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…
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…
FDIC: Regulatory Relief Guidance to Help Financial Institutions and Facilitate Recovery in Areas of Hawaii
Summary: The FDIC has announced a series of steps intended to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and facilitate recovery in areas of Hawaii affected by severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides. Statement of Applicability to Institutions with Total Assets under $1 Billion: This Financial Institution Letter applies to all FDIC-supervised financial institutions. Highlights: Severe…
FDIC: Regulatory Relief Guidance for Financial Institution in Areas of Hawaii Affected by Volcanic Eruptions and Earthquakes
Summary: The FDIC announced a series of steps intended to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and facilitate recovery in areas of Hawaii affected by volcanic eruption and earthquakes. Statement of Applicability to Institutions with Total Assets under $1 Billion: This Financial Institution Letter applies to all FDIC-supervised financial institutions. Highlights: Volcanic eruption and earthquakes…
Interagency Guidance: Host State Loan-to-Deposit Ratios 2018 Update Issued
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today issued the host state loan-to-deposit ratios that they will use to determine compliance with section 109 of the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994. These ratios replace the…