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New FHFA Credit Score Rules Could Broaden Homeownership Access
Jan. 6, 2023 — A policy requiring mortgage lenders to incorporate different credit scoring models should result in a more inclusive pool of borrowers. In October 2022, the Federal Housing Finance...
The Future of Fintech: What Does 2023 Hold for the Ever-Changing Industry
Jan. 6, 2023 — The past year, as the fintech industry is acutely aware, has not been without its challenges. From the continued COVID-19 global pandemic to whispers of a...
CFPB Report Finds Household Financial Health is Declining after Several Years of Increased Savings
Annual survey of consumer financial health shows downtrends in ability to repay debts The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a new Making Ends Meet report covering the financial health of...
Housing and Mortgage Markets Declined Significantly in 2022, Not Expected to Meaningfully Recover Until 2024
Authored by Fannie Mae December 19, 2022 — We have adjusted our 2022 economic growth expectations to 0.4 percent on a Q4/Q4 basis, up from 0.0 percent following both the...
Fed Actions on LIBOR
Federal Reserve Board adopts final rule that implements Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act by identifying benchmark rates based on SOFR (Secured Overnight Financing Rate) that will replace LIBOR in certain...
U.S. State Privacy Laws in 2023: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah and Virginia
In 2023, new consumer privacy laws will be effective in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and Virginia. These laws will come online throughout the year as follows: Virginia’s law is effective...
NASCUS Summary: December 2022 NCUA Board Meeting
On December 15, the NCUA Board held its final meeting of 2023. The Board was briefed on the Share Insurance Fund’s (SIF) Normal Operating Level, which will remain at 1.33%....
Dec. 16: CFPB Updates This Week
CFPB & FHFA news release announcing the publication of updated loan-level data for public use collected through the National Survey of Mortgage Originations The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and...
Dec. 12: CFPB News This Week
NASCUS Member Benefit: Recent CFPB Resource Summaries CFPB Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2022-07: Reasonable Investigation of Consumer Reporting Disputes 12 CFR Chapter X The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued...
NCUA Issues Letter to FCUs on Meeting Requirements
In March 2020, November 2020, and November 2021, the NCUA issued three letters to federal credit unions providing flexibility during the pandemic related to annual meetings.1 In those letters, the...
Algorithm-Based Overdraft Protection Lacks Disclosure Transparency
November 28, 2022 — There’s no doubt that algorithms can reach levels of analysis that humans alone can’t make. In banking, AI might identify fraudulent activity or improve fair lending...
State Regulator Group Raises Concerns About FDIC Nominees
November 29, 2022 — The Conference of State Bank Supervisors is complaining that none of the nominees for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. board has state regulatory experience on the...