. I applaud…

OCC: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Community Reinvestment Act

OCC BULLETIN 2018-24 Description: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Summary The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) on its website inviting public comment on ways to transform or modernize the regulations that implement the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The ANPR solicits ideas on how to…

OCC: Revisions to Impact of Evidence of Discriminatory or Other Illegal Credit Practices on CRA Ratings

Description: Revisions to Impact of Evidence of Discriminatory or Other Illegal Credit Practices on Community Reinvestment Act Ratings Summary The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is issuing this bulletin to make public the revised Policies and Procedures Manual (PPM) 5000-43, which clarifies the OCC’s policy for applying the regulatory framework to determine…

HUD: Department Seeks to Streamline and Enhance “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” Rule

Notice solicits public’s comments on ways to improve fair housing choice WASHINGTON – The U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today published a notice inviting public comment on amendments to its Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) regulations. HUD’s goal in pursuing new rulemaking is to offer more helpful guidance to states and local communities to…

OCC: New Bulletin Discusses Annual Host State Loan-to-Deposit Ratios

Summary The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (collectively, the agencies) issued on June 15, 2018, the host state loan-to-deposit (LTD) ratios. The OCC is issuing this bulletin to inform national banks about how these ratios are used…

CFPB: Statement on the Implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Amendments to HMDA

Read statements from other agencies: Federal Deposit Insurance Agency Federal Reserve Board Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Today the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) issued the following statement: On May 24, 2018, the President signed the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (the Act), a section of which amends the…